After more than a decade of brutal civil war, it took Islamist militants just 11 days to sweep through Syria and topple the regime of Bashar al-Assad. The offensive, which has been driven by the ...

This marked the beginning of a partnership that would shape the Middle ...

Sometimes, following a brain injury, patients have periods of wakefulness but can’t communicate with those around them. Might they still be feeling pain, pleasure or discomfort? Could it be that they ...

A Dutton government would keep coal working hard for much longer under its nuclear policy, while renewables would provide only a little over half the electricity generated in 2050.

Compared with Africa’s other big animals, hippos have been relatively neglected in scientific research. Partly, this is because they’re hard to study and dangerous to encounter. Hippos tend to live in ...

This Christmas, major UK brands are spending over £10 billion on advertising. And to justify the big spend, they are using sophisticated emotional marketing strategies to capture attention and boost ...

Why does Hollywood persist in making Christmas action movie stinkers when so many of us enjoy cheesy romance and cosy comforting fare during the holiday season?

Political scientists Grant Duncan, talks to Weekly podcast about what political trust means and how to rebuild it.

~ Grattan on Friday: Dutton’s nuclear policy would have coal-fired power stations operating for a lot longer ...

From the Czech Republic to Spain, Europe has been plagued by devastating floods this autumn.

Click to expand Image Relatives of detainees outside the Tocuyito jail to protest against the arrests of those demonstrating against the announced presidential election results, Pocaterra, Venezuela, ...

Click to expand Image Plenary session at the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, on June 1, 2023, in San Salvador, El Salvador. ©2023 Alex Peña/ (Washington, DC) – El Salvador’s recently approved ...