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Wild genes in domestic species: how we can supercharge our crops using their...
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Author providedFood security is shaping up as one of the biggest challenges we face globally. In some places, access to food has...
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Indigenous science can help solve some of the great problems of our time....
Yilka Rangers burning using drip torches.Rohan Carboon/Indigenous Desert Alliance, CC BY-NC-NDAustralia has committed to elevating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge as one of five...
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Is it OK to lie to someone with dementia?
Pikselstock/ShutterstockThere was disagreement on social media recently after a story was published about an aged care provider creating “fake-away” burgers that mimicked those from a fast-food chain,...
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Raygun is now Australia’s most famous dancer. What does she reveal about our...
The inclusion of breaking in the 2024 Olympic Games certainly raised eyebrows. And now, Australian competitor Rachael Gunn (known as “Raygun”) is one of the most famous Olympians from any nation – as...
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NAPLAN results again show 1 in 3 students don’t meet minimum standards. These...
The latest national NAPLAN results are out and the results are very similar to last year. In both 2023 and 2024 we have seen about one in three school students fall short of minimum numeracy and...
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Does free-to-air TV really need gambling ads to survive?
fongbeerredhot/ShutterstockIf anything is a sure bet right now, it’s corporate Australia’s willingness to use some variation of the “for society’s good” argument.The most recent example of this is the...
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Air New Zealand won’t be the last company to miss its climate goals – here’s why
Getty ImagesAir New Zealand’s recent decision to abandon its short-term climate target raises the question of how many other businesses might follow. The airline withdrew from the Science Based Target...
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No, your aches and pains don’t get worse in the cold. So why do we think they...
fongbeerredhot/ShutterstockIt’s cold and wet outside. As you get out of bed, you can feel it in your bones. Your right knee is flaring up again. That’ll make it harder for you to walk the dog or go to...
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Harris’ lead over Trump continues to increase in US national and swing state...
The United States presidential election will be held on November 5. In analyst Nate Silver’s aggregate of national polls, Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump by 46.8–43.7 with 3.9% for...
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Less about climate change, more on reducing migration: here’s what matters...
Just prior to the last federal election in 2022, we surveyed Australians for their views on the important issues facing Australia using the Melbourne Institute-Roy Morgan Taking the Pulse of the Nation...
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‘Happened to turn Black’: how Donald Trump evoked a history of white...
In late July, former President Donald Trump told a room of Black journalists that Vice President Kamala Harris, his rival in the 2024 presidential election, “happened to turn Black” recently. “She was...
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For the love of cinema: what we’re missing from At The Movies, 10 years after...
At the Movies was first broadcast on the ABC on July 1 2004, with the final episode broadcast on December 9 2014. Hosted and conceived by Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton, they first began...
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A world-first law in Europe is targeting artificial intelligence. Other...
VanderWolfImages/ShutterstockAround the world, governments are grappling with how best to manage the increasingly unruly beast that is artificial intelligence (AI). This fast-growing technology...
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Earth’s oldest, tiniest creatures are poised to be climate change winners –...
The world’s oceans are home to microscopic organisms invisible to the human eye. The tiny creatures, known as “prokaryotes”, comprise 30% of life in the world’s oceans.These organisms play an important...
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Lists of ‘eligible supports’ could be a backwards step for the NDIS and...
What should or shouldn’t be funded by the National Disability Insurance Scheme? You might think having a list of things that are “in” or “out” seems like a pragmatic way to contain the costs of the...
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Is it OK for kids to lift weights? At what age and how heavy? Here’s what...
Oleg Mikhaylov/ShutterstockExercise is excellent for kids.Kids who exercise are fitter, stronger, and less likely to be overweight or obese. They have better physical and mental health, perform better...
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Are the latest NAPLAN results really an ‘epic fail’?
On Wednesday, Australia woke up to a barrage of reports about the latest NAPLAN results. Media coverage described an “epic fail”, “plummeting” performances and a “bleak picture”. Education experts...
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Why did Japan’s prime minister decide to step down? And who might replace him?
In a surprise announcement, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said today he would step down as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) next month, bringing his premiership to an early...
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Politics With Michelle Grattan: Andrew Wilkie says government ‘scared stiff’...
Gambling reform has become a major issue of tension for the government as it prepares to respond to a cross-party committee inquiry led by former Labor member, the late Peta Murphy.The inquiry’s...
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Is Australia ‘giving away’ its natural resources?
KDS Photographics/ShutterstockSpeaking on ABC’s Q&A on Monday night, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz claimed Australia was “giving away its natural resources”, something he found...
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