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Lives at 'grave risk': Trump's withdrawal from the WHO is a hit to global health

This week US President Donald Trump made good on his threat to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organisation (WHO) by sending a formal letter of withdrawal to the UN Secretary-General...

Adam Kamradt-Scott, Associate professor, University of Sydney

Join us for #BlackLivesMatter in the Asia Pacific – a free, live-streamed event

ShutterstockLive on YouTube from 3pm WIB, 5 pm WIT, 6pm AEST today (Thursday, July 9). Use this link to watch.For West Papuans in Indonesia and Indigenous Australians who live within systemic racism a...

Molly Glassey, Digital Editor, The Conversation

Our field cameras melted in the bushfires. When we opened them, the results were startling

Taronga ZooThis article is a preview of Flora, Fauna, Fire, a multimedia project launching on Monday July 13. The project tracks the recovery of Australia’s native plants and animals after last ...

Benjamin Scheele, Research Fellow in Ecology, Australian National University

Don't panic (again): here's why Melbourne's supermarket shortages will quickly pass

You’re nervous, I get it. Panic buying is back, not as strong as in March and more localised in Melbourne. Once again shop shelves have been emptied of pasta, toilet paper and other household it...

Flavio Romero Macau, Senior Lecturer in Supply Chain Management and Global Logistics, Edith Cowan University

Why children and teens with symptoms should get a COVID-19 test, even if you think it's 'just a cough'

A Victorian teenager holidaying on the NSW South Coast has been diagnosed with COVID-19, NSW chief health officer Kerry Chant said on Wednesday. The revelation follows reports senior students at Al-Ta...

Christopher Blyth, Paediatrician, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist, University of Western Australia

Trauma, resilience, sex and art: your guide to the 2020 Miles Franklin shortlist
Becca Tapert/UnsplashIt seems sometimes literary fiction performs a bellwether function: signalling changes; alerting us to the directions in which a society is headed. The 2020 Miles Franklin shortli…
Naval exercises in South China Sea add to growing fractiousness between US and China
AAP/EPA/US Navy handoutThe deployment of three US nuclear-powered aircraft carriers to the South China Sea have further tested strained relations between China and the United States.The US naval exerc…
Children's books must be diverse, or kids will grow up believing white is superior
ShutterstockGlobal support for the Black Lives Matter movement isn’t only about standing up against the injustice done to George Floyd, or Indigenous Australians in custody. People are also stan…
Birdwatching increased tenfold last lockdown. Don't stop, it's a huge help for bushfire recovery
ShutterstockMany Victorians returning to stage three lockdown will be looking for ways to pass the hours at home. And some will be turning to birdwatching. When Australians first went into lockdown in…
If architecture is the canary in the coalmine, the outlook for construction is appalling
ShutterstockArchitecture suffers before building does.A survey of more than 450 architecture practices conducted by the Association of Consulting Architects finds that two thirds have lost more than 3…
Why heritage protection is about how people use places, not just their architecture and history
ShutterstockThe roar of the crowd at the stadium. Jostling to see the New Year fireworks in the public square. Captivated by the band at the pub. Meeting mates outside the train station. These experie…
Yes, street art is on public display — but that doesn't mean we should share it without credit
Xoë HallWhen Wellington mural artist Xoë Hall discovered her work on a calendar, she hadn’t been contacted by anybody, let alone credited or paid for it. This wasn’t the first ti…
Is watching porn bad for your health? We asked 5 experts
www.shutterstock.comLet’s be honest: during coronavirus lockdown it was hard to resist the allure of internet intimacy. Rates of watching porn skyrocketed in Australia during isolation.But have …
Sure, let's bring production onshore, but it might not ensure supplies
ShutterstockThe pandemic has changed the way we think about supply chains, in particular the chains that feed our need for food, medical supplies, and defence equipment. It has led Prime Minister Scot…
Vital Signs: We're testing 50,000 Australians a day for COVID-19. Should it be 6.5 million?
As Victoria grapples with a second-wave outbreak of COVID-19, the importance of large-scale testing has again been highlighted.Without its “testing blitz” aiming at 10,000 tests a day, the…
Top Tips In Trying To Hire A Good Boardroom For A Meeting
If you are running a business and have a meeting regularly and want to hire a boardroom to hold the meeting, you can use the internet to help you find the best options for meeting space. Below a…
Money buys even more happiness than it used to
Don't listen to the old adage.PonyWang/Getty ImagesMany factors determine happiness, but one has stirred considerable controversy over the years: money.While the old adage says that money can’t …
With prizes, food, housing and cash, Putin rigged Russia's most recent vote
Russian President Vladimir Putin at a polling station to cast his ballot in a nationwide vote on constitutional reforms in Moscow on July 1, 2020. Alexey Druzhinin/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images)When Ru…
Vigilantism, again in the news, is an American tradition
Armed white citizens and police have historically worked together in the U.S., though it's not clear whether that's what's happening here.George Frey/Getty ImagesIt’s a contentious time in the U…
Cell-like decoys could mop up viruses in humans – including the one that causes COVID-19
Duck decoys lure real ducks within range of hunters. Nanoparticles that look like cells serve as both decoys and hunters to ensnare virus particles.Chuck Holland/Flickr, CC BY-NDThe Research Brief is …
When states pass social liberalization laws, they create regional advantages for innovation
Marriage equality supporters in 2006 probably had no idea the law they advocated would spur innovation.Darren McCollester/Getty Images News via Getty ImagesWhat conditions lead to world-changing innov…
Simply scrapping the SAT won't make colleges more diverse
College entrance exams are being rethought.Johnny Louis/Getty ImagesWhen the University of California decided in early 2020 to stop using the ACT and SAT in admissions by 2025, the decision sparked di…
Aerosols are a bigger coronavirus threat than WHO guidelines suggest – here's what you need to know
Aerosols are made up of tiny respiratory droplets suspended in the air.Jeffrey Coolidge via Getty ImagesWhen someone coughs, talks or even breathes, they send tiny respiratory droplets into the surrou…
When Trump pushed hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19, hundreds of thousands of prescriptions followed despite little evidence that it worked
As public figures and some in the media touted hydroxychloroquine, prescriptions skyrocketed. Grace Cary / Moment via Getty ImagesIn late March and early April, President Trump repeatedly proclaimed …

