There’s a growing appetite for stories from around the globe – if only we can avoid the cliches and exoticism of recent years, writes the International Booker nominee

Fuelling these shopfronts is a thriving black market, an almost complete lack of enforcement, and a flawed policy approach.

This post was written by Sahar Kazmi and edited by Jaime Mears. A longer version of this post appeared in the Library of Congress staff Gazette on July 25th, 2025. The Library of Congress has embarked...

You know that feeling, right? It’s two days before your big conference presentation and you’re lying in bed at 3am, staring at the ceiling wondering if anyone will turn up. And if they …

Cockatoos can headbang, body roll and sidestep intentionally to music according to a new study. One bird recorded 257 dance moves while listening to music for 20 minutes.

To understand the causes of ‘grade inflation’, a new study sought the opinions of those closest to the phenomenon: university teachers.

New research reveals people aged under 35 are more likely to believe conspiracy theories due to political alienation and low self-esteem.

UNESCO is running a series of free international webinars related to lifelong learning, on the first and third Wednesday of each month. For example on 2 July 2025 Skills that count: Financial literacy for youth and adults. For more info and registration go to https://www.uil.unesco.org/en/uil-webinar-series Photo by Sheila Webber: fern on the wall, June 2025

Unprecedented access to high-stakes algorithmic experiment tests promise of Ethical AI

Like calculators before them, AI tools can raise the bar for what people can achieve – if they’re used the right way.

For many people, A.I. may be bringing the age of traditional text to an end.

While the health of young children has been improving in recent decades, the world's teens and young adults risk being left behind, according to Australian and international researchers.

One resignation letter expresses ‘disgust’ over library’s decision to rescind First Nations author’s $15,000 award after arts minister weighs in

Library says it will review all its awards after last-minute cancellation of ceremony to present black&write! fellowship to Karen Wyld