The Conversation

Kai Riemer, University of Sydney and Sandra Peter, University of Sydney We need to talk about Bruno. The theme song from Disney’s hit movie Encanto (We don’t talk ...

By Sabrina Chakori, Ammar Abdul Aziz, Martin Calisto Friant and Russell Richards You pick up a piece of plastic litter from the beach, and get a small buzz. You’ve ...

By Alexandra Schnell, Heather Browning, and Jonathan Birch When you imagine an octopus’s world, you might well see a curious creature in a complex undersea environment. Yet the reality ...

By Ari Mattes There were some extraordinary films released in 2021: Ninja Thyberg’s Pleasure, an electric neon romp through the porn world, Ildikó Enyedi’s period epic, The Story of ...

When asked to estimate their own intelligence, most people will say they are above average, even though this is a statistical improbability. This is a normal, healthy cognitive bias and ...

UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s 2022 spring statement was delivered in the haze of an extremely testing economic environment. As the war in Ukraine rages on, inflation has hit a 30-year ...

By Tom Wingfield and Jessica Potter, In recent years, conflicts in Ethiopia, Syria, Afghanistan and Yemen have caused huge suffering. They have devastated the health and wellbeing of local populations ...

By Vigya Sharma The Russia-Ukraine crisis is already a human catastrophe. And it could also prove disastrous for climate action by slowing the global energy transition. Both Russia and Ukraine ...

By Kate Seers, Charles Sturt University and Rachel Hogg, Charles Sturt University Wellness is mainly marketed to women. We’re encouraged to eat clean, take personal responsibility for our well-being, ...

By Holger Nehring Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine on February 24 2022 and the war that has ensued are part of the history of what happened in eastern Europe in the ...

By Kristin Rodier, Athabasca University Political cartoons and memes have made it clear that if there’s something to agree about on all sides of the political spectrum, it’s ...

By Thomas S. Bateman and Michael E Mann Our species is in a race with climate change, and a lot of people want to know, “Can I really make a ...

By Simon Willcock, Gregory Cooper and John Dearing Sprawling 5.5 million square kilometres, the Amazon rainforest is the largest of its kind and home to about one in ten of all ...

By Cheng Chen and Cole Burton We have entered what some scientists refer to as Earth’s sixth major extinction. Human disturbances, such as over-harvesting of crops, habitat destruction and ...

Remembering the past, looking to the future By Matt Fitzpatrick Both sides in this war have plundered history. Vladimir Putin claims to be replaying the second world war by “denazifying” ...

Christian van Nieuwerburgh, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and Jolanta Burke, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences Happiness is one of the most important goals in life. ...

Sergey V. Popov, Cardiff University Russia knows sanctions. In 2009, the death of Moscow anti-corruption lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in custody motivated Bill Browder, an entrepreneur who used to work in Russia ...

Sahanika Ratnayake, Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is one of the most popular forms of talking therapy. It is the treatment of choice for depression and anxiety and is a staple ...

By Carmel Mothersill Shortly after Russia launched its attack on Ukraine, both governments said that the Russian military had taken over the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the site of ...

By Beth Daley, Have you wondered why cats are so nimble and seem to fit perfectly in cups, boxes and other small places? Or how cats communicate with humans? Marc ...

The year is 1498. The town of Aberdeen in north-east Scotland has fallen prey to a “strange sickness” that is the deadly plague. Disease is spreading in Europe, and people are ...

By Christian Yates, There cannot be many people who wouldn’t want to return to the carefree ways of 2019. To be free from the concern that you might unknowingly spread ...

By Nadia Radzman February 10 marked World Pulses Day. A day dedicated to celebrating beans and lentils doesn’t seem worth getting excited about – but it should be. Because there are ...

By Kenton White, During the tense negotiations over the Ukraine crisis, the idea of “Finlandizing” Ukraine has been suggested as a solution. This idea refers to the way a small ...