Kate MacNeill, Professorial Fellow, School of Culture and Communication, Faculty of Arts, The University of Melbourne Creative Australia has reinstated Khaled Sabsabi and Michael Dagostino as the ...

Jo Longman, Senior Research Fellow, The University Centre for Rural Health, University of Sydney When flooding strikes, our screens fill with scenes of devastated victims, and men performing heroic ...

The WritersBLOCK / ReadersBLOCK project in Hobart is a reminder of the importance of stories, and the benefits of making time to slow down and enjoy them.

A new study suggests eating dairy products before bed could be linked to nightmares. Here’s why cheese could be a culprit.

Recent horrific allegations of sexual abuse in early childhood education and care centres could be a turning point for Australia. Here’s what needs to happen next.

Visitor numbers to Antarctica could reach 450,000 a year within a decade, according to one scenario. How do we stem the tide?

The new lung cancer screening program needs to be independently evaluated to keep it on track, and to minimise the harms.

Emojis, as well as memes and other forms of short-form content, have become central to how we express ourselves and connect online. Yet as meanings shift across different contexts, so too does the ...

The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program has been particularly important for understanding when a hurricane is about to rapidly intensify, a dangerous situation for coastal communities.

Scopolamine, more chillingly known as “devil’s breath,” is a drug with a dual identity. In medicine, it’s used to prevent motion sickness and nausea. But in the criminal underworld, particularly in ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an urgent warning about tianeptine – a substance marketed as a dietary supplement but known on the street as “gas station heroin”.

The UN’s top human rights official on Wednesday expressed grave alarm that six European countries are either in the process of or are considering withdrawing from the international treaty prohibiting ...