Trump wants to cap credit card interest to 10% for a year. Should Australia consider it?
US President Donald Trump has called for a one year cap on credit card interest rate charges at 10% – around half of the ave...
Searching reporters’ homes, suing journalists and repressing citizen dissent are well-known steps toward autocracy
Neither of these men -- US President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin -- likes being held accountable by t...
Climate engineering would alter the oceans, reshaping marine life – our new study examines each method’s risks
Phytoplankton blooms, seen by satellite in the Baltic Sea, pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.European Space Agency via Fli...
Reddit and TikTok - with the help of AI - are reshaping how researchers understand substance use
Only a small percentage of people with substance use disorder seek treatment, but millions of people discuss their experiences wit...
For some Jewish women, ‘passing’ as Christian during the Holocaust could mean survival – but left scars all the same
A 1943 post office identification card for Annelies Herz, a German Jewish woman who managed to survive by posing as a Ch…
Broncos say their new stadium will be ‘privately financed,’ but ‘private’ often still means hundreds of millions in public resources
In September 2025, the Denver Broncos announced their plan to build a new, privately financed stadium.Icon Sportswire/Ge…
Building ‘beloved community’: Remembering the friendship between Martin Luther King Jr. and Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., left, appears at a Chicago news conference with Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh on May 31…
US military has a long history in Greenland, from mining during WWII to a nuclear-powered Army base built into the…
Rusting fuel drums and vehicles remain at an abandoned U.S. World War II base in Greenland. Posnov/Moment via Getty Imag…
There’s an intensifying kind of threat to academic freedom – watchful students serving as informants
Approximately 58% of faculty interviewed in a national survey in 2024 reported self-censoring. PM Images/iStock/Getty Im…
Could ChatGPT convince you to buy something? Threat of manipulation looms as AI companies gear up to sell ads
AI advertising could be hard to resist – or even recognize.showcake/iStock via Getty ImagesEighteen months ago, it…
From a new flagship space telescope to lunar exploration, global cooperation – and competition – will make 2026 an exciting…
The U.S. is planning a crewed flight around the Moon in 2026. AP PhotoIn 2026, astronauts will travel around the Moon fo…
The ‘drug threat’ that justified the US ouster of Maduro won’t be fixed by his arrest
This isn't going to stop in the U.S. just because Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was arrested.Floris Leeuwen…
South Florida’s Brightline has highlighted an old problem – every year for the past decade, 900 pedestrians were killed by…
High-speed passenger trains like Florida's Brightline travel through dense neighborhoods, increasing the likelihood of a…
Why the world’s central bankers had to speak up against Trump’s attacks on the Fed
Central bankers from around the world have issued a joint statement of support for US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powel…
Why a Decanter Centrifuge Is Essential for Solid Liquid Separation
In industries where separation efficiency directly impacts output quality and operational costs, a decanter centrifuge…
Why Iran can’t afford to shut down the internet forever – even if the world doesn’t act
As citizens around the world prepared to welcome the new year, Iranians began taking to the streets to protest their cou…
The World Trade Organization is on life support. Will Trump’s new rules finish it off?
Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesThe United States has now withdrawn from 66 international organisations, conventions and tr…
Iran’s protests have spread across provinces, despite skepticism and concern among ethnic groups
Protester in Punak, Tehran on Jan. 10, 2026.Author-obtained image., CC BYWhen Iran’s ongoing protests began in Teh…