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Tracking species relationships isn’t easy. Yet analysing 422 bird species across 1,410 locations offers far deeper insight, revealing the true depth of the evolutionary history at stake.
These Pacific meetings are a curtain raiser for the annual UN climate meetings in Turkey next month.
Native bees pollinate many of Australia’s unique plants and help entire ecosystems thrive.
A young woman has reported she was sexually assaulted by seven men in 2024. It reveals sexual violence is more than just the actions of ‘bad’ individuals.
The Manage My Health hacking breach exposed weaknesses in New Zealand’s digital defences. But the rise of autonomous AI agents poses a very different threat.
The Knights’ new coach took his squad 100 metres underground into a coal mine to help his players better understand the region’s working-class history.
Every dollar invested in local live performance is multiplied in benefits to local communities. But state funding has to be strategic and targeted.
The constitutional prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment has shaped legal discourse around failed executions, but courts have not stopped states from attempting to execute the same person again.
More women are taking up training and recruiting positions in the Islamic State group and other militant organizations.
People may accept bad behavior – even sexual assault – when they overestimate how acceptable their peers think it is. But there are ways to undermine this thinking and make intervention more likely.
Governments in rich nations tend to spend more on health. Do we really want them to spend less?
Birds are ingenious when it comes to foraging for nest materials, but in the Anthropocene, this often comes at a cost. Giving them better options is one solution.