News & events Opinion Read the latest opinion articles inspired by science. Why do black holes twinkle? We studied 5,000 star-eating behemoths to find out To find out why black holes twinkle, researchers piggy-backed on NASA’s asteroid defence effort to watch more than 5,000 of the fastest-growing black holes in the sky for five years. Read the article - Any -Astronomy & AstrophysicsScience CommunicationPhysicsEarth & Marine SciencesEngineeringChemistryBiologyEnvironment & SustainabilityMathematics Tue, 31 Jan 2023 Major publishers are banning ChatGPT from being listed as an academic author. What’s the big deal? The issue of AI authorship is now clearly on the minds of commercial academic publishers. Many have asked whether ChatGPT could be considered an academic author. Read the article Tue, 31 Jan 2023 Fishing in tandem brings benefits for people and dolphins Dolphins and net-casting fishers in Brazil catch more fish by working together, a new study by an international team of researchers has shown. Read the article Wed, 18 Jan 2023 Physicists have used entanglement to ‘stretch’ the uncertainty principle, improving quantum measurements New research published in Nature Physics, outlines a way to achieve more accurate measurements of microscopic objects using quantum computers. This could prove useful in a huge range of next-generation technologies, including biomedical sensing, laser ranging and quantum communications. Read the article Thu, 12 Jan 2023 New report shows alarming changes in the entire global water cycle Earth’s water cycle is clearly changing. Globally, the air is getting hotter and drier, which means droughts and risky fire conditions are developing faster and more frequently a new report on the global water cycle concludes. Read the article Sat, 07 Jan 2023 Climate change is leaving African elephants desperate for water The African savanna elephant is listed as endangered. If the situation doesn’t change, Africa – indeed, the world – may lose one of its most iconic animal species. Read the article Tue, 03 Jan 2023 Exploring the mathematical universe – connections, contradictions, and kale Pure mathematics often yields unanticipated applications, but without a time machine to look into the future, how do mathematicians like me choose what to study? Read the article Thu, 22 Dec 2022 Every Australian will be touched by climate change. So let’s start a national conversation about how we’ll cope The government must urgently develop a comprehensive, well-informed and fair plan to reduce the risks, by adapting to climate change. Read the article Tue, 13 Dec 2022 Women are 50–75% more likely to have adverse drug reactions. A new mouse study finally helps explain why New research shows that the basic assumption in biomedicine that females are “smaller versions” of males is not supported for most pre-clinical traits. Read the article Wed, 07 Dec 2022 How far has nuclear fusion power come? We could be at a turning point for the technology Our society faces the grand challenge of providing sustainable, secure and affordable means of generating energy, while trying to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to net zero around 2050. Fusion power is one part of the solution that is getting more attention. Read the article Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page › Last page »