April 28, 2017

Citizen science on the endless frontier

April 28, 2017

To the uninitiated, science can seem specialised beyond reach. But armed with affordable new technologies, and a bit of creativity, ordinary people are discovering their inner researcher.

April 11, 2017

By Lauren Fuge

Art & Popular Culture, Issue 21

Zodiac filler

April 11, 2017

By Lauren Fuge

Art & Popular Culture, Issue 21

The notion that the skies hold some kind of divine meaning is one that humans have held for centuries. What is it about astrology that still holds such fascination today, in an age where science reigns supreme?

April 11, 2017

By Jack Scanlan

Issue 21

Uncertainty, on principle

April 11, 2017

By Jack Scanlan

Issue 21

Science has a curious relationship with confidence and certainty. What goes up may not always come down on the side of the sensible.

April 11, 2017

By Amellia Formby

Life Science, Issue 21

Chasing the moonbirds

April 11, 2017

By Amellia Formby

Life Science, Issue 21

Over their lifetimes, some migratory shorebirds travel over 380,000km, equivalent to the distance from the Earth to the Moon. One young ecologist plans to follow their annual flight path.

April 11, 2017

By Sophia Frentz

Issue 21, Society & Education

The CRISPR question mark

April 11, 2017

By Sophia Frentz

Issue 21, Society & Education

Since its discovery in 2012, the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool has been used by countless laboratories globally. Five years on, an important question remains: who does it belong to?

April 11, 2017

By Kieryn Graham

Issue 21, Society & Education

Will new world orders trump US colleges?

April 11, 2017

By Kieryn Graham

Issue 21, Society & Education

Will new world orders trump US colleges?

For decades, the US has enjoyed the scientific and economic benefits that come from being able to attract the world’s best and brightest students and researchers. Is this about to change?

April 11, 2017

By Sara Nyhuis

Society & Education, Issue 21

The war and law on Australia's drugs

April 11, 2017

By Sara Nyhuis

Society & Education, Issue 21

Australians are more ready than ever to risk it all for a high. To understand our nation’s growing drug habit, and know how to combat it, we need a bit more science.