Dennis Schmidt started smoking as a teenager, when that was so unexceptional that his Catholic high school designated outdoor “senior smoking quarters,” where students in their final year could take cigarette breaks. He smoked a pack of menthols daily for nearly 40 years. As a registered nurse at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and […]
The UK government launched a major review of parental leave in July 2025, with recommendations expected in early 2027. One question sits at the heart of the review: what difference does parental leave make to family life? Our new research suggests the effects can last for years. Fathers who spend time as their child’s primary […]
People in parts of Papua New Guinea are facing an unusual problem. Floating volcanic rock is making boat travel difficult, blocking access to fishing grounds and disrupting daily life in coastal communities. The source of the pumice is the ongoing Titan Ridge eruption from an underwater volcano in the Bismarck Sea. Since May 9, the […]
Australia’s big clean energy projects get a lot of attention, from giant solar farms to the Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro scheme. So too does the push for rooftop solar and home batteries. What often gets overlooked are the innovations underway where the power grid ends. It costs power utilities a lot to keep these towns […]
With frontbencher Jonno Duniam’s decision the bail out of politics, the Liberals are not just further depleted, but the parliament is losing someone of the calibre we want to see there. Duniam performs well on policy and on the politics. He looks for compromises (often more than his party does), can negotiate in the Senate, […]
Viruses play a major role in the functioning of ecosystems. They profoundly influence the dynamics of microbial communities, flow of matter and global biogeochemical cycles. Yet despite their abundance and ecological importance, many of them have long remained invisible to science. This gap is largely due to the methods environmental virologists have used —isolating viruses […]
MUSCAT, JUNE 14 Plans to preserve and revitalise Al Saidiya School, one of Oman’s most prominent educational landmarks, are gaining momentum following discussions on a comprehensive development project aimed at transforming the historic institution into a centre for education, culture and community engagement. The proposed initiative was reviewed during a meeting between Abdulhamid bin Abdulrahman […]
