What exactly does 'instantaneous' mean?
Sep 15, 2016 03:03 am UTC| Science Nature
How short is an instant? Is it a second? A tenth of a second? A microsecond? You might think all of these qualify. What about 100 years? That certainly doesnt seem like an instant, and to a human being, it isnt, since wed...
Why electric fans may not help the elderly in a heatwave
Sep 07, 2016 11:30 am UTC| Technology Nature
Researchers have found that when elderly people use an electric fan in extreme heat, instead of cooling them down, it actually raises their core body temperature and increases their heart rate. Our bodies produce heat...
Can, or should, we save ARENA?
Sep 05, 2016 05:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature Politics
Once again the essential development of the renewable energy sector has been stymied by short-term, opportunistic politics. Included in the Turnbull governments omnibus savings bill is a A$1.3 billion cut in the funding...
Beneath the surface of tourism in Bali
Sep 03, 2016 11:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
For thrill seekers and chill seekers thats the phrase the Today Tonight television program used to show areas in Bali as a freshly rebranded holiday destination, in its recent Brand New Bali series. But beneath the...
Direct Action not as motivating as carbon tax say some of Australia's biggest emitters
Sep 02, 2016 06:57 am UTC| Nature Law
Australias largest listed, carbon intensive companies say management lost focus on carbon matters, abandoned energy projects and didnt have the commercial imperative to produce long-term strategic action on reducing...
Food for thought: feeding our growing population with flies
Sep 02, 2016 05:57 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Scientists have predicted that by 2050 there will be 9.6 billion humans living on Earth. With the rise of the middle class, we are expected to increase our consumption of animal products by up to 70% using the same limited...
Sep 02, 2016 05:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Trees are dying across Yosemite and Yellowstone national parks. Glaciers are melting in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska. Corals are bleaching in Virgin Islands National Park. Published field research...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects