How a Victorian trip to Palestine spurred modern ornithology – and left it with imperial baggage
Palestine’s natural splendour offered a landscape ripe for scientific “discovery”, description and expropriation by European…
AI could improve your life by removing bottlenecks between what you want and what you get
Artificial intelligence is poised to upend much of society, removing human limitations inherent in many…
Social media drains our brains and impacts our decision making – podcast
Ever found yourself scrolling through social media late at night and accidentally buying something you…
A traditional drink with huge economic potential
Agadagidi, a wine made from plantain, is a popular drink at festive occasions in Nigeria.…
People once lived in a vast region in north-western Australia – and it had an inland sea
For much of the 65,000 years of Australia’s human history, the now-submerged northwest continental shelf…
How to make gravy (using chemistry)
“Gravy Day” is a relatively new date in the Australian calendar. Paul Kelly’s song How…
How many people need to be in a room for two to share a birthday? It’s less than you think. Here’s why
Have you ever bumped into someone with the same birthday as you? What about someone…
Generation X hardest hit as drug deaths rise yet again in England and Wales
It’s another tragic record. A new report has confirmed yet another rise in drug related…
Could dinosaurs be the reason humans can’t live for 200 years?
All human beings age. It is part of our biology and limits our lifespan to…
Can seabirds hear their way across the ocean? Our research suggests so
Animals cover astonishing distances when they are looking for food. While caribou, reindeer and wolves…