What are the benefits of Drinking Water?

'Tokenised, silenced': new research reveals Indigenous public servants' experiences of racism

'Living fossils': we mapped half a billion years of horseshoe crabs to save them from blood harvests

Lives at 'grave risk': Trump's withdrawal from the WHO is a hit to global health

Lives at 'grave risk': Trump's withdrawal from the WHO is a hit to global health

Join us for #BlackLivesMatter in the Asia Pacific – a free, live-streamed event

Our field cameras melted in the bushfires. When we opened them, the results were startling

Don't panic (again): here's why Melbourne's supermarket shortages will quickly pass

Why children and teens with symptoms should get a COVID-19 test, even if you think it's 'just a cough'

Trauma, resilience, sex and art: your guide to the 2020 Miles Franklin shortlist

Naval exercises in South China Sea add to growing fractiousness between US and China

Children's books must be diverse, or kids will grow up believing white is superior

Birdwatching increased tenfold last lockdown. Don't stop, it's a huge help for bushfire recovery

If architecture is the canary in the coalmine, the outlook for construction is appalling

Why heritage protection is about how people use places, not just their architecture and history

Yes, street art is on public display — but that doesn't mean we should share it without credit

Is watching porn bad for your health? We asked 5 experts

Sure, let's bring production onshore, but it might not ensure supplies

Vital Signs: We're testing 50,000 Australians a day for COVID-19. Should it be 6.5 million?

Top Tips In Trying To Hire A Good Boardroom For A Meeting

Money buys even more happiness than it used to

With prizes, food, housing and cash, Putin rigged Russia's most recent vote

Vigilantism, again in the news, is an American tradition

Cell-like decoys could mop up viruses in humans – including the one that causes COVID-19

When states pass social liberalization laws, they create regional advantages for innovation

Simply scrapping the SAT won't make colleges more diverse

Aerosols are a bigger coronavirus threat than WHO guidelines suggest – here's what you need to know

When Trump pushed hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19, hundreds of thousands of prescriptions followed despite little evidence that it worked

What are the benefits of Drinking Water?

'Tokenised, silenced': new research reveals Indigenous public servants' experiences of racism

'Living fossils': we mapped half a billion years of horseshoe crabs to save them from blood harvests

Lives at 'grave risk': Trump's withdrawal from the WHO is a hit to global health

Join us for #BlackLivesMatter in the Asia Pacific – a free, live-streamed event

Our field cameras melted in the bushfires. When we opened them, the results were startling

Don't panic (again): here's why Melbourne's supermarket shortages will quickly pass