Science Codex

Australian universities will have to adopt their own definitions of racism as of next year. This includes antisemitism, Islamophobia and racism towards First Nations people. It is to make complaints easier and clearer, and enhance safety and inclusion on campus. But according to the new rules, introduced by the federal government this week, universities will not have to adopt any specific definitions.

It’s almost midnight when the phone buzzes – a client text, a comment that needs a reply, a trend that will be stale by morning. For the people who run brand accounts on social media, the workday never really ends. We’re marketing researchers who study digital and social media wellness and teach the students who go on to fill these jobs.

The United States is one of only a handful of countries that allows companies to hold patents on plant varieties. As a result, a small number of corporations can – and do – suppress competition in the seed industry, stifle innovation and turn taxpayer subsidies intended for farmers into corporate profits. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has found that two companies control more than 70% of U.S. corn and soybean seed sales, and the top four cottonseed companies control nearly 94% of that market.

The United States is one of only a handful of countries that allows companies to hold patents on plant varieties. As a result, a small number of corporations can – and do – suppress competition in the seed industry, stifle innovation and turn taxpayer subsidies intended for farmers into corporate profits. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has found that two companies control more than 70% of U.S. corn and soybean seed sales, and the top four cottonseed companies control nearly 94% of that market.

The days of tuning in to the six o'clock news are long over. News audiences are increasingly fragmented, and more than half of us now get our news from . This trend is particularly pronounced for younger people, with three in four coming across news on social platforms. And 57% of children aged 12 to 15 identify TikTok as their most important news source.

The days of tuning in to the six o'clock news are long over. News audiences are increasingly fragmented, and more than half of us now get our news from . This trend is particularly pronounced for younger people, with three in four coming across news on social platforms. And 57% of children aged 12 to 15 identify TikTok as their most important news source.

After an asteroid slammed into Earth 66 million years ago, now called the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) extinction, fish in the fossil record went dark for about 10,000,000 years. When they have been found again, any species that look different than those that came before, leaving scientists to wonder what evolutionary paths fishes took between about 66 and 56 million years ago.

Laser-assisted electron scattering (LAES) is a tool for understanding how electrons interact with matter under the influence of strong fields. When electrons are fired at atoms or molecules, they are scattered in all directions; the presence of strong light can change the way in which the scattering takes place due to an exchange of energy with the surrounding light field.

The sentencing of Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison on February 8 on charges of sedition and collusion with foreign forces prompted international outrage. Lai founded the now shuttered pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper – and supporters of press freedom around the world pointed to the chilling effect the sentence would have on the media, in a city once vaunted as a beacon for press freedom in Asia.

Nicholas Culpeper’s Catastrophe Magnatum The Moon crossed the Sun’s path on February 17, causing what is known as an annular solar eclipse. The Sun was not covered completely, but the Moon blocked enough of its light to leave a fiery ring. Unless you’re deep in the southern hemisphere, you won’t have noticed. However, astrologically speaking, eclipses have effects regardless of who is watching.