Many young people drop out or are excluded from mainstream schools. from www.shutterstock.com In this series we’ll explore how to improve schools in Australia. Some of the most prominent experts […]
Why politicians think they know better than scientists – and why that’s so dangerous
Making a point at a Washington, D.C. protest in January. stephenmelkisethian/flickr, CC BY-NC-ND One of the most unexpected political developments in recent months has been the political awakening of scientists […]
Trump wants to change Medicaid funding; could his ideas work?
Medicaid, which has provided safety net health care for millions of Americans with low incomes since 1965, pays for medical care for about 75 million people in the U.S., including […]
Scientist at work: Tracking muskoxen in a warming Arctic
Our Earth has unimaginable diversity, from seascapes 8,000 meters below the ocean’s surface to landscapes 8,000 meters above it. Its physical beauty comes in inconceivable living varieties. Some mammals lay […]
Trump’s vow to ‘destroy’ Johnson Amendment could wreak havoc on charitable world
President Donald Trump recently pledged to “destroy” the Johnson Amendment, a 63-year-old law that bans charities from engaging in political activities. As Trump said this at the National Prayer Breakfast, […]
Baby galaxies light up the universe
Galaxy cluster MACS 0416 bends light around it due to huge amounts of dark matter, indicated in cyan, acting as a magnifying lens for any background objects in the magenta […]
Health Check: do cold showers cool you down?
On a hot day, does taking a cold shower make you cooler? from http://bit.ly/2kXVG4h It’s normal to feel hot, sweaty and uncomfortable in warm weather, but what’s the best way […]
Royal commission hearings show Catholic Church faces a massive reform task
More than 4,400 claims of child sex abuse have been made against Catholic institutions in Australia. Shutterstock The final hearing of the Catholic Church at the Royal Commission into Institutional […]
The anatomy of an energy crisis – a pictorial guide, Part 1
What energy crisis? Who could forget the energy “crises” that affected electricity supply across south-eastern Australia last year. Firstly the Tasmanian crisis, following the Basslink outage in December 2015. With […]
Why it’s time for Australia to launch its own space agency
Any nation that hopes to have a space program needs to be able to keep an eye on its orbiting assets at all times. This means that Australia has become […]