November 25, 2015

Sniffing out danger

November 25, 2015

You can tell a lot about an animal by its faeces. Red-necked wallabies take this to a whole new level, using faecal cues to avoid their enemies.

November 2, 2015

By Synøve Scottwell

Issue 4, Physical Science

One atom at a time: The new age of molecular machines

November 2, 2015

By Synøve Scottwell

Issue 4, Physical Science

One atom at a time: The new age of molecular machines

It’s a small world after all — or at least it will be soon. Molecular machines are transforming the way we control motion on the nano-scale.

November 2, 2015

By Reece Druiven

Art & Popular Culture, Issue 4

Do cyborgs dream of organic sheep? Humans, machines and art in the 21st century

November 2, 2015

By Reece Druiven

Art & Popular Culture, Issue 4

Do cyborgs dream of organic sheep? Humans, machines and art in the 21st century

Cyborgs, the fusion of human and machine, have fascinated us for over a century. Today, contemporary artists are making adaptations to their own bodies and exploring what it means to live as a cyborg.

November 2, 2015

By Penny Orbell

Issue 4, Life Science

Plastic organisms in a changing world

November 2, 2015

By Penny Orbell

Issue 4, Life Science

Organisms respond to their environment by changing morphology or behaviour, sometimes very dramatically. But our warming climate may be pushing this capacity to its limit.

November 2, 2015

By Jack Scanlan

Issue 4

The butterfly affect

November 2, 2015

By Jack Scanlan

Issue 4

Metamorphosis used to be a benchmark for wonder at the natural world. Where did that go?

November 2, 2015

By Marina Kalcina

Issue 4, Society & Education

The change makers: Shifting the teaching climate

November 2, 2015

By Marina Kalcina

Issue 4, Society & Education

The change makers: Shifting the teaching climate

Classroom teaching is branching beyond the classic "chalk and talk" approach. Meet three science teachers putting progressive educational theory into practice.

October 26, 2015

By Tristan Stevens

Life Science, Issue 3

Bt toxins and the diamondback moth: Portrait of a pesticide and a pest

October 26, 2015

By Tristan Stevens

Life Science, Issue 3

Fighting agricultural pests is an arms race against evolution, and the diamondback moth is one of the most adaptive combatants. But its resistance to pesticides has also made it an important research species.

October 23, 2015

By Luke Weston

Issue 3, Physical Science

Making waves in the tiny world of neutrinos

October 23, 2015

By Luke Weston

Issue 3, Physical Science

The 2015 Nobel Prize in physics was recently awarded for the discovery of neutrino oscillation. What makes this strange property so intriguing?

October 12, 2015

By Sam Bruinewoud

Art & Popular Culture, Issue 3

Bringing back hope to our imagined futures

October 12, 2015

By Sam Bruinewoud

Art & Popular Culture, Issue 3

Bringing back hope to our imagined futures

Neal Stephenson has called on his fellow science fiction writers to dream big, stay optimistic, and step away from the dystopian writing of the past. But not everyone agrees.

October 5, 2015

By Leigh Nicholson

Life Science, Issue 3

The issue with tissue donations

October 5, 2015

By Leigh Nicholson

Life Science, Issue 3

Donated tissues are an essential resource in medical research, but joining the dots from these tiny samples to their sick donors can evoke mixed emotions.

October 5, 2015

By Leah Crane

Physical Science, Issue 3

Humans to Mars: A giant leap for a giant team

October 5, 2015

By Leah Crane

Physical Science, Issue 3

Humans to Mars: A giant leap for a giant team

How many people does it take to launch someone to another planet? Travelling to Mars will take more teamwork than any other human endeavour to date.

October 5, 2015

By Sophia Frentz

Society & Education, Issue 3

Preparing students for a STEM-intensive future, today

October 5, 2015

By Sophia Frentz

Society & Education, Issue 3

Preparing students for a STEM-intensive future, today

How did you learn science and maths — rote learning facts and theorems? As innovation escalates, our education system must adapt to keep up with advancing technologies and ideas.