• Neuroscience

    The dress and the rabbit


    Alan Stevenson |  April 25, 2024


    Optical illusions and ambiguous pictures are more than parlour puzzles but can open our eyes to the scientific study of human perception and the role our brains play in shaping what we think we see.


  • Environment

    Robots on the reef


    Open Forum |  April 25, 2024


    QUT researchers have developed a robot to capture images of baby tank-grown corals destined for the Great Barrier Reef. The system will help keep the growing corals happy and healthy before they are deployed and save researchers thousands of hours of coral counting time.


  • Culture

    Not in my name


    Roger Chao |  April 25, 2024


    The appalling events in Bondi Junction have given us all pause for thought in recent days, in a world where such horrors are all too common.


Latest Story

  • The truth v. good stories

    Open Forum     |      March 3, 2020

    From hashtags to deepfakes, Dr Cameron Edmond from the UNSW Faculty of Art & Design addresses how to navigate the murky waters of online misinformation.

  • Australia stands with the US (most of the time)

    James Laurenceson     |      March 3, 2020

    When Ambassador Joe Hockey returned earlier this month from the Washington posting he had held since the beginning of 2016, he pushed back against allegations that Australia is an American lapdog.

  • Fun and gains on the Adelaide fringe

    Open Forum     |      March 3, 2020

    Adelaide’s annual Fringe festival transforms the city into an eclectic and vibrant hive of activity, attracting millions of visitors and putting millions of dollars into the South Australian economy.

  • Tips for traveling during the coronavirus crisis

    David Beirman     |      March 2, 2020

    As coronavirus spreads across the globe, travelers need to be smart about where they go, how they travel and what precautions they take.

  • Curbing Australia’s sweet tooth

    James Muecke     |      March 2, 2020

    We’re hardwired to love sweet things, but too much sugar is leading to an increase in type 2 diabetes. Here’s what individuals and policymakers can do cut our collective sugar intake.

  • The rise of gay marketing

    Ebony Stansfield     |      March 2, 2020

    The LGBTIQ+ community has emerged as a major market, driving sales and revenue, and brands are coming out in droves to support the LGBTIQ+ community in turn.

  • Disaster planning for tourism

    Alan March     |      March 1, 2020

    Australia’s summer of bushfires is hitting our tourism industry to the tune of billions of dollars, making it clear that future planning must integrate tourism and disaster resilience.

  • If you need somebody to trust, trust yourself

    Open Forum     |      March 1, 2020

    New research suggests a distrust of past experience may underlie obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and the findings could help patients and treatment providers understand seemingly irrational behaviors.

  • A 3-point plan for net-zero emissions

    Richard Holden     |      March 1, 2020

    The climate action plans of three companies in different industries – Delta Air Lines, Amazon and Microsoft – illuminate the three key strategies required to cut carbon emissions.

  • Blue-banded bliss

    Marion Carey     |      February 29, 2020

    We can all do more to notice and appreciate our wonderful native bees and give them a helping hand, it’s so little effort for such a great reward.

  • The high rise future of city living

    Ben Knight     |      February 29, 2020

    Internationally acclaimed architect, urban designer, UNSW alumna Zhizhe Yu explores a multi-planetary and people-centric approach to high-rise urbanism.

  • Coronavirus and the death of Xi’s ‘China Dream’

    Michael Shoebridge     |      February 29, 2020

    Globalisation was already ill and Coronavirus is killing both it and Xi Jinping’s ‘China Dream’. That’s big news for Australia’s economy and security in the future.