By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Jim Chalmers on Wednesday will release projections from the government’s Intergenerational Report to bolster Labor’s argument against One Nation’s Super proposal.
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By Stephanie Szarmach, James Smithson Postdoctoral Fellow, Smithsonian Institution
Tiny geolocators measure light levels and atmospheric pressure to reveal the migrations of small songbirds – including the yellow-rumped warbler, also known as a butter-butt – in unprecedented detail.
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By Deana L. Weibel, Professor of Anthropology, Grand Valley State University
60 years of ‘Star Trek’: A cultural anthropologist on how the show’s “infinite diversity in infinite combinations” conception helped shape NASA’s vision of the future.
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By Aylin Yener, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Integrated Systems Engineering, The Ohio State University
Every time you make a phone call, stream a video or connect to Wi-Fi, your device is sending and receiving invisible signals through the air. So are your baby monitor, garage door opener, your GPS, the weather-monitoring satellites and the radars keeping planes safely apart. All of these rely on the same invisible resource: the radio spectrum.
The demand for wireless data – driven by smartphones, video streaming and billions of connected devices – keeps growing, making available spectrum scarce. But it doesn’t…
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By Elaine Reno, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine-Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz
Medicine and technology may have advanced, but the dangers of the wilderness remain unchanged. The Oregon Trail game provides timeless tips on how to enjoy nature safely.
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By Pardis Mahdavi, Director, Executive Leadership Academy, University of California, Berkeley
For at least two decades, thousands of Americans have been going to Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil to look for ayahuasca, a psychoactive brew traditionally used in sacred ceremonies in South America. Ayahuasca contains the psychedelic compound DMT, N-Dimethyltryptamine, and researchers are studying its effects on several conditions, including depression and addiction.
However, another sacred plant is quietly…
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By Mary Hanson, Aerobiologist and Work Integrated Learning Academic Coordinator (Science), Edith Cowan University
Eastern states have experienced more vegetation growth during late winter and early spring, while WA has had lower plant growth. Here’s what this means for symptoms.
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By Luke Beck, Professor of Constitutional Law, Monash University
Some of the country’s highest-paid public servants would like politicians to stop posting videos of them online. It would be an antidemocratic, even unlawful, move.
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By Rifki Dermawan, Lecturer in International Relations, Universitas Andalas
Southeast Asia’s recurring haze is rooted in Indonesia’s fires, but its regional impact calls for stronger ASEAN cooperation, accountability and prevention.
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By Jasper Schipperijn, Professor of Active Living Environments, University of Southern Denmark
Across Europe, cycling is being promoted as a key solution to cleaner, healthier travel. The European Commission recently published its first progress report on the European Declaration on Cycling, highlighting billions of euros in investment, thousands of kilometres of new or upgraded cycle infrastructure, and growing political commitment to treating cycling as a regular mode of transport.
But there is a growing disconnect between…
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