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Sharing the stories untold
It features a mixture of collage, cross stitch works and digital printed artworks as well as several zines, and it aims to shed light on the untold stories of rural Te Waipounamu, specifically settler ...


France quarantines ‘poisonous’ books
France’s national library said Thursday it had removed four 19th-century books from its shelves whose emerald green covers were likely laced with highly poisonous arsenic. The ...


'Survivors from a moment in time': Ancient spears handed back
More than 250 years after they were first taken, four spears, stolen by Captain James Cook and his crew after they arrived at Botany Bay, have been repatriated to their traditional owners.


Studying abroad: Why students in Sri Lanka are applying to Canadian, U.S. and U.K. universities
Randy Boyagoda is a novelist and professor of English at the University of Toronto, where he also serves as the university’s adviser on civil discourse.


First contact: the Gweagal spears have been returned to community
Almost 254 years ago to the day, the Endeavour arrived on the shores of Kamay (Botany Bay). Now, spears thrown in defence of Country are being returned to the community.


Bradshaw: Philosophy major offers variety of career paths
and even Oxford University in the United Kingdom would be excellent choices for pursuing this career path. Historian or Archaeologist: Your love for writing history research papers and your background ...


DNA database to help fight against illegal wildlife trafficking
SYDNEY - Scientists from Australia and the United Kingdom are developing genomic sequencing technology to save parrots caught in the illegal wildlife tr ...


Why Australia needs a national folklife centre
In 1976, America’s Bicentennial Year, President Gerald Ford signed into law the American Folklife Preservation Act, which established the American Folklife Centre in the Library of Congress ... Nepal, ...


NASA has a plan to clean up space junk—but is going green enough?
Astronomers laud NASA's plan to protect the space environment, but the agency needs to act fast to make a difference.


OU Thai language program fosters cultural exchange
Ohio University Thai Language program, marking a quarter-century of cultural exchange, experiential learning and enriching language instruction.


Vastly bigger than the Black Summer: 84 million hectares of northern Australia burned in 2023
Photo: WA Department of Fire and Emergency Services.


King Donald’s Day at the Supreme Court
In seeking to return to the Presidency, it’s as though he has reimagined America as a kingdom and himself the king, an absolute ruler whose actions, no matter how sordid, cannot be stopped or subject ...