The clock is ticking on a golden opportunity for real change in Australia
The May 2026 federal budget will mark one year since the Albanese government’s unexpected landslide win at the last election...
Empathy and reasoning aren’t rivals – new research shows they work together to drive people to help more
What motivates people to donate their time or money to make the world better?Alistair Berg/DigitalVision via Getty ImagesFor years...
Flat Earth, spirits and conspiracy theories – experience can shape even extraordinary beliefs
A belief in ghosts could be a way to explain a strange experience while asleep.'The Nightmare' by Johann Heinrich Füssli/Wiki...
Planning life after high school isn’t easy – 4 tips to help students and families navigate the process
While many high school students think mostly about four-year college opportunities, some students might be less certain about what...
Why do family companies even exist? They know how to ‘win without fighting’
When you hear the phrase “family business,” you might think of the backstabbing Roys of “Succession&rd…
Larry Summers’ sexism is jeopardizing his power and privilege, but the entire economics profession hinders progress for women
Larry Summers attends a prestigious conference in July 2025 in Sun Valley, Idaho.Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesHouse lawmake…
Sugar starts corroding your teeth within seconds – here’s how to protect your pearly whites from decay
Sugar feeds the colonies of bacteria living in your mouth and surrounding your teeth.Andrii Zastrozhnov/iStock via Getty…
Google plans to power a new data center with fossil fuels, yet release almost no emissions – here’s how its…
Carbon capture and storage projects capture carbon dioxide emissions from industrial facilities and power plants and pip…
High-speed rail moves millions throughout the world every day – but in the US, high cost and low use make…
The Amtrak NextGen Acela is a new high-speed train that runs between Washington, D.C. and Boston.Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty…
Ranked choice voting outperforms the winner-take-all system used to elect nearly every US politician
Ranked choice voting makes use of more information from the voters than plurality voting.stefanamer/Getty ImagesAmerican…
Why protecting Colorado children from dying of domestic violence is such a hard problem
More than one-third of homicides of women are perpetrated by intimate partners, and there has been a steady increase in …
We are hardwired to sing − and it’s good for us, too
Gospel choir director Clyde Lawrence performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on April 25, 2025. AP Pho…
Copper theft is hitting building sites, street lights – and now phones. How do we stop it?
Liz Minchin/The Conversation, CC BYFrom causing a major phone outage to shutting down street lights across parks, suburb…
Winter storms blanket the East, while the US West is wondering: Where’s the snow?
Much of the West has seen a slow start to the 2026 snow season.Hyoung Chang/The Denver PostSki season is here, but while…
Winter storms blanket the East, while the U.S. West is wondering: Where’s the snow?
Much of the West has seen a slow start to the 2026 snow season.Hyoung Chang/The Denver PostSki season is here, but while…
Many super funds are still failing retirees, even as millions prepare to stop work
vitaly gariev/UnsplashToo many superannuation funds are still failing to provide sufficient support to retirees, three y…
Stalin’s postwar terror targeted Soviet Jews – in the name of ‘anti-cosmopolitanism’
A plaque in Russia commemorates the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee, whose leaders were executed in August 1952.Adam Baker…
Rural high school students are more likely than city kids to get their diplomas, but they remain less likely to…
A high school junior looks over a farm where he works in Perry, N.Y., in March 2025. Lauren Petracca/Associated Press Ma…