By Thomas Moran, Lecturer in the Department of English, Creative Writing and Film, University of Adelaide
From Chinese independent director Jia Zhangke, Caught by the Tides provides a unique vision of China’s rapid social transformation in the 21st century.
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By Andrew King, Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne
Linden Ashcroft, Lecturer in climate science and science communication, The University of Melbourne
The atmosphere now has the highest carbon dioxide levels in the last 800,000 years – and global heat records have toppled yet again. Coincidence? Of course not
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By Vincent Ho, Associate Professor and clinical academic gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University
There’s no firm evidence eating eggs causes constipation. In fact, eggs may have the opposite effect. Here’s what’s really going on in your gut.
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By Anna Marie Brennan, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Waikato
As ‘space tourism’ grows and private companies become more involved in orbital missions, space law has failed to keep up. Urgent reform is called for.
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By Yuhao Dai, Research Fellow in Earth Sciences, Australian National University
Foraminifera have lived almost everywhere in the ocean for millions of years. Their fossilised remains hold a record of Earth’s past.
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By Kate Toone, Lecturer in Social Work, University of South Australia
Married at First Sight Australia (colloquially known as “MAFS”) is one of Australia’s most popular reality TV shows, averaging two million viewers an episode. But this year’s season has come under fire for multiple narratives plagued by domestic violence.
In particular, one episode brought up three troubling facets of violence: physical violence, coercive control, and expectations of male dominance. Parallels between these three relationships are evident to those of us who work…
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By Ipek Kurtböke, Associate Professor in Microbiology, University of the Sunshine Coast
Sea foam is a health hazard. These bacterial smoothies can contain more harmful pathogens than a sewage treatment plant – and you wouldn’t go swimming in sewage.
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By Chris Gaviglio, Lecturer Strength and Conditioning, University of Southern Queensland
Stephen P. Bird, Professor of Sport & Exercise Science, University of Southern Queensland
During Australia’s winter sports seasons, hundreds of thousands of children will take to the field in contact sports like rugby league, rugby union, Australian rules and soccer.
With this comes the ever-present risk of concussions, which can have serious short and long-term effects – especially for younger athletes.
While concussion protocols in professional sports are now common practice, with detailed return-to-play…
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By Human Rights Watch
(Washington, DC) – Costa Rican Foreign Minister Arnoldo André Tinoco should use his appearance before the Legislative Assembly on March 19, 2025, to disclose his migration agreement with the United States and confirm that third-country nationals deported from the United States can seek asylum in Costa Rica, Human Rights Watch said today.A total of 200 people, including 80 children, arrived in Costa Rica on two deportation flights from the United States in February and are being held in a migration “reception facility” near the border with Panama. The group includes nationals of Afghanistan,…
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By Human Rights Watch
The Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan presents itself to the world as an enlightened land that promotes “gross national happiness,” but the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention found that the government has locked up people for life without parole for expressing their political opinions.Human Rights Watch and the Global Campaign for the Release of Political Prisoners in Bhutan (GCRPPB) identified at least 37 political prisoners in the country in 2023; five have since been released after completing lengthy sentences. In its report published this month, the UN Working Group examined three…
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