A chemical fingerprint in ancient rocks suggests plate tectonics began 2.5 billion years ago

Tectonic plates may have allowed life to form on Earth – but exactly when they started moving is a long-standing mystery.

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Kos Samaras & Richard Willingham on Victoria’s expected change of government

On this podcast we speak to two close observers about the Victorian election, RedBridge pollster Kos Samaras and the ABC’s ...

Time is running out to protect Franz Josef from its rising river. Stopbanks won’t work forever

The Waiho River is rising faster because it deposits gravel along a confined bed. There is a strong case for letting the ...

GLP‑1 drugs carry risk of rare but serious eye condition – a physician studying these medicines explains the potential side effect

Doctors often call the condition a stroke of the eye – and though the risk is small, patients should know the symptoms and ...

Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s popularity and ‘get sh‑t done’ attitude might not cut it in crowded 2028 Democratic field – but he has options

It’s an open secret in Harrisburg that Shapiro wants to run for president. But those ambitions may require careful timing, ...

Democrats’ agenda will be set by their ability to organize and compromise — not by the socialist, progressive or centrist factions all claiming victory

The future of the newly ascendant Democratic party has been projected onto who gets elected to lead the party in Congress.

Safe seats, shortchanged: why rural Australia bears the brunt of pork‑barrelling

Pork-barrelling does more than distort democracy. For already-stretched services outside our cities, it can deepen the ...

Inflation is proving more stubborn in Australia than elsewhere, making the RBA’s job harder

Underlying inflation remains higher in Australia than in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. In those countries ...
Opinion

Bruce Pascoe’s new book dares us to decolonise our minds – but moralising trumps nuance

The author of Dark Emu returns to agriculture in The European Mind, a collection of essays big on denunciation.

AI has turned university assessments into a ‘wicked problem’ – and we don’t have all the answers

Unis must ensure degrees demonstrate students’ learning, rather than how well they’ve used artificial intelligence. But it’s an ongoing challenge.

Pourquoi la débâcle de Trump aux élections de mi‑mandat nous permet un espoir prudent

Après une décennie de politique de la colère, les électeurs de pays très différents semblent se tourner à nouveau vers la ...

Nous avons exploré le lac Untersee en Antarctique pour mieux comprendre la Terre primitive

Au fond d’un lac isolé en Antarctique, des microbes vivent sans oxygène. Leur activité pourrait éclairer certains des grands ...