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 Fri, 26 Mar 2021 Yes, Australia is a land of flooding rains. But climate change could be making it worse The NSW floods are a textbook example of the theoretical impacts we can expect on Australian rainfall as climate change continues. Read the article Fri, 05 Mar 2021 Fires bring home climate-driven urgency of rethinking where we live – and how The unprecedented intensity of two summers of bushfires, first in the east and then in the west, offered harsh lessons for Australians. One is that some settlements must retreat from high-risk areas. Read the article Wed, 10 Feb 2021 Australia must control its killer cat problem. A major new report explains how, but doesn’t go far enough Cats kill a staggering 1.7 billion native animals each year, and threaten at least 120 species with extinction. Five experts analyse a parliamentary report on the problem. Read the article Mon, 18 Jan 2021 3 reasons to study science communication beyond the West All cultures have communicated their knowledge in diverse and marvellous ways throughout time. Failing to see the significance of this is racist and lazy. Read the article Wed, 09 Dec 2020 The Hayabusa2 spacecraft is about to drop a chunk of asteroid in the Australian outback Scientists hope samples of asteroid Ryugu may reveal traces of the chemical ingredients that formed life on Earth. Read the article Tue, 01 Dec 2020 Ancient Earth had a thick, toxic atmosphere like Venus – until it cooled off and became liveable Unlike our hellish neighbour Venus, Earth was far enough from the Sun for liquid water to form and create a more hospitable environment for life. Read the article Tue, 24 Nov 2020 Ancient sponges or just algae? New research overturns chemical evidence for the earliest animals Ancient fatty molecules, once believed to be traces of some of the first animals to live on Earth, may have been produced by algae instead. Read the article Tue, 10 Nov 2020 Radioactive: new Marie Curie biopic inspires, but resonates uneasily for women in science Marie Curie overcame innumerable obstacles, and in the process has become a role model. But does the latest film version of her life do her story justice? Read the article Mon, 09 Nov 2020 Science communication is more important than ever. Here are 3 lessons from around the world on what makes it work Science communication succeeds when it takes community knowledge seriously, works with other belief systems, and expects researchers to contribute to society. Read the article Pagination First page « Previous page ‹ Page 9 Page 10 Current page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Next page › Last page »