Gay and bisexual men will soon be able to donate blood and plasma

AnnaStills/Getty ImagesMany gay and bisexual men have been excluded from donating blood and plasma (the liquid portion of blood) Läs mer…

Are Israel’s actions in Iran illegal? Could it be called self-defence? An international law expert explains

Israel’s major military operation against Iran has targeted its nuclear program, including its facilities and scientists, as well as its Läs mer…

Victoria is looking into religious cults – here’s what it should examine

Paul shuang/ShutterstockThe Victorian parliament has launched a long-overdue inquiry into abuse and coercive control within cults and religious fringe Läs mer…

Can a foreign government hack WhatsApp? A cybersecurity expert explains how that might work

On The Back Of Camera/ShutterstockEarlier today, Iranian officials urged the country’s citizens to remove the messaging platform WhatsApp from Läs mer…

‘Guerrilla rewilding’ aims for DIY conservation – but it may do more harm than good

Fidel Fernando / UnsplashEver since modern environmentalism took off in the 1960s, people have tried to undo the damage Läs mer…

Artist Eric Smith won 3 Archibalds, then vanished. A new show reveals his unseen works

Photograph by Robert Walker, Eric Smith in the studio, c.1973 black and white photograph, 52cmx42cm. Barbara Smith Collection. Used with Läs mer…

Saving species starts at home: how you can help Australia’s 1,000 threatened invertebrates

Atlas Moth (_Attacus wardi_) Garry Sankowsky/flickr, CC BYWhen we think about animals, we tend to think of furry four-legged mammals. Läs mer…

Matariki and our diminishing night sky: light pollution from cities and satellites is making stars harder to see

Zhang Jianyong/Xinhua via Getty ImagesThis week, Aotearoa New Zealand officially celebrates Matariki for the fourth time, marked by the Läs mer…