Science is key to U.S. standing, but presidential candidates largely ignore it
Oct 04, 2016 14:14 pm UTC| Science Politics
Aside from Hillary Clintons brief mentions of the need to focus on developing technology and clean energy jobs and addressing climate change, science issues were absent from the first presidential debate. Unfortunately,...
Animalcules, antibiotics and the bacteria that hold clues to the origins of life
Oct 04, 2016 13:13 pm UTC| Science
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, the 18th-century Dutch scientist, was the first person to see single-celled organisms through a microscope and describe what he called animalcules. Three centuries later weve learned a great deal...
The science, drugs and tech pushing our brains to new limits
Oct 04, 2016 12:57 pm UTC| Science
A recent explosion of neuroscience techniques is driving substantial advances in our understanding of the brain. Combined with developments in engineering, machine learning and computing this flowering has helped us...
Protecting biodiversity: people's buy-in is as important as the science
Oct 04, 2016 08:08 am UTC| Science
Biodiversity, the variety of life on earth (plants, animals and the ecosystems in which they live), underpins the planets life support systems and consequently human well-being. Unprecedented, large-scale biodiversity loss...
20 years on, what impact has the Nobel Prize for medicine had on our immune systems?
Oct 04, 2016 08:00 am UTC| Science Health
This time of year, Australians obsess over an annual spectacle that celebrates the achievements of our most gifted citizens though usually, theyre fixating on their respective football codes. But an even bigger prize...
The Nobel Prizes’ controversial push for popularity
Oct 04, 2016 07:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Science
Nobel Prize season, which kicks off today, involves more than just presenting prestigious prizes. Over the next three months, itll bring us a variety of events culminating in the massive, youth-oriented Peace Prize Concert...
It's never been more important to keep an eye on space weather
Oct 04, 2016 07:21 am UTC| Science
As technology becomes increasingly vital in our day-to-day lives, we are more susceptible to space weather. What begins with dark spots on the Suns surface, and magnetic field disruptions in the Suns atmosphere, can result...
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