By John Shine, Garvan Institute The story of the past year has been the pandemic: from the first outbreaks in earl...
The Australian Government treasurer Josh Frydenberg brought down his third budget tonight, and the news for the scien...
Today, 5 May, is the birthday of Sir Douglas Mawson, the Australian geologist best known for his Antarctic exploratio...
John Wanamaker was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the US, on 11 July 1838. At the age of 22 he was already we...
As a child I never imagined I would become a scientist. Nor could my school teachers! I have dyslexia, which made tho...
As humans sprawl over the planet and create urban heat islands and habitat degradation, our need for nature – especia...
A study by Monash University suggests kids want to talk about issues of race and racism in the classroom, but parents...
Poorer children with academic promise in low- and middle-income countries are struggling to access higher education, ...
Violence against women (VAW) is a common problem in Australia, with serious health, social and economic consequences....
Papua New Guinea has been somewhat sheltered from the COVID-19 pandemic, with relatively low numbers throughout 2020....
Who has access to the plethora of information collected from surveillance devices, such as CCTV cameras and facial re...
It’s the age-old question: we all want money, but does it make us happy? Invariably, the answer is nuanced but some c...
