Birds provide important ecosystem services, such as preying on insects, dispersing seeds, scavenging carcasses and pollinating plants.
Culture
Digital Commemoration: A New Way to Remember Victims of Terrorism
Social media was also used to organise and curate different practices of commemoration.
Social media was also used to organise and curate different practices of commemoration.
How Curators Transferred Sequoia and King’s Canyon National Parks’ Archives to Escape Wildfires
Why were the archives of Sequoia and King’s Canyon National Parks evacuated?
Why were the archives of Sequoia and King’s Canyon National Parks evacuated?
Ancient Stories and Enduring Spirit: Loving Country Reminds Us of the Wonders Right Under Our Noses
Loving country consistently reiterates that aboriginal cultures are as complex and nuanced as the country we call “mother”.
Loving country consistently reiterates that aboriginal cultures are as complex and nuanced as the country we call “mother”.
Atomic Holiday Snaps? Depictions of ‘Normality’ in the Official Photography of Postwar Atomic Bomb Tests
This post by Timothy Peacock is part of a special summer scholars blog series highlighting the recent research Eccles Centre awards have supported across the Caribbean, Canadian and US collections.
This post by Timothy Peacock is part of a special summer scholars blog series highlighting the recent research Eccles Centre awards have supported across the Caribbean, Canadian and US collections.
Researchers, Librarians, Filmmakers and Teachers Are Waiting for the Copyright Reforms the Government Has Promised
The Australian Law Reform Commission and the Productivity Commission found that orphan works present a particular problem for public institutions.
The Australian Law Reform Commission and the Productivity Commission found that orphan works present a particular problem for public institutions.
Views From the Shore
Changing the perspective on James Cook’s arrival in Australia: Online resources offering a view from the shore.
Changing the perspective on James Cook’s arrival in Australia: Online resources offering a view from the shore.
Colonialism, Power and Culture: Why Reading French Anthropologist Georges Balandier Is Crucial Today
Balandier’s anthropology was therefore a “dynamic anthropology”, an approach that bears a surprising resemblance to the sociology of Pierre Bourdieu.
Balandier’s anthropology was therefore a “dynamic anthropology”, an approach that bears a surprising resemblance to the sociology of Pierre Bourdieu.
Poems From the Edge of Extinction (Part 2)
In part 2 we look at examples in Patwa/Jamaican Creole and Yolngu Matha. If you've never heard of these languages, read on!
In part 2 we look at examples in Patwa/Jamaican creole and Yolngu Matha. If you’ve never heard of these languages, read on!
From COVID-19 To Caribbean Literature, This Is What the Region Looked Like in 2020
A recap of some our most engaging stories
A recap of some our most engaging stories
Speaking With: Cameron Mcauliffe on Nimbys, Urban Planning and Making Community Consultation Work
Recent changes to planning legislation in New South Wales make community participation plans a mandatory part of the process, in an effort to put consultation at the centre of urban planning.
Recent changes to planning legislation in New South Wales make community participation plans a mandatory part of the process, in an effort to put consultation at the centre of urban planning.
Poems From the Edge of Extinction (Part 1)
The book celebrates linguistic diversity through poetic expression, gathering 50 poems in languages identified as endangered.
The book celebrates linguistic diversity through poetic expression, gathering 50 poems in languages identified as endangered.
Antisemitism: How the Origins of History’s Oldest Hatred Still Hold Sway Today – Podcast
This is the audio version of an in depth article from The Conversation, which explores how prejudice against Jews has persisted throughout history.
This is the audio version of an in depth article from The Conversation, which explores how prejudice against Jews has persisted throughout history.
Friday Essay: On the Trail of the London Thylacines
We have hunted for some of the 750 thylacine specimens in museum collections scattered around the world.
We have hunted for some of the 750 thylacine specimens in museum collections scattered around the world.
Windrush Scandal: A Historian on Why Destroying Archives Is Never a Good Idea
This is not the first time the government has had to admit to this kind of practice.
This is not the first time the government has had to admit to this kind of practice.
Gianni Rodari, the Logic of Fantasy (Part 2)
During the 1960s, Rodari’s dedication and commitment to children’s education increased exponentially.
During the 1960s, Rodari’s dedication and commitment to children’s education increased exponentially.