Critical thinking is no hyped-up educational construct. It’s real. In fact, it’s an increasingly important and relevant skill for our students to develop. Analytical thinking, to call it by its other ...

The beginning of 2025 saw wildfires sweep through Los Angeles – leaving a trail of devastation, destroying thousands of homes and displacing many more LA residents. According to reports as of early ...

For millions of people worldwide, gluten has become a dietary villain, blamed for everything from bloating and brain fog to fatigue and depression. These people have tested negative for coeliac ...

Like many trans people, I view Transgender Day of Visibility with equal parts joy and dread. For me, there are many aspects to the joy. I’m proud that I had the courage to overcome a lifetime of ...

We live in a world where misinformation spreads easily, deepfakes blur reality and political spin reshapes narratives. So, our ability to verify accurate information has never been more critical.

We have less land available for agriculture due to urban sprawl (and other competing needs), but we also need to avoid clearing more forested land for farms, while boosting crop production at the same ...

The research discussed in this article was partially funded by the Australian Association for the Teaching of English’s Classroom Research Seed Grant. We all know the adage that you are what you eat.

In recent years, awareness and celebration of neurodiversity has been increasing. But there is also a growing awareness of the challenges experienced by many neurodivergent people when trying to feel ...

Because of their importance to life on Earth, forests have gained the nickname ‘lungs of the planet’ for their role in producing oxygen and absorbing carbon dioxide. Covering 31 per cent of global ...

Lecturer (Microbial Biotechnology), ARC Research Hub for Smart Fertilisers, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne ...

COVID-19 changed lives – arguably, in most cases, for the worse. The immediate and longer-term impacts of the pandemic brought loss of lives, lockdowns, isolation and ongoing physical and mental ill ...

The ocean is a vital part of our planet's climate system. Through its global circulation patterns, the ocean draws vast quantities of our planet’s heat and carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. It’s ...