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 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 Thu, 24 Nov 2022 Climate-fuelled disasters: warning people is good, but stopping the disaster is best. Here are 4 possible ways to do it Climate change is driving a worldwide increase in extreme events. The latest State of the Climate report confirms the risks of disasters are rising in Australia. Read the article Wed, 23 Nov 2022 Why are shallow earthquakes more destructive? The disaster in Java is a devastating example On November 21 2022 an earthquake near the Indonesian city of Cianjur in West Java caused at least 268 deaths and damaged 22,000 buildings. This event should serve as a wake-up call to improve building practices in Indonesia, because we know it’s not a question of if but when. Read the article Tue, 01 Nov 2022 How 1970s conservation laws turned this ‘paradise on Earth’ into a tinderbox Our new research demonstrates how the scale of the 2019/2020 bushfire disaster blew out due to legislation introduced in the 1970s, which was based on idea that nature should be left to grow freely without human intervention. Read the article Fri, 28 Oct 2022 Money for dams dries up as good water management finally makes it into a federal budget In our land of drought and flooding rains, better water management should feature in every federal budget. Thankfully, the budget handed down by Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Tuesday delivers it. Read the article Mon, 24 Oct 2022 No, signing the global methane pledge won’t end the backyard barbecue – it’ll strengthen Aussie industries The atmospheric concentrations of methane are now almost triple pre-industrial levels, and rising swiftly. Cutting it back would significantly help limit climate change. Read the article Pagination First page « Previous page ‹ Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page › Last page »