US Election Series

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...