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Tuesday 30 June 2026
UOW hosts global experts to tackle forced displacement as an international crime
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UOW remains in world’s top 50 for THE Sustainability Impact Ratings
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Science and Technology
Rare wooden tools from Stone Age China reveal plant-based lifestyle of ancient lakeside humans
300,000-year-old wooden tools found in southwestern China reveal surprising sophistication from the ancestors of modern humans
Environment and Energy, Science and Technology
Dynamic deep Earth structures hold the secret to giant volcanic explosions
Research reveals historical eruptions are linked to moving underground structures called BLOBS, 2500km below the earth’s surface
Science and Technology
Oldest wooden artefacts ever found in East Asia reveal plant-based diet of ancient humans
Collection of sophisticated, 300,000-year-old tools found preserved in oxygen-deprived clay by global researchers
Environment and Energy
The historic High Seas Treaty is almost reality. Here’s what it would mean for ocean conservation
After 20 years of intense debate, the world looks set to have a treaty protecting marine life out beyond national waters
Environment and Energy
As Antarctic sea ice shrinks, iconic emperor penguins are in more peril than we thought
Emperor penguin populations are falling much faster than expected. Ice is melting beneath their chicks before they’re ready.
Environment and Energy, Research
Glaciers are melting faster than ever. The impact could be devastating
New analysis reveals glacier retreat will lead to loss of biodiversity as vital habitats for specialist species disappear