
COP 31: West Africa’s climate plans put a price on ruined roads and crops – how to add invisible losses
West Africa’s climate plans count physical damage but often overlook the cost of lost heritage and the community ties that disasters tear apart.
Independent Analysis and Reportage

West Africa’s climate plans count physical damage but often overlook the cost of lost heritage and the community ties that disasters tear apart.

Fungal infections kill millions a year, yet few health systems monitor them. Testing sewage could reveal where drug-resistant fungi are spreading.

Conflicting messages about food and health have fuelled distrust in nutrition science. But rejecting conventional advice can carry serious risks.

Calcium chemical map of plagioclase crystals from Tuzgle volcano, obtained using X-ray fluorescence microscopy at the Australian Synchrotron.

Agentic AI systems are not conscious – not even maybe.

The new museum opens with dazzling architecture and enticing exhibitions that intertwine the permanent collection with major international loans and art commissions

We interviewed 22 educators, scholars and museum professionals who teach the Holocaust in Australia to find out what works – and what requires more guidance.

This new production is a bold, vibrant and vivacious take on an old opera favourite.

Developing pubic hair is tied to sexual maturity – and so are some of the theories about why we’ve retained it.

Globally significant collections of fossils, plants and rocks are held at separate institutions. Combined, they could support a dedicated natural history museum.

One of sport’s greatest cheating scandals has erupted again. It may have far-reaching ramifications for Cricket Australia and several players.

Labor in Victoria continues to slide with less than three weeks until the state election.