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Monday 12 January 2026
280,000-year-old fossils rewrite rock wallaby history, epic journeys shaped survival
Read more about 280,000-year-old fossils rewrite rock wallaby history, epic journeys shaped survivalMonday 12 January 2026
Venezuela’s leader may be gone, but his regime remains – with a new chief in Washington
Read more about Venezuela’s leader may be gone, but his regime remains – with a new chief in WashingtonArticles
Food is belonging, otherness and a ‘glorious addiction’ for Melissa Leong and Candice Chung
How two food writers use meals to bridge cultural divides and heal family rifts
Rare wooden tools from Stone Age China reveal plant-based lifestyle of ancient lakeside humans
300,000-year-old wooden tools found in southwestern China reveal surprising sophistication from the ancestors of modern humans
Oldest wooden artefacts ever found in East Asia reveal plant-based diet of ancient humans
Collection of sophisticated, 300,000-year-old tools found preserved in oxygen-deprived clay by global researchers
Ancient skeletons reveal the world’s first city Çatalhöyük was female-centred
UOW scientist helps decode 9,000-year-old genomes to understand gender dynamics, burial practices of ancient society
UOW expert commentary (10 June)
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UOW expert commentary (19 May)
UOW academics provide expert commentary, opinion and analysis on a range of ongoing and breaking news stories