The 2025 Nobel economics prize honours economic creation and destruction

Collectively, the trio’s work has examined what drives sustainable economic growth over time, including scientific innovation ...

Noodles, pita bread, rice? How more diverse hospital menus can improve care – and reduce costs

Most older patients in a recent study had a ‘no complaints’ attitude to hospital food. But when it was unfamiliar, they were less likely to eat it.

These Australian women modernist painters were overlooked, and forgotten. A century later, they are in the spotlight

Dangerously Modern, on now at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, marks an exciting new chapter in the project of reclaiming forgotten women artists.

How we sharpened the James Webb telescope’s vision from a million kilometres away

It was put on Webb to diagnose and measure any blur in its images. Even nanometres of distortion in Webb’s 18 hexagonal ...
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Bagaimana dunia seharusnya memahami dana ‘loss and damage’: Pelajaran dari pesisir Jakarta

Di COP30, mekanisme implementasi dana loss and damage diharapkan lebih jelas dan adil bagi negara miskin yang paling terdampak krisis iklim.

A ‘lack of ambition’ over livestock emissions targets now threatens NZ’s reputation and trade

The government’s weakened methane reduction target mirrors the approach promoted by industry lobby groups but rejected by the ...

Beyond Qantas’ data leak, Australian finance companies are also at risk of offshore hacks

As millions of Qantas customers’ data hit the dark web, a corporate watchdog has warned financial services firms about ...

Nobel de Economia de 2025 faz uma ode à inovação, da máquina a vapor à inteligência artificial

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion e Peter Howitt lembram que o progresso nasce da cultura do conhecimento e do valor de destruir para criar.

It took just 60 years for red foxes to colonise Australia from Victoria to the Pilbara

It only took 60 years for the red fox to spread across Australia. New research could prevent other invasive animals doing the ...

Savvy politicians know how to ‘perform’ authenticity – the Jacinda Ardern doco offers a masterclass

The award-winning documentary Prime Minister showcases a politician capable of blending the ordinary and extraordinary – a ...

Reform of NZ’s protected lands is overdue – but the public should decide about economic activities

Changes to New Zealand’s conservation laws could delist up to 60% of protected areas. There are better ways to balance ...

BMI shouldn’t be the only way to assess who can access weight-loss drugs

BMI was never meant as the sole measure for a person’s health. When we use BMI with an individual patient, it can often overestimate the risk of their weight on their health. People have a lot of ...