R U OK? Understanding mental health in a global pandemic
Statistics tell the story of human struggle during lockdowns.
Today is R U OK? Day, an annual moment to reflect on mental-health harm prevention through the simple act of reaching...
Health
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What does science say about fracking?
Researchers question why Australia is still pursuing fracking despite risks to human health and t...
The federal government recently awarded $50 million in grants to private energy companies to fund the exploratory dri...
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Ask Cosmos: How reliable are PCR tests?
A reader asks: “PCR tests are claimed to be manipulated to inflate numbers. How reliable is PCR t...
We received a question from a Cosmos reader about PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests: PCR tests are claimed to...
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Fertility clinics reap rich payments from pharmaceutical companies
The need for transparency of company sponsorship is essential, Australian and New Zealand clinici...
How much sponsorship is given to fertility clinics by pharmaceutical companies in Australia? Millions, according to a...
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COVID Booster: More variants, gut instinct, and pounding the pavement during lockdown
Five things we learned about COVID-19 this week.
Big study shows breakthrough infections are less severe A UK study of over a million participants has found that p...
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"This is going to be a long haul." A frontline report from inside one of Australia's intensive care units facing the incoming Delta wave
They’ve not been overwhelmed yet, but ICUs could face new challenges against the oncoming Delta s...
A leading Melbourne hospital specialist has warned that intensive care units (ICUs) might be in for the long haul in ...
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Video
Frontline report from ICU in a pandemic
What’s it like inside an intensive care unit during a COVID wave?
The Royal Melbourne Hospital’s ICU is one of two trauma centres in Victoria, and was at the forefront of the response...
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Magazine
Role models in a time of pandemic
COVID-19 has brought with it a swathe of decisions and directions about if and when we can be clo...
This article first appeared in Cosmos Magazine on 4 June 2020, and it has just been announced as a finalist for the F...
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Pain and the brain: Closing the gap between modern pain science and clinical practice
It may seem like the two go hand in hand, but there is still a divide.
Statistics show that chronic pain affects 3.4 million Australians - that's almost 14% of the population. But while pa...
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Gonorrhoea doomsday: how will science stop it from evolving further?
How scientists are clamping down on the clap
The sexually transmitted infection (STI) gonorrhoea has been on the rise, and is the subject of sustained public heal...
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Simple chemistry could do away with chocolate’s temper trap
A couple of common molecules might help manufacturers make chocolate faster.
To make chocolate glossy, producers spend a lot of time and energy tempering it. But the addition of a couple of comm...
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How to run a vaccine trial in Australia
The ins and outs of getting a jab approved.
With its low rate of COVID-19 vaccinations, Australia is in the rare position of being able to continue vaccine trial...