By Milton Speer, Visiting Fellow, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
Lance M Leslie, Professor, School of Mathematical And Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
Flash floods are getting more common, as warmer air can hold more moisture. But there are other changes leading to more inland flooding on the east coast.
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By Elizabeth Finkel, Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
In February, the South Australian Museum “re-imagined” itself. In the face of rising costs and inadequate government funds, CEO David Gaimster, who took the reins last June, declared the museum is “not a university”, and will gut its research capabilities, starting this July.
In Australia and abroad, hundreds of scientists and friends of the museum have expressed their horror at the proposal, to the media, in letters to the state government, and in interviews…
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By Robert Hamlin, Senior Lecturer in Marketing , University of Otago
Despite multimillion dollar price tags, rugby stadiums rarely cater to events outside of the sport. So why should communities cover the hefty bill when there is limited benefit to the wider community?
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By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland
If you look carefully at the night sky, you may spot this fuzzy visitor with the naked eye – but binoculars will help.
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By Laura Wajnryb McDonald, PhD candidate in Criminology, University of Sydney
Journalists regularly publish photos of victims after a tragedy, but this practice has the capacity to traumatise families for years.
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By Alexander Howard, Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney
The Sydney Theatre Company’s captivating revival of the 1975 play, co-produced with Dublin’s Gate Theatre, manages to balance the loathing and humour of Thomas Bernhard’s writing.
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By Ye In (Jane) Hwang, Postdoctoral Research Associate at School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney
So much of day to day life is not powered by technology, but what happens if you’ve been behind bars for years? It’s time prisoners better prepared inmates for life once they’ve served their time.
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By Rob Newton, Professor of Exercise Medicine, Edith Cowan University
It turns out that, although such measurements are important, waist circumference and ratio to height are not the whole story when it comes to your risk of disease and death.
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By Alan Pearce, Professor, School of Allied Heath, Human Services & Sport, La Trobe University, La Trobe University
Stephen Townsend, Research Fellow, UQ School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland
For decades, some sports have fostered a win-at-all-costs culture, with concussion often an afterthought. But there are signs that attitude is changing.
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By Janine Mendes-Franco
Lara broke Sir Garfield Sobers’ record of the most runs in a Test by playing the ball all the way to the legside boundary; he was eventually caught out for 375.
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