Independent Analysis and Reportage
Bacteria make a survival gamble when they devote all their energy to forming spores. Evolution is quick to get rid of this function, and researchers did the accounting to understand why.
Over a dozen countries depend on the Bab al-Mandab Strait for more than half of their maritime trade by value.
With extreme weather and glacier melt predicted to increase, neighbouring nations will need to act together to prevent deaths.
Ukraine needs to disrupt Russia’s economy. The US has a different set of objectives.
Traditional motherhood has always been recognised, while women’s other achievements and bequests must continually prove their worth.
College rankings can be consequential for less prestigious and less wealthy schools, giving them visibility they might not otherwise have.
Seven months into the US conflict with Iran, with no clear end in sight, the global oil market has now largely exhausted the safety measures that exist to keep a lid on petroleum prices.
Rewiring the state means handing over real power.
The party will decide on a new leader this week.
The latest literary AI scandal forces us to question what we expect of writers. Some French authors argue AI is now part of our lives – and authorship is evolving.
The treasurer says there is near-universal expectation by economists that rates are going up around the world.
Most Australian government entities are running outdated technology – and AI systems may reveal their weaknesses, intentionally or not.