The South Pole Telescope has mapped our skies in more detail than ever before, strengthening our understanding of dark energy ...

PRIDE month is more than a time of recognition, it’s a call to action. It reminds us that while visibility is empowering, it ...

We can expect heatwaves to get hotter and longer, extreme rainfall from thunderstorms should get heavier and fire weather days are likely to increase in number. These changes depend on location and ...

And so, as much as many of us want to look ahead, it’s worth looking back at a tiny snapshot of disinformation reported in cities throughout 2024 – so we can attempt to avoid the same mistakes in 2025 ...

Europe The UK, the epicentre of the Industrial Revolution and anthropogenic climate change itself, closed its final coal power plant in October. Britain announced its plan to end coal power in 2015 ...

Education does not just impart information; it shapes who we are and who we might be. Since 2010, the Australian Curriculum has included an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures ...

Living amongst the noise Because light doesn’t travel very far underwater, a lot of marine animals rely on sound to sense the world around them. Whales are capable of complex vocalisations – from the ...

Hearing loss is a common part of aging. According to the World Health Organization, almost 60 per cent of moderate, or disabling, hearing loss is experienced by adults aged over 60 years. Another part ...

The data also shows that the gap between the number of young men and women living out of the parental home is narrowing. In 2001, 47 per cent of men and 36 per cent of women aged 18 to 29 years lived ...

Have you heard of ‘Flat-Earth education’? It’s a phrase I am using as a provocation to highlight a problem – the unquestioning acceptance of the everyday structures and practices of education, ...

This isn’t to trivialise the very real impact nomads have on gentrifying places and overwhelming local housing markets. Nor does it absolve them of their responsibility for making life more difficult ...