By Clare Davidson, Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University
Aylin Malcolm, Assistant Professor, English Literature, University of Guelph
Modern researchers know about the cuckoo’s cross-species brood parasitism – but one Roman emperor observed this more than 700 years ago.
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By Carwyn Jones, Honorary Adjunct Professor, Te Kawa a Māui - School of Māori Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
The review is a coalition promise, but is based on questionable assumptions about the tribunal’s legal status and purpose. And now the UN is looking at it.
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By Dennis Altman, Vice Chancellor's Fellow and Professorial Fellow, Institute for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University
Sean Kelly’s Quarterly Essay asking what Labor stands for today focuses excessively on the prime minister, ignoring the wider party.
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By Jonathan Growcott, PhD student in Environmental Intelligence, University of Exeter
The roar of an African lion is one of the most iconic sounds of the animal kingdom. However, my new research suggests it should actually be separated into two distinct vocalisations: the full-throated roar, and an “intermediary roar” with a flatter, less varied sound. Making this distinction could have important implications for lions’ conservation.
The total population of wild lions in Africa is estimated to be between 22,000 and 25,000, but this number is half what it was 25 years…
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By Gracia Abad Quintanal, Profesora Agregada de Relaciones Internacionales, Universidad Nebrija
In recent years, rare earth elements have become the focal point of renewed competition between the world’s major powers. These materials are crucial to the manufacture of all manner of products, ranging from weapons to medical products, AI hardware and cars.
In this new panorama, the United States and Europe are at a disadvantage, as China controls as much as 90% of the global trade in rare earths. This is largely because it has been quietly but continuously promoting the extraction and refining of these…
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By Melanie Baak, Senior Lecturer, UniSA Education Futures, University of South Australia
Claire Moran, Research Associate in Digital Sociology, University of South Australia; Monash University
In new research, young African Australians speak about how they get vital information about their culture and identity on social media.
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By Beth Driscoll, Associate Professor in Publishing and Communications, The University of Melbourne
Print books embody culture. We see it in social media trends for annotating books, community publishing and wartime destruction of books spanning the Nazis to Gaza.
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By Paul Harrison, Director, Master of Business Administration Program (MBA); Co-Director, Better Consumption Lab, Deakin University
In a wave of new ads, brands like Heineken, Polaroid and Cadbury have started hating on artificial intelligence (AI), celebrating their work as “human-made”.
But in these advertising campaigns on TV, billboards on New York streets and on social media, the companies are signalling something larger.
Even Apple’s new series release, Pluribus, includes the phrase “Made by Humans”…
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By Nadeem O. Kaakoush, Scientia Associate Professor, Host-Microbiome Interactions Group, UNSW Sydney
The microbes in your poo could be a gift to others. Here’s what to think about if you’re interested in donating your poo.
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By Joslyn Brenton, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Ithaca College
Alyssa Tindall, Assistant Professor of Health Sciences, Ursinus College
Senbagam Virudachalam, General Pediatrician, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Research Institute; University of Pennsylvania
The 2025 government shutdown drew widespread attention to how many Americans struggle to get enough food. For 43 days, the more than 42 million Americans who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits had to find other ways to stock their cupboards.
When asked how she felt about her benefits being suspended, one woman…
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