Research
Health & Medicine
Research
Why is research into women’s mental health decades behind?
Historically, medical research has excluded women as too complex. But a new study is investigating how the brain may drive alcohol misuse differently between the sexes.
Arts & Culture
Book extract
Taylor Swift is filling a ‘blank space’ in academic research
A new book explores how Swift studies is bringing the cultural phenomena of Taylor Swift into academia
Arts & Culture
Analysis
‘We can’t tell if we’re being persuaded by a person or a program’
When researchers secretly used AI bots on Reddit to study how AI can influence human opinion it became a landmark moment for research ethics
Business & Economics
Analysis
Could we be entering a new era in women’s health funding?
By listening to women’s voices and investing in targeted research, Australia is taking important steps towards creating a more equitable healthcare system
Health & Medicine
Opinion
Why 2025 is a big year in women's health
As International Women's Day highlights both progress and setbacks, 2025 is emerging as a watershed year for women's health across the globe
Arts & Culture
What we watched, read and listened to in 2024: Part One
The books, podcasts, TV series, poems, footy matches and more that inspired us in 2024
Health & Medicine
We now know a lot more about thunderstorm asthma
New research is helping to identify people at higher risk of seasonal and thunderstorm asthma so they can start treatment early
Health & Medicine
How researchers are keeping your health data safe
Researchers developing an Australian heatwave index are using innovative data collection that improves the quality and resolution of personal data while protecting people’s privacy
Sciences & Technology
From sand to superposition: A key step towards a powerful silicon quantum computer
A major obstacle to quantum computing has been overcome by modifying a common industrial method to create large arrays of single atoms in a silicon chip
Sciences & Technology
A bit of bling helps insects dazzle their predators
Beyond just looking stunning, shininess may help insects confuse predators to avoid being eaten