People
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History
Ebenezer Howard gives us the garden city
His ideas influenced modern thinking on urban planning.
Think of the world’s great cities and the word “plan” does not come readily to mind. Most show scant signs of intelli...
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Is this a face you can rely on?
Portrait analysis suggests rise in trustworthiness.
Europeans have become more trustworthy over the past 500 years, and this is probably linked to an increase in living ...
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Focus
Cosmos Q&A: How far with genome editing?
Maybe we should let the people decide.
An international group of 25 researchers last week called for national and global “citizen assemblies” to be created ...
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Citizen Science
Finding the powerful owl
Australia’s largest owl is an accomplished hiding expert.
The powerful owl (Ninox strenua) is Australia’s largest owl. With big yellow eyes and an impressive wingspan of up to...
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History
Franz Boas takes a new look at race
Maverick anthropologist changed our view of humanity.
Franz Uri Boas has been described as “the father of the field” of anthropology (The Atlantic), the professor who “pio...
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Awards
Vibrating earthworms pick up an Ig Nobel
This is shed science at a professional level.
When you think of award-winning scientific research, you might think of determining the structure of DNA, or Marie Cu...
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Citizen Science
Keeping track of moving marine life
Let Redmap know if you see something out of place.
Each week Cosmos takes a look at projects and news about citizen science in Australia. This week, we talk to Gretta P...
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Conversation
How to read COVID-19 statistics correctly
Five common errors that fuel confusion and misinformation.
By Jacques Raubenheimer, University of Sydney If we don’t analyse statistics for a living, it’s easy to be taken i...
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Focus
Cosmos Q&A: Cracking a Rembrandt mystery
An old portrait has shone a light on dendrochronology.
The Ashmolean museum in Oxford recently announced that a portrait by Rembrandt, long thought to be a fake created aft...
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Gen Z isn’t swallowing lab-grown meat
Survey highlights taste, health and sustainability concerns.
Technologies like smartphones and virtual reality have been eagerly embraced by the younger generation, known as Gen ...
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Conversation
A world of face masks and facial recognition
They’re both becoming common, but can they co-exist?
By Paul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University It’s surprising how quickly public opinion can change. Winding the...
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Citizen Science
Renewed interest in weathered records
Bringing handwritten climate history into the digital age.
Each week Cosmos takes a look at projects and news about citizen science in Australia. This week, we report on a new ...