Many people in the Pacific lack access to adequate toilets – and climate change makes things worse
Our new research shows weak infrastructure and climate events such as cyclones and floods make sanitation conditions even ...
Is life getting better for China’s tech billionaires?
Having navigated a government crackdown on billionaires, tech tycoon Pony Ma is once again the richest person in China. Could ...
Grattan on Friday: US rate cut puts pressure on RBA - and things could get heated
Governor Michele Bullock might need her flak jacket when she fronts the media next Tuesday after the bank’s two-day board ...
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As the Quad meets again, is it all optics and no substance?
Nick Bisley has receive funding from the Commonwealth government to support research into Asia's security and regional ...
A lonely and ancient plant needs a female partner and researchers are using drones and AI to find it – podcast
Rsearch fellow Laura Cinti talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about her quest to find a female version of the ...
50 years after the first procedure, Tommy John surgery is more common than ever − especially for young athletes
It’s saved the careers of hundreds of MLB pitchers. But teenage athletes dreaming of fame and fortune are now having the ...
What will the Lebanon pager attacks mean for Israel, Hezbollah and Iran? Expert Q&A
The immediate context for the attacks is the “low-intensity war” between Israel and Hezbollah since October 7, with the cycle ...
How Israel’s Netanyahu survives in his job
The impression that Israel is at a stalemate or that there is a rift between leader Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli public ...
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Pager attack on Hezbollah was a sophisticated ‘booby-trap’ operation − it was also illegal
Mary Ellen O'Connell is affiliated with, in addition to the University of Notre Dame, the Global Commission on Responsible Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain: https://hcss.nl/gcreaim/ The ...
Immigrants are unsung heroes of global trade and value creation
Far from being a burden, as critics claim, immigrants play pivotal roles in driving innovation, enhancing productivity and ...
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Astronomers can’t agree on how fast the universe is expanding. New approaches are aiming to break the impasse
Alex Hall receives funding from The Royal Society. It is almost 100 years since scientists discovered the universe is ...
How we think about ‘obesity’ and body weight is changing. Here’s why
Policymakers and health researchers are increasingly recognising the harms of stigmatising language and attitudes towards ...