By Chloe Wilkins, Associate Lecturer and PhD Candidate, Solar Physics, University of Newcastle
If you live in the southern hemisphere and have been stopped in your tracks by a recent sunset, you may have noticed they seem more vibrant lately. The colours are brighter and bolder, and they linger longer in the sky.
Why are sunsets “better” at some times of the year compared to others? We can use science to explain this.
There are many ingredients for a “good” sunset, but the main three are clear skies, low humidity, and the Sun sitting low in the sky.
From light to colour
To understand why we get such vibrant sunsets in the colder months of the…
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By Barbara Caine, Professor Emerita of History, University of Sydney
The “memoir boom” of the past few decades has brought an extraordinary expansion in the kinds of work written in the first person. Some offer new approaches, focusing on aspects or phases of the author’s life or feelings.
Alongside these, a kind of hybrid form has developed in which authors, while not seeking to produce a memoir, include extensive discussion of their personal experience and reflections to illustrate different themes and issues.
Bloomer – Carol Lefevre (Affirm Press)
Bloomer is a hybrid work of this latter kind. The author…
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By Liena Kano, Professor, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary
Alain Verbeke, McCaig Chair in Management, Professor of International Business Strategy, University of Calgary
Andrew Kent Johnston, Assistant Professor of Management, Nicholls State University
Luciano Ciravegna, Professor and Director of Research at INCAE Business School, INCAE Business School
Family businesses like Rothschild can offer them significant advantages in international business. But families can also contribute unique biases that can compromise a business.
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By Kristen Haase, Associate Professor, Nursing, University of British Columbia
Shabbir Alibhai, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
The factor most associated with cancer is unavoidable: aging. Older adults with cancer benefit from a geriatric assessment before making treatment decisions, but this is still not routine care.
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By Rachel Leslie, Lecturer in Curriculum and Pedagogy with a focus on Educational Psychology, University of Southern Queensland
A microaggression could be saying, ‘you don’t look disabled’ to a student with an invisible disability or not learning how to pronounce a students’ name.
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By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Historian, Australian Catholic University
New genetic research has traced the paternal line of Poland’s first royal dynasty, challenging long-held national traditions about the origins of the Piasts.
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By Sean Docking, Research Fellow, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
Rachelle Buchbinder, Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and Rheumatologist, Monash University
Over the past 20 years or so, big companies have been buying smaller clinics once owned by radiologists. Here’s how that can be a problem.
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By Milena Bojovic, Lecturer, Sustainability and Environment, University of Technology Sydney
Australia’s dairy industry is in the middle of a crisis, fuelled by an almost perfect storm of challenges.
Climate change and extreme weather have been battering farmlands and impacting animal productivity, creating mounting financial strains and mental health struggles…
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By Martin Schweinberger, Lecturer in Applied Linguistics, The University of Queensland
Kate Burridge, Professor of Linguistics, Monash University
Australians are outdone by Americans and Brits, both in how often they swear, and in how many users swear online.
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By Stephen Bartos, Professor of Economics, University of Canberra
Boosting living standards by fixing the structural problems in the economy has been prioritised by the government. There is no shortage of advice where to start.
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