The Hobbit gets a little older, and science a little wiser
Apr 07, 2016 03:01 am UTC| Science
When a skeleton of the so-called Hobbit - scientific name Homo floresiensis - was unearthed in Indonesia in 2003 it would go on to cause a major furor in anthropological circles like few others before it. More than a...
Pi and its part of the most beautiful formula in mathematics
Apr 05, 2016 13:35 pm UTC| Science
Pi Day is upon us again, for those who note todays date in the format 3/14 (March 14). But rather than talk about Pi Day itself, as I did last year, this year I want to talk about Pi and mathematical notions of...
The Last Man on the Moon – a moving tale that'll bring out your inner astronaut
Apr 05, 2016 12:58 pm UTC| Science Entertainment
Dream the impossible and go out and make it happen. I walked on the moon. What cant you do? These are the final words spoken by Eugene (Gene) Cernan in the documentary film The Last Man on the Moon. They are a challenge,...
Why lightsabers would be far more lethal than George Lucas envisioned
Apr 04, 2016 16:07 pm UTC| Science
Research is an unpredictable process. Sometimes you end up making a really cool discovery that you didnt see coming. I recently uncovered a fundamental property of lightsabers (thats right the awesome weapons from Star...
How exploring Mars could help us fight climate change on Earth
Apr 04, 2016 15:55 pm UTC| Science
The surface of Mars is a cold desert. Scars in the landscape point to a history of flowing rivers, standing lakes and possibly even planetary oceans. Yet the current Martian atmosphere has a density thats around 0.6% of...
All our food is 'genetically modified' in some way. Where do you draw the line?
Apr 04, 2016 15:32 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
In the past week youve probably eaten crops that wouldnt exist in nature, or that have evolved extra genes to reach freakish sizes. Youve probably eaten cloned food and you may have even eaten plants whose ancestors were...
Hidden stars, baby planets and blowup spaceships
Apr 04, 2016 02:34 am UTC| Science
Each fortnight I get the amazing opportunity to speak about my top stories in space on ABC Breakfast News TV but for those of you who hate early mornings I wanted to make sure you got to hear of these awesome events...