Young voters fear mass shootings like the one in Oregon, but that fear divides them on gun control

An Oregon school shooting comes weeks before midterms when young voters could break turnout records, but research shows ...

For centuries, bird migration was a mystery – a tech revolution is changing that, and could help save these amazing creatures

An early clue came from storks found in Europe with African arrows in their bodies. Today, an atlas reveals hundreds of bird ...

Can social media bans protect young people’s mental health? Early research suggests that bans aren’t the answer

These bans aren’t necessarily for mental health reasons only – some are motivated by political concerns about foreign-owned ...

What is Australia’s best book? Our experts pick their favourites

ABC Radio National is about to reveal Australia’s top 100 books, chosen by popular vote. Ahead of the countdown, The ...

Pennsylvania’s aging prisons weren’t built for today’s extreme weather – leaving women and seniors especially at risk of illness and death

Extreme hot and cold temperatures are associated with higher rates of deaths, infirmary admissions and transfers to external ...

Earth’s oldest evidence of life is written in stone – but it’s at risk of disappearing

The microbialite record can tell us a great deal about life on Earth. It gives us clues about where some of the earliest life ...

Young voters fear mass shootings but are divided on gun control

Research on the ‘massacre generation’ reveals that shared fear over mass shootings doesn’t lead to shared policy views.

Rabbits were a medieval royal luxury in England – until the Black Death made them commonplace

Once the preserve of the aristocracy, rabbits became commonplace by the end of the Middle Ages as the world was turned upside ...

Vaccines have been so successful that some people have forgotten why we need them

The return of measles shows what happens when vaccination rates fall. Understanding why people distrust vaccines is essential ...

Israel soon heads to the polls, while Palestinian democracy remains on hold. Hamas looms over both

Israelis will soon vote for or against another Netanyahu government. The election outcome alone will not provide Israel with ...