University to operate methane tracking satellite
The new mission control centre will provide hands-on experience to a new generation of space engineers and scientists.
Two COVID-19 Vaccines Show Safety, Strong Immunity in Infant Model
A group of scientists led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian reported that the Moderna mRNA vaccine...
Why scrapping the term ‘long COVID’ would be harmful for people with the condition
The assertion from Queensland’s chief health officer John Gerrard that it’s time to stop using the term “long COVID” has made waves in Australian and international media over recent days.
OPINION As Sydney’s lockdown continues, what support is available – and needed – for...
JobKeeper and the Coronavirus Supplement ended earlier this year. But the last few months in have shown the COVID crisis is far from over in Australia.
UC academic elected as Royal Society Fellow
University of Canterbury Mechanical Engineering Professor Dan Zhao has been made a Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi Fellow by the Royal Society.
Detailed look at earliest moments of supernova explosion
In a world-first, astronomers at The Australian National University (ANU), working with NASA and an international team of researchers, have captured the first moments of a supernova - the explosive death of stars - in detail never-before-seen.
Ehab Abouheif named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Ehab Abouheif, James McGill Professor in the Department of Biology at McGill, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)...
Wasteneys and Filmer return home with Olympic gold and bronze
VICTORIA - Week one at the Olympic Games has seen Canadian women dominate the podium, and the same is true for Vikes rowing.
High-voltage technology to supercharge the mining industry
Zapping rocks with a high-voltage pulse – similar to a lightning strike – could be the answer to decarbonising the mining industry according to researchers from The University of Queensland.
Tropical coral species at extreme risk from climate change, new study finds
New Curtin University research has found that the coral species living on the pristine reefs in Western Australia’s Kimberley and offshore regions will be in danger of disappearing or moving south to cooler waters, if urgent action is not taken to address climate change.
