By Benjamin Pope, Associate Professor, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Macquarie University
After Christmas dinner in 2021, our family was glued to the television, watching the nail-biting launch of NASA’s US$10 billion (AU$15 billion) James Webb Space Telescope. There had not been such a leap forward in telescope technology since Hubble was launched in 1990.
En route to its deployment, Webb had to successfully navigate 344 potential points of failure. Thankfully, the…
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By Victoria Souliman, Lecturer, French and Francophone Studies, University of Sydney
Dangerously Modern, on now at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, marks an exciting new chapter in the project of reclaiming forgotten women artists.
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By Zhaoli Dai-Keller, Honorary Senior Lecturer, School of Pharmacy, University of Sydney; Nutritional Epidemiologist and Lecturer, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney
Yogesh Sharma, Associate Professor, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University
Most older patients in a recent study had a ‘no complaints’ attitude to hospital food. But when it was unfamiliar, they were less likely to eat it.
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By John Hawkins, Head, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra
Collectively, the trio’s work has examined what drives sustainable economic growth over time, including scientific innovation and the birth and death of firms.
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By Sean Tomlinson, Research Associate, Ecology and Evolution, University of Adelaide
Damien Fordham, Associate Professor of Global Change Ecology, University of Adelaide
It only took 60 years for the red fox to spread across Australia. New research could prevent other invasive animals doing the same.
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By Sam D. Hayes, Assistant professor of politics and policy, Simmons University
A case being argued at the US Supreme Court could undo one of the last remaining protections for minority voters in a Civil Rights-era voting law.
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By Marina Yue Zhang, Associate Professor, Technology and Innovation, University of Technology Sydney
The trade dispute between the United States and China has resumed. US President Donald Trump lashed out at the weekend at Beijing’s planned tightening of restrictions over crucial rare-earth minerals.
In response, Trump has threatened 100% tariffs on Chinese imports.
But with the higher tariff rate not due to start until November 1,…
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By Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia
A legal expert reviews Duncan McNab’s Recipe for Murder and Greg Haddrick’s The Mushroom Murders – both published on the same day.
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By Johanna Lim, Research Associate, Strategic Technologies, University of Sydney
The Australian Energy Market Operator estimates data centres will consume 6% of Australia’s grid-supplied electricity by 2030.
To put that in context, that’s more than the current share of Australia’s healthcare and social assistance industry.
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By Liz Sturgiss, Professor of Community Medicine and Clinical Education, Bond University
Kimberley Norman, Research Fellow, Obesity and Weight Management, Monash University
Around one in three Australian adults (32%) has a body-mass index (BMI) of 30 or above. A further 34% has a BMI of 25 or above.
Australia’s regulator has approved Wegovy, the weight-loss version of Ozempic (semaglutide) and Mounjaro…
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