Breastfeeding has again been frothing up debate after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) introduced a clause to its Child Rights law that makes it mandatory to breastfeed children for the first two years of…

All around the world many parents are preparing for Easter – possibly thinking of how Easter eggs will be hidden, how they will explain their delivery and perhaps bracing themselves for some challenging…

A steady infiltration of scientists onto Twitter has accompanied the growing recognition that a social media presence is just as important as taking the podium at a conference. Social media is leading…

We recently posted some call-outs for new members of our Community Council. As a result, we’re introducing five members to the group: Peter Anderson-Stewart Ross Barrell Mark Duffett Maureen McInroy Anita…

We’re lucky to have a community of passionate, engaged readers and authors. That means our articles receive a lot of interesting comments. It also means our articles receive a lot of comments we have to…

What is it The Community Council is a group of authors and readers who help moderate the site in line with our community standards, as well as encourage interesting discussion. In short, helping make the…

A few weeks ago we mentioned we were putting together a Community Council. It’s launching today. What is it? The Community Council is a group of academics and readers who will help us moderate the site…

Multiculturalism may not be flavour of the month, but the launch by Prime Minister Gillard on Monday of the Australian Multicultural Council (AMC) marks a step forward in a policy project restarted by…

Would an increase in the number of asylum seekers being processed on the Australian mainland lead to London and Paris style rioting on the streets? According to press reports this week, that is what the…

There is abundant evidence of the involvement of endocrine disruptors in reproductive dysfunction in several species, including humans.