Oxford Open Doors returns this month and once again Oxford University and its Colleges are joining in with numerous events including tours, children’s trails, family activities, exhibitions and a chance...
It’s no secret that the internet and social media fuel rampant spread of misinformation in many areas of life. The tone and quality of “news” stories about spiders shape people’s...
Photo from ShutterstockUNSW nuclear engineering expert Dr Edward Obbard says fears that Australia’s agreement to acquire nuclear submarines will lead to it developing nuclear weapons in the future are unfounded....
The influence of megafires on estuaries, one of earth's most valuable biomesThe burnt zone at Clyde River, Batemans Bay, reaches all the way to the edge of the water. Estuaries...
A UN report into the treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, China, says allegations of torture are 'credible'. Multiple reports over the past five years have documented human rights abuses in...
He Made It Easier to Code Music With OthersQichao Lan wanted to make music live coding accessible to anyone. As part of his PhD, he made a music language and...
The “raise the age” campaign seeks to raise the age of criminal responsibility in Australia so that a person under the age of 14 years isn’t criminally responsible for any...
This newly discovered population of food-responsive neurons is located in the ventral visual stream, alongside populations that respond specifically to faces, bodies, places, and words. The unexpected finding may reflect...
Cannabis users also show no difference in motivation for rewards, pleasure taken from rewards, or the brain’s response when seeking rewards, compared to non-users. A common stereotype of cannabis users...
Today’s lithium-ion batteries are still too expensive for most such applications, and other options such as pumped hydro require specific topography that’s not always available. In addition to being expensive,...