DNA Dictates Smart People Choose Smart Partners In Life
Nov 25, 2016 09:01 am UTC| Science
Many would like to think that people choose their life partners based on their own volition, but a new study suggests that this might not be the case. In fact, it would seem that couples are often drawn to each other...
Weaponized Bacteria Used To Fight Other Bacteria, ‘I Am Legend’ Style
Nov 24, 2016 06:58 am UTC| Science
Anyone who watched the movie starring Will Smith I Am Legend will immediately get a familiar feeling upon hearing that scientists successfully used a form of predator bacteria to fight other forms of bacteria. In the...
Now we can edit life itself, we need to ask how we should use such technology
Nov 24, 2016 00:32 am UTC| Science
Imagine a world where mosquitoes no longer pass on the deadly malaria parasite, where invasive species such as cane toads are wiped out from Australia, and agri-chemical resistant pests revert back to their original...
What does empty space sound like? We need your help to find out
Nov 24, 2016 00:17 am UTC| Science
We know that there is sound on planets and moons in the solar system places where theres a medium through which sound waves can be transmitted, such as an atmosphere or an ocean. But what about empty space? You may have...
Less secrecy could help astronomy stop the bullying and harassment within its ranks
Nov 23, 2016 03:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Science
Shocking allegations of bullying, harassment and sexual assault at CSIROs Astronomy and Space Sciences (CASS) division were revealed on Sunday by the ABCs Background Briefing program. In CASS alone, the Radio National...
Nov 23, 2016 02:10 am UTC| Life Science
A 14-year-old dying girl has won the right to have her body cryonically preserved immediately after she died, according to a recent UK High Court decision. The girl, known as JS, hoped that sometime in the future, when...
Can billions of litres of coal seam gas water be safely reinjected into the ground?
Nov 22, 2016 23:27 pm UTC| Science
Water produced when coal seam gas (CSG) is extracted from below ground can be safely re-injected hundreds of metres underground, according to new CSIRO research. Water is pumped out of coal seams to access the gas held...
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’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects