An eclipse for everyone – how visually impaired students can ‘get a feel for’ eclipses
Mar 25, 2024 05:10 am UTC| Insights & Views Science
Many people in the U.S. will have an opportunity to witness nearly four minutes of a total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024, as it moves from southern Texas to Maine. But in the U.S., over 7 million people are blind...
How do airplanes fly? An aerospace engineer explains the physics of flight
Mar 19, 2024 11:30 am UTC| Science
Airplane flight is one of the most significant technological achievements of the 20th century. The invention of the airplane allows people to travel from one side of the planet to the other in less than a day, compared...
The mystery of consciousness shows there may be a limit to what science alone can achieve
Mar 18, 2024 09:04 am UTC| Science
The progress of science in the last 400 years is mind-blowing. Who would have thought wed be able to trace the history of our universe to its origins 14 billion years ago? Science has increased the length and the quality...
What is minoxidil, the anti-balding hair growth treatment? Here’s what the science says
Mar 16, 2024 07:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Science
Hair loss (also known as alopecia) often affects the scalp but can occur anywhere on the body. Its very common and usually nothing to worry about; about half of Australian men show signs of visible baldness at age 50 and...
Our survey of the sky is uncovering the secrets of how planets are born
Mar 13, 2024 10:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Science
When we look out to the stars, it is typically not a yearning for the distant depths of outer space that drives us. When we are looking out there, we are truly looking back at ourselves. We try to understand our place in...
Mar 12, 2024 06:49 am UTC| Science
Total solar eclipses have fascinated and terrified people for centuries. Today, we know that total solar eclipses like the upcoming eclipse on April 8 are caused by a cosmic coincidence when the moon comes between the...
Spacesuits need a major upgrade for the next phase of exploration
Mar 07, 2024 07:39 am UTC| Science
Humans have long dreamed of setting foot on the Moon and other planetary bodies such as Mars. Since the 1960s, space travellers have donned suits designed to protect them from the vacuum of space and stepped out into the...
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Elon Musk vs Australia: global content take-down orders can harm the internet if adopted widely