Rocket industry could undo decades of work to save the ozone layer
On The Conversation, Associate Professor Laura Revell, Dr Michele Bannister and Master's student Tyler Brown discuss the impacts of the rapidly growing rocket industry on our currently recovering ozone layer.
Covid-19. “The mobilisation of students in the healthcare field has been incredible and essential.”
On the front lines of hospitals’ battle against the coronavirus pandemic, he looks back on his weeks of struggle and the mobilisation of the student healthcare community.
Professor Anthony Hollander appointed to Glass Futures Board
Professor Anthony Hollander, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research & Impact, has been appointed to the Glass Futures Board of Directors to further strengthen its ability to address industry’s decarbonisation challenges with R&D to accelerate innovation.
COVID-19 pandemic causes a seismic noise quiet period in 2020
Research published in the journal Science has shown that lockdown measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 led to a 50% reduction in seismic noise observed around the world in early to mid 2020.
Got a splitting headache? it could be all in your genes
QUT and Dutch scientists have identified two new genes involved in hemiplegic migraine, a rare, debilitating subtype of migraine that causes weakness along one side of the body during the aura phase.
HKUST Researchers Uncover Chemo-resistance Mechanism in Glioma Patients
An international research team co-led by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, and the Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO) has discovered a mechanism
Childhood exposure to violence puts teens at sexual health risk
Adolescents exposed to family and domestic violence during childhood are at much greater risk of being hospitalised for sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy terminations, according to new research led by The University of Western Australia.
Special high-carb drinks offer little performance advantage or gut relief
Both elite and amateur athletes would get better performance bang for their buck using traditional carbohydrate drinks/sports foods rather than costly hydrogel drinks
Billions of tonnes of ice lost from Antarctic Ice sheet
Scientists have calculated that the fastest changing Antarctic region - the Amundsen Sea Embayment - has lost more than 3,000 billion tonnes of ice over a 25-year period.
Hofstra Among 2021 Best Schools
Hofstra University is among the best 386 colleges and universities in the nation, and its award-winning radio station ranks among the top 20...
