Library workers deliver essential services to 2.8 million people in our community each year. They run information services, connect people online, hold free workshops, develop community connections an...

A key criteria for academic publications is that they make a novel contribution to their field. However, as Adam Arian argues the wide interpretation of novelty applied by editors and reviewers has le...

There’s a growing appetite for stories from around the globe – if only we can avoid the cliches and exoticism of recent years, writes the International Booker nominee

Fuelling these shopfronts is a thriving black market, an almost complete lack of enforcement, and a flawed policy approach.

This post was written by Sahar Kazmi and edited by Jaime Mears. A longer version of this post appeared in the Library of Congress staff Gazette on July 25th, 2025. The Library of Congress has embarked...

You know that feeling, right? It’s two days before your big conference presentation and you’re lying in bed at 3am, staring at the ceiling wondering if anyone will turn up. And if they …

Cockatoos can headbang, body roll and sidestep intentionally to music according to a new study. One bird recorded 257 dance moves while listening to music for 20 minutes.

To understand the causes of ‘grade inflation’, a new study sought the opinions of those closest to the phenomenon: university teachers.

New research reveals people aged under 35 are more likely to believe conspiracy theories due to political alienation and low self-esteem.

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Unprecedented access to high-stakes algorithmic experiment tests promise of Ethical AI

Like calculators before them, AI tools can raise the bar for what people can achieve – if they’re used the right way.

For many people, A.I. may be bringing the age of traditional text to an end.

Dr Suzana Sukovic and Dr Tony Stojkovski (Presbyterian Ladies' College) were awarded the ALIA Research Grant Award in late 2022 for research into adolescents'…

While the health of young children has been improving in recent decades, the world's teens and young adults risk being left behind, according to Australian and international researchers.

Library says it will review all its awards after last-minute cancellation of ceremony to present black&write! fellowship to Karen Wyld

The governor-general says misinformation is the scourge of our times — and Australia's future is at stake.

In an era where misinformation and mistrust are rampant, libraries play a crucial role in providing reliable and trustworthy information. But does everyone know this?

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Marriages and families are falling apart as people are sucked into fantasy worlds of spiritual prophecy by AI tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT

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Seeking to learn the origins of a violin built by a mastercraftsman with cheap materials, a repairman opens up the instrument to discover a note left by its creator imprisoned in Dachau concentration ...

Report from Nielsen and HarperCollins shows that parents see reading as a literacy skill, rather than something to encourage their children to love

UK school librarians are also coming under pressure to remove books from their shelves, says Alison Hicks, associate professor in library and information studies at UCL

Researchers say controversial policy will block majority of scientists from applying for grants

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American philosopher Donna Haraway, author of “A Cyborg Manifesto,” has been named the recipient of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement by La Biennale...

The British Netflix hit series Adolescence is to be shown in Dutch secondary schools as part of an educational package to teach teenagers about the pitfalls of social media. The series, about a 13-yea...

The brain’s response to information depends on language’s grammatical structure

‘When academics fear travelling or partnering with US institutions, the impacts ripple through the entire global knowledge ecosystem,’ one says

Major publishers are experimenting with automated translations, hundreds of which have already been produced