Written by: Leo M. Lambert, President Emeritus and Professor of Education, Elon University Signs that a college may be about to close may not always be apparent. Konstantin L/Shutterstock.com The financial health of colleges and universities is much in the...
Written by: David Yeates, Director of the Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO Scientists need your help to protect Australia's insects and track their numbers. Joe Castro/AAP Are you planning a big garden clean-up this summer, or stocking up on fly...
Written by: Lee McIntyre, Research Fellow, Center for Philosophy and History of Science, Boston University President Donald Trump, during a meeting in the cabinet room at the White House, Washington, Nov. 22, 2019. AP/Susan Walsh While watching the House impeachment...
Written by: Linda Newman, Associate Professor, University of Newcastle Have real conversations with your kids about what they're doing, and the potential consequences of their actions. from shutterstock.com Many parents and educators agree children need to take risks. In one...
Written by: Olga Kokshagina, RMIT University Leonardo da Vinci sketches. He invented the pulley, the parachute and the water-powered mill. None were patented. Shutterstock For centuries, human beings have relied on patents to encourage and protect innovation. The electric light...
Written by: Ryan Plummer, Professor, Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, Brock University Thousands of people evacuated Calgary when its two rivers flooded in June 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward Cities are on the front line of climate change. While their footprints...
Written by: Jane Parry, Solent University Shutterstock The world of work is fast changing. As life expectancy lengthens and labour markets shift, our working lives have become more complicated. The old expectations about how we work have become unsustainable –...
Written by: James Fowler, University of Essex Fashion has changed a lot more than the tube since 1906. Wikipedia The London Underground opened in 1863, more than 150 years ago. A lot has changed since then but a lot of...
Written by: Jan McDonald, Professor of Environmental Law, University of Tasmania A koala mother and joey seeking refuge on a bulldozed log pile near Kin Kin in Queensland. Federal environment laws have failed to prevent widespread land clearing across Australia....
