October 5, 2015

Issue 3

Pressing the matter

October 5, 2015

Issue 3

Like fries and ice-cream or polka dots with stripes, scientists and the media may seem like strange bed fellows - but put them together and it just makes sense.

October 5, 2015

By Chloe Warren and Jack Scanlan

Art & Popular Culture, Issue 3

Visualisation and inspiration: The merging of science and art

October 5, 2015

By Chloe Warren and Jack Scanlan

Art & Popular Culture, Issue 3

Visualisation and inspiration: The merging of science and art

Collaborations between science and the arts have a long history. Today, visual artists are crunching big data and musicians are contemplating DNA and climate change.

October 1, 2015

By Tessa Evans

Physical Science, Issue 2

Faking volcanoes: A risky plan B for climate change

October 1, 2015

By Tessa Evans

Physical Science, Issue 2

Faking volcanoes: A risky plan B for climate change

Volcanic eruptions help to cool the planet. Can geoengineers harness this in order to combat global warming?

September 28, 2015

By Janelle Braithwaite

Society & Education, Issue 2

Lost in translation: The value of a PhD outside academia

September 28, 2015

By Janelle Braithwaite

Society & Education, Issue 2

Lost in translation: The value of a PhD outside academia

Most PhD graduates won't find a job in academia. So how can people with an ultra-specialised area of expertise convey their value and skillset to non-researchers — including potential employers?

September 21, 2015

By Caitlin Syme

Life Science, Issue 2

Modern death and ancient CSI

September 21, 2015

By Caitlin Syme

Life Science, Issue 2

The first body farm outside the US is currently under construction in Australia, and will help solve both modern and ancient murder mysteries.

September 17, 2015

By Chloe Warren

Art & Popular Culture, Issue 2

Reframing biology: How bioart takes science public

September 17, 2015

By Chloe Warren

Art & Popular Culture, Issue 2

Scientific discovery is changing the way that we live our lives. Now, bioart is changing the way we think about science.

September 14, 2015

By Andrew Katsis

Life Science, Issue 2

A Science Story: The house of Darwin

September 14, 2015

By Andrew Katsis

Life Science, Issue 2

Charles Darwin’s evolutionary theories revolutionised how we look at the natural world. But how did this humble gentleman naturalist see so clearly what others had missed?

September 7, 2015

By Emily Gregg

Life Science, Issue 2

The fastest show on earth

September 7, 2015

By Emily Gregg

Life Science, Issue 2

We often consider evolution a thing of the past. In reality, it may be occurring right under our noses, and perhaps even in our basements.

September 7, 2015

By Luke Weston

Physical Science, Issue 2

Mining for WIMPs: The subterranean search for dark matter

September 7, 2015

By Luke Weston

Physical Science, Issue 2

Dark matter has never been directly detected; could a gold mine in Australia be part of the answer?

September 7, 2015

By Mark Richardson

Society & Education, Issue 2

Hidden schools and clandestine science education

September 7, 2015

By Mark Richardson

Society & Education, Issue 2

At the heart of education lies perhaps its grandest purpose: to maximise your potential to contribute to society. Why then, would education ever be denied to certain groups?

September 7, 2015

By Nicola McCaskill

Art & Popular Culture, Issue 2

The violent underground: How the media makes us

September 7, 2015

By Nicola McCaskill

Art & Popular Culture, Issue 2

Controversial films and video games are often the scapegoat for horrific acts of public violence, but the science behind the media’s influence follows a much more complicated script.