With the global rules-based order collapsing, the United Nations faces an existential crisis as the United States leads other countries in defunding and withdrawing from key agencies such as the World Health Organization. The World Trade Organization (WTO) may soon join the endangered list. On March 26, its 166 member states will meet for their…
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0 claims checkedWhen I was a doctoral candidate at Oxford, I spent much of my time working in the papyrology rooms. Usually, my only company was the curator, a kind and learned Sardinian woman who is now a professor…
Insects first took to the skies about 350 million years ago, some 200 million years before birds first flapped their wings. By the end of the Carboniferous period, 300 million years ago, some flying…
In 2004, a largely anonymous team of Australian video game developers released a prototype video game titled Escape from Woomera. In this 3D adventure, the player takes on the role of Mustafa, an…
Around the world, communities are battling more extreme weather events. That includes residents in the path of Cyclone Narelle, which is threatening to form again over Western Australia. But another…
New Zealand’s latest quarterly energy report shows electricity production was above 90% renewable and emissions from generation fell to the lowest level on record. But it also shows New Zealand’s oil…
How much will a kilowatt-hour (kWh) of electricity cost in 2040? The short answer is: a lot. How much would it cost to preserve the energy service of that kWh without actually generating it?
Social media platforms Instagram and YouTube have a design defect which means they are addictive, a jury in the United States has ruled. The Los Angeles jury took nearly nine days to reach its…
Deaths on Australian roads have increased every year since 2020. This is despite the Australian government’s commitment to Vision Zero – having zero deaths or serious injuries on our roads by…