The initiatives put in place by the organizers for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are an encouraging first step, but they remain insufficient.

An avalanche during a heavy, wet snowstorm in the Sierra Nevada killed at least eight skiers on a guided backcountry excursion.

Elon Musk’s social media platform is boosting conservative content – and it’s having long-lasting effects on how users see the world.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Wednesday for warring parties in Sudan to take urgent steps to protect civilians after at least 57 people were killed in separate drone strikes over ...

The 15th edition of The Best Australian Science Writing, edited by Zoe Kean and Tegan Taylor, contains 39 essays and stories that “tell tales of the universe that scientists have worked hard to reveal ...

New research examines the barriers faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women at work – and what they’re doing to challenge them.

The Western Australian government recently announced the controversial closure of commercial and recreation fishing to prevent a collapse in the populations of under-threat specie ...

But we need fairer fees to start with.

Max Rashbrooke, Research Associate, Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Despite the harm it can cause, gambling is often defended because ...

Scientists at Microsoft Research in the United States have demonstrated a system called Silica for writing and reading information in ordinary pieces of glass which can store two million books’ worth ...

Blind boxes rely on the same mechanisms of seduction as loot boxes in video games – and so demand the same scrutiny.

Les violences sexuelles liées au conflit continuent de frapper durement certaines régions du Soudan du Sud. Dans l’État de Jonglei, dans l’est du pays, des personnes déplacées font état d’abus ...