Nature is for everyone
How to break down the barriers to make nature accessible for all.
The outdoors has something for everyone, but is nature accessible to all? This panel explores the diverse valu...
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Trolling, abuse of scientists during the pandemic
Scientists around the world have been targeted on social media and abused for speaking the truth ...
Around one in five Australian scientists surveyed by the Australian Science Media Centre (AusSMC) say they’ve experie...
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How can Australia safely return to work after COVID lockdowns?
Restrictions ease across Greater Sydney today, with many going back to work after over 100 days o...
As New South Wales approaches the 80% double-dose target, restrictions will ease in the next few weeks, and most busi...
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ASEAN nations join forces to imagine the “next big things”
Australia is taking a lead role in developing the foresight skills of planners and policy makers ...
What will the South-East Asian region look like in 2040? What are the big drivers of change happening now? The COV...
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Lost in translation: linguistic diversity could save biodiversity
33% of conservation papers aren’t published in English – but they could hold the key.
The extinction crisis is one of the greatest challenges currently facing our planet. According to new research, tappi...
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The politics of nature
What happened to a basic concern for the environment?
These days, everything feels like a partisan issue, be it immigration, national security, renewable energy or even lo...
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Cities of the future
As temperatures soar, how do we transform Australian cities to improve our health?
How does where you live affect your health? Those of us who live in cities probably don’t notice the thought – or lac...
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Scorching cities: Deadly urban heat has tripled
Study spans nearly a quarter of the world’s population.
The world is heating up, and cities are bearing the brunt of it. A new study of more than 13,000 cities has found tha...
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Satellite mapping is preparing Australian cities for a warming earth | Cosmos Weekly Taster
A new start-up is bringing out-of-this-world data down to Earth, arming urban planners with envir...
This article on Satellite mapping for future cities first appeared in Cosmos Weekly on 17 September 2021. For more st...
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Not a science story: education in Afghanistan
When the Taliban re-took Kabul last month, we asked people with close knowledge of education in A...
In Afghanistan, Farkhondeh Akbari’s friends and family members are burning their hard-won degrees and diplomas. They ...
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Australia: The still-not-so-clever country
The next big thing? Australian business leaders who know how to articulate to their stakeholders ...
Progress in science and innovation in Australia can be summed up in the French expression: Plus ça change, plus c'est...
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Courage has a quiet voice: The women who won't give up on educating Afghanistan
With the Taliban takeover, how will education change? In general, for girls and women, and for STEM?
Since the Taliban entered Kabul several weeks ago, effectively re-taking Afghanistan, there’s been growing concern ab...