A union says the move seems aimed at ensuring people can spread disinformation on university campuses.

This blog post is a little different than my previous ones. I recently was invited to facilitate a discussion for the 2022 Wilson Ornithological Society meeting on trans and nonbinary inclusion in o...

One of my favorite parts of working at a university is getting to teach. I find biology utterly fascinating and magical, and getting to impart that to students is an incredible joy. Although I don’t c...

Here, I make a case for something that I call compassionate entomology, which is a way of studying insects and other arthropods that upholds the intrinsic value and welfare interests of the individ…

This project seeks to explore how memory evolves in response to the ecological tasks that animals face in their natural environment. Associative memory exists in some form in almost all animal species...

This is the way the world ends; not with a bang but a whimper: Estimating the number and ongoing rate of extinctions of Australian non-marine invertebrates - Volume 2

Threats include climate change, habitat loss, land clearing, waterway pollution, misuse of insecticides and introduced species * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australia is losing up to three native insects and other…

Moth Night 2015 might be over, but there are still plenty of moths to see and you don't need a traditional moth trap to attract them. The methods below are particularly good for attracting moths rarel...

Investigation uncovers how chemicals like diquat, banned in the UK but legal to export, are causing health problems in the global south

Summer is a great time to go beetle-watching in Australia. By protecting these dazzling insects, we can ensure they survive for future generations to enjoy.

Instead of investing millions into schools vulnerable to the whims of private interests, the New Zealand government should be investing in bolstering exisiting public schools.

Scientists shocked as “blue-sky” Marsden Fund has half its budget shifted to research focused on helping economy

The Marsden Fund was set up to support pure research. Diverting half of it to fund applied research undermines New Zealand’s potential to generate ideas that underpin commercial success.

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It's a tiny portion of our overall funding, yet social sciences and humanities research makes a massive impact. Without it, the pie starts to crumble....

The University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka is deeply concerned to learn that humanities and social sciences research will no longer be funded through the Marsden Fund.

After spending most of his life on commercial vessels, Guillaume Picard is now fighting to keep these vast liners out of the French port of Marseille Few people know the sea better than Guillaume Picard. He grew up on a boat moored in the port of Hyères…