Two thirds of Australian authors are women. Our new research finds they earn just $18,200 from their writing

Most Australian book authors do not earn enough income from their creative practice to make ends…

Microphytobenthos in the Dutch Wadden Sea feed on 'left-overs' from the bottom

The Wadden Sea is an extremely productive ecosystem whose food web is supported by benthic organisms,…

Report: Much of the world was drier than usual last year despite La Niña

The World Meteorological Organization has published its first State of Global Water Resources report in order…

Lava from Hawaii volcano lights night sky amid warnings

Waves of orange, glowing lava and ash blasted and billowed from the world’s largest active volcano…

Benefits of scaling 'housing first' approach to address homelessness in Scotland

A new report from Heriot-Watt University, and Matt Rayment from ICF, has outlined a range of…

Combination of behavior change campaigns and technology could help keep air pollution to a minimum in schools

Surrey’s Global Center for Clean Air Research (GCARE) found that campaigns aimed at changing the behavior…

Skateboarding continues to be subversive despite mainstream competitions such as the Olympics, researchers say

Skateboarding continues to be unkempt, subversive and tacitly political despite inclusion in mainstream competitions like the…

Graphene is a proven supermaterial, but manufacturing the versatile form of carbon at usable scales remains a challenge

“Future chips may be 10 times faster, all thanks to graphene”; “Graphene may be used in…

Where did the Earth's oxygen come from? New study hints at an unexpected source

The amount of oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere makes it a habitable planet. Click…

Black people are more than three times more likely to experience homelessness

A new report, authored by Heriot-Watt University, found that in England the highest levels of homelessness…