Yo-yos offer a first foray into manufacturing at scale
Students in 2.008 (Design and Manufacturing II) learn about manufacturing processes for everyday products, and work in teams to design their own yo-yos.
New scholarship to support ground-breaking research on female athletes’ use of menstrual tracking apps
As the high-performance sporting world works to better understand the factors that influence female athletes’ health, a new doctoral scholarship at the University of Waikato...
Membrane around tumors may be key to preventing metastasis
Tough as plastic wrap but elastic like a balloon, the lining could be a target for therapies to limit cancer cells from spreading.
Modern science and traditional Māori knowledge can work together
Having dual access to both traditional Māori knowledge and Western science can lead to better environmental outcomes, says a University of Canterbury (UC) ecologist.
Scientists dig deep to reveal Earth’s hidden layer
Now researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have confirmed the existence of the Earth's "innermost inner core".
5 Questions: Tandy Aye on what transgender teens need from their parents
A recent Stanford study showed that, for teens exploring their gender identity, simple acts of caring from their parents were what they valued most.
Oxford vaccine creator Professor Sarah Gilbert awarded RSA Albert Medal
Professor Sarah Gilbert has been awarded the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce’ (RSA) Albert Medal for her work on the Oxford vaccine.
Fruit bats are the only bats that can’t use echolocation. Now we’re closer to...
Echolocation evolved multiple times in bats over millions of year. Yet the earliest bat ancestors probably didn't have this skill — or if they did, it was likely very primitive.
UNSW Founders announces inaugural Sir Rupert Myers Sustainability Award
Naomi Tarszisz has been recognised for contributing to a more sustainable world, by establishing a company that creates reusable takeaway containers.
Will climate change outpace species adaptation?
Many species might be left vulnerable in the face of climate change, unable to adapt their physiologies to respond to rapid global warming.
