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How positive tipping points may be the key to protecting tropical rainforests
We don’t have to persuade everyone to do the right thing. We just need to persuade enough people to make the system tip in the right direction.
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Pizza lovers and savoury snackers: what secondary school pupils choose to eat
Cookies, traybakes and pizza were very popular, and daily specials and fruit were not.
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Wes Streeting’s health bill brings back ‘democratic control’ of the NHS in England – but what does it mean?
Abolishing NHS England sounds like a tidy fix. But the legal changes buried in the health bill could make the NHS more vulnerable than ever.
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Megacolon: when constipation becomes something more serious
Most constipation is harmless. In rare cases, the colon can become dangerously enlarged. Here is what you need to know.
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Can AI help coastal cities prepare for rising seas and extreme events?
Extreme storm surges can be predicted much faster with high accuracy thanks to a new AI model that helps researchers and practitioners improve coastal flood risk assessment and adaptation planning.
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‘Sodomised’ and ‘tortured’ – family of Fijian man allegedly beaten by police speaks out
By Kaya Selby of RNZ Pacific Warning: This story contains detailed accounts of alleged police and military brutality, including torture and sexual assault. The Fiji Police Force has acknowledged that 12 officers were present during a raid involving Kinoya resident Sakiasi Ose Radravu, who his family claims was severely beaten, resulting in his death. His
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View from The Hill: Tony Abbott to tour the country, trying to energise Liberals
Tony Abbott, the Liberals’ new activist federal president, is preparing to convene meetings around the country in an effort to drum up membership and support for the struggling party. After the Newspoll…
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World’s first AI-designed vaccine explained
A vaccine designed entirely by AI has been tested in people for the first time.
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Paying the price for US-Israeli wars – and NZ’s shameful stance over genocide
Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa Today the US and/or Israel have been attacking Iran, Palestine, Lebanon, Yemen and Venezuela. The US is also strangling Cuba with an illegal economic blockade, threatening Greenland and preparing for war against China. History shows that US invasions kill, injure and destroy ordinary people’s lives, homes, essential infrastructure — and they
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Why do my fingers go wrinkly in the bath?
Listen to the The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast to hear evolutionary biologist Tom Smulders explain.
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Bangarra’s Sheltering is a powerful showcase of First Nations dance and creativity
Through Sheltering, Bangarra Dance Theatre proves one of its greatest strengths is in nurturing talented new voices.
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Iran dragged out the 1979 hostage crisis to humiliate the US. It could be doing the same to Trump now
The regime was built for resilience. The US president will struggle to get an acceptable deal unless he’s willing to compromise.