The world is in water bankruptcy, UN scientists report – here’s what that means
The world is now using so much fresh water amid the consequences of climate change that it has entered an era of water bankruptcy...
The Digital Tradie: Why the Most Successful Contractors Pair Professional Bookkeeping with High-End Web Design
In Australia’s booming trades industry, standing out isn’t just about having the best tools or the flashiest ute. Today, it’s abou...
AI cannot automate science – a philosopher explains the uniquely human aspects of doing research
Human scientists lay the foundations for every scientific breakthrough.Qi Yang/Moment via Getty ImagesConsistent with the general ...
Some hard-earned lessons from Detroit on how to protect the safety net for community partners in research
To get seniors online, the author provided them with computers and internet access.David Goldman/AP PhotoFor the past 10 years, I ...
What ‘hope’ has represented in Christian history – and what it might mean now
Pope Leo XIV closes the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica's to end the 2025 ordinary Jubilee year at the Vatican on Jan…
Iran’s universities have long been a battleground, where protests happen and students fight for the future
Anti-government Iranian protesters rally on Jan. 8, 2026, in Tehran. Anonymous/Getty ImagesIran’s current wave of …
What air pollution does to the human body
I grew up in rural Colorado, deep in the mountains, and I can still remember the first time I visited Denver in the earl…
Why Philly has so many sinkholes
Sinkholes form when underground rock dissolves or sediment washes away and the surface collapses.Luis Diaz Devesa/Moment…
Opera is not dying – but it needs a second act for the streaming era
American soprano Renee Fleming performs at a dress rehearsal for a Metropolitan Opera production of 'The Merry Widow' in…
What a bear attack in a remote valley in Nepal tells us about the problem of aging rural communities
Dorje Dundul ponders a life living with increased risk of bear attacks.Geoff Childs, CC BY-SADorje Dundul recently had h…
What triumphalist narratives about Brazil’s high court and Bolsonaro imprisonment leave out
Brazil former President Jair Bolsonaro gestures as he faces Alexandre de Moraes, the powerful Brazilian Supreme Court ju…
To sustain prosperity as its population shrinks, China will have to invest big at home
China’s economy met the government’s official growth target in 2025, with official figures showing real gros…
Accounting Firms in Melbourne: Choosing the Right Partner for Financial Confidence
The search for reliable accounting firms Melbourne often begins when individuals or business owners realise that finan…
Trump’s Greenland ambitions could wreck 20th-century alliances that helped build the modern world order
French Gen. Jean de Rochambeau and American Gen. George Washington giving final orders in late 1781 for the battle at Yo…
Research reveals a surprising line of defence against cyber attacks: accountants
Egor Komarov/UnsplashWhen Optus, Medibank and non-bank lender Latitude Financial were hit by separate cyber attacks in t…
Are there thunderstorms on Mars? A planetary scientist explains the red planet’s dry, dusty storms
Mars doesn't get rain like Earth does, but dust storms are common on the red planet. NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of ArizonaCu…
An ultrathin coating for electronics looked like a miracle insulator − but a hidden leak fooled researchers for over a…
Tiny insulating layers inside electronics help store charge so computers can run smoothly. bee32/iStock via Getty Images…
For 80 years, the president’s party has almost always lost House seats in midterm elections, a pattern that makes the…
Who will be in the majority in Congress after the midterm elections? Douglas Rissing/iStock/Getty Images PlusNow that th…