News & events Opinion Read the latest opinion articles inspired by science. Stars, songlines and quoll spots: a Ngunnawal Night Tour at Mulligans Flat The Indigenous science and stories behind Mulligans Flat. Read the article - Any -Astronomy & AstrophysicsScience CommunicationPhysicsEarth & Marine SciencesEngineeringChemistryBiologyEnvironment & SustainabilityMathematics Mon, 05 Jun 2023 We can’t just walk away after the logging stops in Victoria’s native forests. Here’s what must happen next Now begins a long and difficult process to recover vast areas of forest after more than 50 years of clearfelling and other destructive logging practices. It’s a huge job, but it can be done. Here's an outline of what’s needed. Read the article Thu, 01 Jun 2023 It’s not just climate – we’ve already breached most of the Earth’s limits. A safer, fairer future means treading lightly This is the first time an assessment of boundaries has quantified the harms to people from changes to the Earth system. Read the article Wed, 24 May 2023 Australia is in a unique position to eliminate the bee-killing Varroa mite. Here’s what happens if we don’t While Australia is the last continent to be invaded by the vorroa mite, it has an opportunity to be the first to eradicate it. Read the article Wed, 24 May 2023 A coral reef in Canberra? It’s not as fishy as it sounds ANU is home to a surprising slice of tropical marine life. Read the article Wed, 17 May 2023 Just 1 in 5 employees in the space industry are women. This lack of diversity is holding us back How do we find enough people with the skills necessary to grow the space technology sector? Read the article Tue, 16 May 2023 How butterflies conquered the world: a new ‘family tree’ traces their 100-million-year journey across the globe Until recently we had very little idea when butterflies evolved, and hypotheses concerning their place of origin were largely educated guesses. Read the article Mon, 15 May 2023 Queering science: what it means and why it matters Growing up queer in Townsville, Emily Standen knows about the importance of role models: "I don't think that I really thought queer people could be scientists. So from my own experience, I know that it's hard to be what you can't see. You can definitely do it - someone has to be the first - but it's not an easy thing to do.” Read the article Fri, 12 May 2023 How fast is the Universe really expanding? Multiple views of an exploding star raise new questions We have successfully used a new technique – involving light from an exploding star that arrived at Earth via multiple winding routes through the expanding Universe – to measure how fast the Universe is expanding. Read the article Thu, 04 May 2023 Four things you should love about Star Wars this May the 4th On Star Wars Day we take a look at some of the things that keep us coming back to one of the most famous science fiction epics of all time. Read the article Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page › Last page »