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How rocket launches could threaten Australia’s coastal wildlife
Blast waves, acoustic trauma and sonic booms pose serious, underexamined risks to the threatened species living near proposed launch sites like South Australia's Whalers Way
Arts & Culture
Analysis
The book that taught us to think of witches as women
Written in fury after a failed trial in 1485, the Malleus Maleficarum fuelled 150 years of witch hunts that shaped how Europe imagined, hunted and executed women
Sciences & Technology
Research
AI must be built with Indigenous Knowledges, not against them
The same AI that can help revive endangered languages can also deepen historical injustice. The difference, research shows, comes down to whether Indigenous Knowledges are built in from the start
Education
Opinion
World Cup fans are getting inclusion right when sport often isn't
From Texas to Melbourne, the 2026 World Cup is revealing genuine human connection alongside persistent structural gaps. But what matters now is whether these lessons become permanent
Sciences & Technology
Analysis
Bird flu has reached Australia. Here’s how you can help
The H5 bird flu virus has been detected in Australia for the first time, raising fears for wildlife, livestock and the nation's biosecurity. Here's what the experts say, and what you can do to help
Arts & Culture
Research
Fifty words at a time, this project is helping to preserve Australia’s Indigenous languages
The 50 Words Project is documenting Australia’s Indigenous languages by recording 50 everyday words in as many as possible. It now has 100 languages online, free for anyone to explore and learn
Sciences & Technology
Research
What universities are getting wrong about teaching in the age of AI
Skills training alone won't prepare graduates for a world where AI is doing the technical work. The real fix lies in how universities teach, not what
Sciences & Technology
Research
A vital native bee highway can start in your own backyard
Bees are critical to our biodiversity, but they’re in trouble. Our new Map of the Month tells us where some of our most charismatic native bees live in the City of Melbourne and the plants that support them
Education
Research
How learning grows in school gardens across the Indo-Pacific
School greening programs are bringing the latest research into classrooms – reshaping curriculum, teacher training and climate education in the Solomon Islands, Fiji and the Maldives