• Environment

    Palaeo-conservation


    Lachlan Gilbert |  April 27, 2024


    Novel rewilding projects by scientists, ecologists and conservationists could give hope to critically endangered animals around the world fresh hope of survival.


  • Climate Change

    The end of the ice


    Annie Foppert |  April 27, 2024


    In 1897, the former whaling ship RV Belgica left Antwerp in Belgium on first voyage of what would become known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration. As so many ships before, it became trapped in polar ice, at a location which is now open water.


  • Society

    The war on women


    Danielle Cave |  April 27, 2024


    A spate of murderous attacks on women around Australia has heightened calls for the Australian government to establish a Royal Commission into gender-based violence.


Latest Story

  • You don’t look like a scientist

    Alexandra Nance     |      February 12, 2020

    Times have changed, but the gendered stereotype that scientists are predominantly serious, professional, white men is one that persists, despite ongoing efforts to promote diversity.

  • After the flood

    Max Thomas     |      February 11, 2020

    The heavy rain of recent days has extinguished bushfires and brought relief to drought-stricken farmers and city catchments, but the sediment washed from damaged land will bring its own set of problems.

  • Year 12 can be stressful, but setting strong and healthy goals can help you thrive

    Joanne Dickson     |      February 11, 2020

    Many students are anxious as they enter year 12 as they look forward to crucial exams, but adopting a few simple coping strategies can reduce the stress and improve their outcomes.

  • Dating the Kimberley Gwion Gwion rock figures

    Open Forum     |      February 11, 2020

    Archaeologists at The University of Western Australia are part of a national team of researchers that has been able to more accurately date a significant number of the Kimberley’s most remarkable ancient rock art to more than 10,000 years ago.

  • Jokowi’s visit shows the power of personal diplomacy

    Donald Greenlees     |      February 11, 2020

    There always will be ample scope for conflict in Australia–Indonesia relations, due to different political and cultural priorities, but when conflict does arise, the ability of leaders to talk frankly and limit the fallout can prove pivotal.

  • Employer training is the key to competitiveness

    Brad Howarth     |      February 10, 2020

    Employers are realising that upskilling their existing employees is a better bet for long term survival in fast-changing markets than relying on the government or hoping the market will magically produce suitably trained personnel.

  • The atlas of cancer

    Nerissa Hannink     |      February 10, 2020

    Scientists around the world have collaborated to create the most comprehensive map of whole cancer genomes to date, improving our fundamental understanding of cancer and how to treat it.

  • Shots fired in the culture wars

    Heidi Harrington Johnson     |      February 10, 2020

    UNSW Associate Professor Lizzie Muller is urging the arts sector to come together to fight for the arts in schools after the federal arts department was amalgamated into another portfolio.

  • Australian climate policy after the bushfire crisis

    Andrew Walter     |      February 9, 2020

    The economic gains from a bold Australian decarbonisation strategy could be significant, and allow the nation to restore its reputation for positive, innovative policy leadership and secure its regional and global partnerships in the coming decades.

  • The fog of Wuhan

    Raphael Veit     |      February 9, 2020

    After initially suppressing news of the Wuhan virus outbreak, we can’t be sure whether authoritarian China is now using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, or whether this new coronavirus presents a serious global health threat.

  • Understanding our crazy weather

    Rob Warren     |      February 9, 2020

    What do the wild weather extremes of recent weeks, not least in Sydney and Melbourne, tell us about our changing climate?

  • The challenge of free speech

    James Arvanitakis     |      February 8, 2020

    Universities should be bastions of free speech and open inquiry, but intolerance of “politically incorrect” opinions and party political meddling is threatening to close down rational debate on a range of hot-button social and scientific issues.