Why did the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse? And, just as importantly, how might we make other bridges more safe against such collapse?
The event has prompted questions about the reliability of the state’s electricity grid. But it’s important to note these extreme winds would have seriously disrupted any power system.
Despite the often-divisive discussions leading up to this state election, the next state parliament should focus on developing community cohesion in public health.
An extensive study is underway to catalogue Australian slang, its origins, and why it’s such an important part of our language.
Sport keeps hitting the headlines for what happens off the field. Experts in sport, gender and media Brett Hutchins and Ruth Jeanes explain why we idolise sporting legends, and why we’re often let down.
Fifty years ago, 35 men died when 2000 tonnes of concrete came crashing down over the Yarra River. But what have we learnt from the tragedy?
What role did climate change play in Australia's devastating bushfires?
With Australia in the grip of devastating bushfires, Indigenous people must be involved in prevention strategies.
Rather than reacting when disaster strikes, there's plenty we can do to prevent catastrophic bushfires.
Some of the claims regarding the blazes need to be put into context. It’s not the number of fires, but rather the cumulative destruction that rightly has the world worried.
The fires in the Amazon are already a major threat to the environment, and a potentially bigger disaster awaits below the ground. Could we reach the tipping point for climate change?
New research is investigating the ingredients that lead to thunderstorms to better predict when they might strike.
When you look up at the vastness of space you can see hundreds, thousands and even millions of years into the past.
The deadly Genoa bridge collapse should serve as a warning that safety audits of our existing infrastructure falls below what's required.
Increased atmospheric energy as a results of climate change is putting the tropics and subtropics at risk of being lashed with more intense storms.
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