October 25, 2018

By Manuela Callari

Life Science, Issue 29

The brain's role in pain

October 25, 2018

By Manuela Callari

Life Science, Issue 29

The brain's role in pain

Our brains can evoke pain even in the complete absence of bodily damage. How do we manage this process when it becomes harmful?

October 22, 2018

By Jacob Youngblood

Issue 29, Society & Education

Summer camp taught me science

October 22, 2018

By Jacob Youngblood

Issue 29, Society & Education

Summer camp taught me science

Graduate school entry requirements focus on formal research experience. But some skills needed to work as a scientist can be gained outside the lab.

October 8, 2018

By Hamish Howard

Issue 29, Society & Education

Are there plenty more fish in the sea?

October 8, 2018

By Hamish Howard

Issue 29, Society & Education

Are there plenty more fish in the sea?

Our appetite for fish is greater than ever. To tackle the issue of sustainability, we need sound science.

October 8, 2018

By Christopher DeCou

Philosophy & History, Issue 29

When whales were fish

October 8, 2018

By Christopher DeCou

Philosophy & History, Issue 29

When whales were fish

Taxonomy in the 18th century struggled with how to define whales and dolphins. But even after science had reached a consensus, popular imagination continued to wonder: is a whale a fish?

October 8, 2018

By Tom Spencer

Issue 29, Life Science

Are all animals equal?

October 8, 2018

By Tom Spencer

Issue 29, Life Science

Are all animals equal?

Every year in Australia, scientists use more than a million marine animals for research and teaching. Untangling the ethics of their use is a slippery business.

October 8, 2018

By Kimberly Thek

Issue 29, Physical Science

Fish on the brain

October 8, 2018

By Kimberly Thek

Issue 29, Physical Science

Fish on the brain

What can a humble fish tell us about our brains? Quite a lot, as it turns out

October 8, 2018

By Sheridan Rabbitt

Issue 29, Society & Education

Fisherwomen aren’t small fry

October 8, 2018

By Sheridan Rabbitt

Issue 29, Society & Education

Fisherwomen aren’t small fry

In small-scale fisheries, the fisherwoman's role has long been overlooked. Are women key to sustainable seafood success?

October 8, 2018

By Brooke Callaghan

Issue 29, Life Science

Hoping for a cure

October 8, 2018

By Brooke Callaghan

Issue 29, Life Science

Hoping for a cure

CRISPR technology may hand a lifeline to patients living under the terminal cloud of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

October 8, 2018

By Andrew Katsis

Issue 29

Keeping it neutral

October 8, 2018

By Andrew Katsis

Issue 29

Keeping it neutral

What do you call a person who fishes? The conventional wisdom is changing, and for the better.

September 30, 2018

By Tess Devine-Hercus

Art & Popular Culture, Issue 28

Our faultless illusions

September 30, 2018

By Tess Devine-Hercus

Art & Popular Culture, Issue 28

Our faultless illusions

Perfection: In an age of technological precision, the latest exhibition by Science Gallery Melbourne questions how exact we want our world to be.

August 8, 2018

By Brittney Borowiec

Life Science, Issue 28

Hitting the pause button on life

August 8, 2018

By Brittney Borowiec

Life Science, Issue 28

Hitting the pause button on life

If other members of the animal kingdom can shut down their bodies over winter, then why can't we?

August 8, 2018

By Natasha Chrisandina

Life Science, Issue 28

A kernel of doubt

August 8, 2018

By Natasha Chrisandina

Life Science, Issue 28

A kernel of doubt

Before you stir almond milk into your morning coffee, you may want to consider its nutritional value and environmental impacts.