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The Sea Peoples are widely blamed for the collapse of the interconnected world of the Bronze Age. But what’s the evidence say?
It can help to take stock at the end of a school holiday period and think about what went well, what didn’t work so well, and what was an...
Spain is a complete team, coached by a manager at the peak of his powers. Argentina is also a great team – but a different type of great team.
A handful of tiny fossil jaws fill a missing chapter in the evolutionary history of Australia’s most successful marsupial predators.
Biological samples and data from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have been misused in the past. So how would we make a new screening...
Setting clear expectations about availability, both at work and at home, is essential for couples negotiating professional careers and hybrid work.
Smoking isn’t back. New data show Australia’s tobacco control laws are working.
The reality is there is no military pathway to opening the Strait of Hormuz. Trump may attempt to find one anyway.
For one thing, there’d be a much higher rate of brain cancers in the decades since mobile phones were widely adopted.
In extreme heat, the tour can provide extra shade, hydration during racing and even alter or cancel a stage. But is this enough?
Could we be thinking the wrong way about surging energy demand from data centres in Australia?
Job-ready Graduates created cheaper postgraduate education – especially for nursing students – but this may not last.
Natural selection may not be the only force that has contributed to the evolution of channel millet’s unusual genetics.
Control of the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus strait was life and death for ancient Athens. Waterways are no less important – and contentious – today.
Is Christopher Nolan’s adaptation a definitive film version of Homer’s Odyssey? No, it isn’t. In fact, it can’t be.
Election campaigns focus on today’s pressures. But NZ’s biggest challenges span decades and may require new institutions.
Jon Ronson’s Them was published just months before the world changed on September 11 2001. Its portrait of conspiracy theorists and extremists was...
As he surveys the degraded and demoralised Liberal Party he presides over, Angus Taylor has major problems.
As he surveys the degraded and demoralised Liberal Party he presides over, Angus Taylor has major problems.
The changes come just weeks after the US threatened new tariffs of up to 12.5% on 60 countries – including Australia – for inaction on slave labour.
Angela O'Keefe’s compelling new novel, Phantom Days, contemplates the power and agency of stories.
The confirmation of the bird flu virus in a brown skua appears to be a single detection. Ongoing surveillance will be essential to detect any further...
Four experts explain how we can protect the rare – and increasingly at risk – spidery wattle.
If VAR catches a player offside by their toe, this is a correct decision. Whether this is what we want as fans is a philosophical debate.
Now streaming on Stan, The F Ward is the latest Australian medical drama. And it’s a good one.
Many baby boomers see AI as a revolutionary tool, while young people see it as taking away their agency.
The antisemitism envoy has criticised the ABC’s coverage of the Israel-Hamas conflict. But presenting all sides equally can distort the truth.
The benefits of sport are undeniable for kids. But how much risk is acceptable?
The Greeks didn’t locate their deep past in far-off fantasy lands. These stories happened in places all around them.
Australia now requires lawyers, accountants and real estate agents to report suspicious customers, at huge cost – but will this help fight crime?
Are there potential benefits to artificial friendships, or is the idea of a mechanical friend sadder or more pathetic than having no friends at all?
This year alone, the Philippines’ volcano monitoring agency has recorded 18 eruptive events at Taal Volcano – but they haven’t been the kind you...
New Zealand’s conservation management currently prioritises full protection of pristine landscapes. Other models are based on reciprocity between...
Australian universities will be required to adopt definitions of racism, including antisemitism, as of next year.
The outgoing Labor president explains why no votes can be taken for granted in a time of ‘anxiety and insecurity’.
Glyn Davis, Melbourne University interim vice chancellor said management felt ‘deep despair’ about antisemitic incidents occurring on campus.
Anthony Albanese has made a spirited defence of artists’ rights in the AI age. But while data centres are getting concrete support, creators are not.
The US State Department calls the ICC an ‘intolerable threat to US sovereignty’. And it can significantly disrupt the court’s work.
The controversial bill has passed the House of Representatives and now heads to the Senate, where it will face stiff opposition.
Hours before Albanese delivered a major speech on AI in Sydney, the US state of New York imposed a one-year pause on building new data centres.
New technologies could make the switch to solar more affordable for renters and apartment dwellers.
The history of Argentina and England transforms every match into something more than a game – a World Cup semi-final raises the stakes even further.
There’s one big threat facing the Great Barrier Reef which Australian authorities can solve. But will they?
Penalty shootouts are decided by two questions. Most teams can’t answer either, but maybe science can.
Young workers, in particular, are affected, losing out on opportunities to advance their careers.
A study suggests sniffing chocolate helps boost your gym workout. No, we’re not kidding.
Support for banning social media among under-16s is growing. But a closer look reveals complex questions over privacy and digital inclusion.
When First Nations people get the right support in the health system, their physical and mental health improves.
Mining workers are among the highest paid workers in Australia. But this strike is about far more than pay.
China’s rise to EV dominance may seem sudden – but it’s the result of more than 20 years of state investment.