By Christian Dunn, Professor in Natural Sciences, Bangor University
Firefighters have been battling a vast wildfire in the hills above Blaenavon in south Wales, spreading across more than 4,000 hectares, for three weeks.
Around 200 military personnel were called in to support exhausted fire crews as more fires broke out across the south Wales valleys. Smoke from…
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By Adrián Carballo Casla, Postdoctoral Researcher in Geriatric Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet
A study of nearly 3,000 older swedes found long gaps between meals may speed up chronic disease – especially for those over 78.
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By Justin Stebbing, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University
What jobs are most associated with deaths from radiation-related cancer? Surprisingly, the answer is cabin crew and pilots – ahead of nuclear technologists, whose work involves handling radioactive materials used in medical imaging and treatment.
That’s the finding of a new study that analysed more than 12.7 million death records from 2020 to 2024, covering more than 500 occupations. The researchers ranked the occupations by the proportion of deaths in which a radiation-related…
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By Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
Online gaming platform Roblox has given a court-enforceable undertaking to Australia’s online safety regulator to do more “to protect children from grooming, sexual exploitation and abuse”.
The agreement comes after the eSafety commissioner discovered adults were still able to see child accounts on Roblox, as well as sending requests to connect. This followed almost two…
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By Shannon Bosch, Associate Professor (Law), Edith Cowan University
Critics say internal IDF investigations are too slow and biased, and the bar to holding soldiers accountable is far too high.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
A state-level byelection is rarely of interest to anyone outside the electorate in question. But the poll in Secret Harbour will test Pauline Hanson’s party.
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By Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe
The most common form of sexism was the systematic delegitimization of women in public life. Two-thirds of all sexist comments sought to undermine women’s participation in politics, media, or public debate.
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By Bethany J Hoye, Lecturer in Animal Ecology, University of Wollongong
The rest of the world has already had to grapple with bird flu – and there are lessons for Australia.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A Palestinian uses a flashlight on a nearby hill while taking part in a night watch with other volunteers to deter settler attacks on the West Bank village of Sinjil, July 16, 2026. © 2026 AP Photo/Leo Correa Escalating Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank have fully or partially displaced 107 communities since January 2023 alongside unprecedented settlement expansion.Settlers responsible for attacks operate with the financial, material, and legal backing of the Israeli state. Attacks by armed settlers often occur alongside Israeli army units or…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Malian and Russian flags fly side-by-side in Bamako, Mali, September 22, 2020. © 2020 H DIAKITE/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (Nairobi) – Russian government-controlled Africa Corps’ forces summarily killed nine civilians, including four children, and beat dozens of others in central Mali in early July 2026, Human Rights Watch said today. Africa Corps’ fighters also looted and burned at least eight homes, while presumably looking for people with ties to Islamist armed groups.On July 10 at about 5 a.m., more than 100 Africa Corps’ fighters, accompanied by several Malian…
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