Iraqi archaeologist, museums champion, dies at 80
An Iraqi archaeologist, who lent her expertise to rebuilding the National Museum's collection after it was looted in 2003, has died at the age of 80.
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'World's oldest man' dies in Japan at 113
"World's oldest man" Masazo Nonaka, who was born just two years after the Wright brothers launched humanity's first powered flight, died on Sunday aged 113, Japanese media said.
Free public transport is great news for the environment but it's no silver bullet
When Luxembourg announced recently that all public transport in the country will be free from next year, this radical move was received with astonishment. After all, most nations would surely shy away from putting such strain ...
Vital Signs: The power of not being too clear
Incentives, in one form or other, are central to our lives.
Researchers examine how musicians communicate non-verbally during performance
A team of researchers from McMaster University has discovered a new technique to examine how musicians intuitively coordinate with one another during a performance, silently predicting how each will express the music.
Two thirds of people in their 20s now live with their parents – here's how it affects their lives
Gone are the days when living at home in your 20s was seen as an embarrassing sign of arrested development. Today, 63% of single adults between the ages of 20 and 29 live with their parents, as do just over half of 25- to ...
How investment in irrigation is paying off for Ethiopia's economy
After rapid economic growth averaging 10% every year between 2004 and 2014, Ethiopia has emerged as an engine of development in Africa.
New research finds that when it comes to crowdsourcing, less is more
New research from Cass Business School has found a solution that deals with one of the primary challenges businesses face when they crowdsource innovation.
Viewpoints: should teaching students who fail a literacy and numeracy test be barred from teaching?
Starting this month, teaching students who fail or haven't yet taken the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) will not be able to teach in Victorian schools. Previously, around one in 20 teachers ...
2017 Women's March solidarity events drew 100 times national protest average, study shows
As the next Women's March approaches, a new study of the 2017 Women's March solidarity events led by University of Notre Dame Associate Professor of Sociology Kraig Beyerlein is likely a good predictor of what to expect. ...
