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100-million-year-old fossil find reveals huge flying reptile that patrolled Australia’s inland sea
One hundred million years ago, during the Cretaceous period, much of northeastern Australia was underwater. The inland Eromanga Sea was…
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1 in 5 deaths are caused by heart disease, but what else are Australians dying from?
Nobody dies in good health, at least in their final moments. But to think the causes of death are easy…
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Playful young male dolphins grow up to have more offspring
As humans, we grow up playing with other children. Animals of many species likewise play with their peers. But why?…
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How Rishi Sunak tried to weaponise information only to shoot himself in the foot
Could it be that British politics is slipping into some post-satire phase of confusion and condemnation? The second full week…
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How can busy people also keep fit and healthy? Here’s what the ancient Greeks and Romans did
Many people today worry about how to find time to keep fit and healthy in the midst of their busy…
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Paris 2024 Olympics to debut high-level breakdancing – and physics in action
Two athletes square off for an intense dance battle. The DJ starts spinning tunes, and the athletes begin twisting, spinning…
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Young people may see more than 20 alcohol ads per hour on social media, research finds
It’s a Friday night and you’re scrolling through Facebook, mindlessly thumbing past photos from friends, when a liquor advertisement catches…
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Worried about sending your baby to daycare? Our research shows they like being in groups
When parents are starting their babies in daycare, a common concern is whether it is good for little ones to…
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Mexico has elected its first female president. Claudia Sheinbaum inherits a country ravaged by violence – and searching for hope
On October 17, 1953, constitutional reform granted women the right to vote in Mexico, and two years later, women cast…
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Not quite an introvert or an extrovert? Maybe you’re an ambivert
Our personalities are generally thought to consist of five primary factors: openness to experience, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness and neuroticism, with…
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We tracked a floating whale carcass to see where it drifted – and the result was fascinating
Global whale numbers are increasing for many species. While this is good news for conservation, the higher numbers coupled with…
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Patents based on traditional knowledge are often ‘biopiracy’. A new international treaty will finally combat this
Last week, at a conference in Geneva, the member states of the World Intellectual Property Organisation agreed on a new…
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The Delhi heatwave is testing the limits of human endurance. Other hot countries should beware and prepare
Delhi is reeling from the most extreme heatwave India has ever seen. While the record-breaking maximum recorded temperature of 52.9°C…
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Why India and Pakistan’s T20 cricket showdown in New York is such a big deal
Americans might be surprised to learn that cricket – not baseball, nor football – holds the title of the nation’s…
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Julian Assange has been in the headlines for almost two decades. Here’s why he’s such a significant public figure
“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance” is a famous quotation usually attributed to Thomas Jefferson, a founder of US…
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