The Oscars aren’t a meritocracy – there’s a complex formula for winning

From sticking to prestige themes, to carefully timed releases, to millions spent on publicity – there’s plenty of politics ...

The deaf blacksmith who married in 1576 – and the history of sign as a legal language

The medieval church’s acknowledgement that signs were equivalent to a spoken language was transformative for deaf people.

How Snoop Dogg became Swansea City’s most unlikely asset

Snoop Dogg’s Swansea City investment shows how celebrity capital can reshape lower-league football’s global reach.

Cultural appropriation? How westerners have worn indigenous clothing for a variety of reasons throughout history

The famous images of T.E. Lawrence in Arab robes in the second decade of the 20th century reveal a radical act of solidarity ...

I’ve studied MAGA rhetoric for a decade, and this is what I see in Hegseth’s boasts, action‑movie one‑liners and gloating over dominance

Why does Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brag and gloat in his statements about the Iran war? In the MAGA media world, war is ...

Big beautiful refund? 5 tax code changes that may put more money in your pocket

Those who stand to benefit from the changes in tax code include workers who earn tips, those receiving overtime pay, ...

Four ways to tackle health and climate together – and lift millions of people out of poverty

Health and climate action can be designed together, supporting and reinforcing each other, instead of being treated as ...
The Conversation

Your child has pathological demand avoidance? Here’s what it means – and 9 tips for what to do

Nicole Rinehart, Professor, Clinical Psychology, Director of the Neurodevelopment Program, School of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University Nicole ...

Alaska’s glacial lakes are expanding, increasing the risk of destructive outburst floods

Scientists mapped the evolution of 140 glacial lakes in Alaska and found a way to tell how much larger and destructive they can get as their glaciers melt.

Why do mountaintops stay snowy, even though they’re closer to the Sun?

The answer has to do with the air we breathe and that bright white snowpack, as an atmospheric scientist in Colorado explains ...
Opinion

AUKUS is binding Australia to a dangerous, unpredictable leader. We need a Plan B now

There are three major, unresolved questions with AUKUS that illustrate why this plan is not right for Australia, given the changing nature of the US.
The Conversation

The Iranian revolution transformed global extremism, replacing left‑wing radicalism with religion

University of Sydney provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. In his riveting new book The Revolutionists, Guardian international security correspondent Jason Burke treats the Iranian ...