Fake news on everything from whales to wind farms: Australia is flooded with climate misinformation

AI-based material was even used to generate some of false claims in submissions to the inquiry into misinformation.

Buildings consume 30% of global energy – digital twins could be the key to cutting that waste

Data from readily available sensors can be used to digitally trial new systems – all without risking resources.

French local elections: political scientist on what’s next for the hard right and radical left

What’s the upshot of France’s 2026 local elections? Did the vote put the two front-running parties RN and LFI in a stronger ...

Eco‑anxiety: how do young people relate to the climate crisis?

New research questions the “eco-anxiety” label and whether it really encompasses the complexity of the emotional, mental or ...

Labor’s slide continues in federal polls, as special DemosAU poll has Coalition winning just nine seats

The DemosAU MRP poll projects outcomes for every lower house seat. It forecasts great news for One Nation and ...

A host nation at war with a participant: uncertainty and tension swirl around soccer’s World Cup

Never before has a World Cup host been at war with a country participating in the tournament. So, what happens next for ...

Need to parent differently now your kid’s a teen or tween? 5 techniques that actually work

Parenting a tween or teen can be very different from parenting a younger child. Here’s how to adapt and stay connected as ...

We showed a 20% tax on junk food would save more lives than a sugar tax

Would you buy more fruit and veg if it was cheaper? A new study shows we could subsidise the healthy stuff by taxing junk ...

Kay Scarpetta led the trend for serial killer hunters. I love crime heroines – but she leaves me cold

The blonde-haired, blue-eyed author Patricia Cornwell is the spitting image of her character Kay Scarpetta – and just as ...

How far can Iran’s ballistic missiles reach? A defense expert explains how the missiles work, and what Iran can and can’t hit

News that Iran had fired ballistic missiles at a US military base in the Indian Ocean was startling, but how much of a threat ...

Scotland’s smoking ban turns 20 – it cut secondhand smoke exposure by 96%, but the job isn’t finished yet

Our analysis shows that adult non-smokers now inhale 96% less nicotine than they did before the ban. Scotland has switched from a nation where seven out of eight non-smokers inhaled other people’s ...