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From Kill Bill to The Hunger Games, women have been kicking butt in films (and in real life) forever. But we still act surprised when they do, because deep down we still see women as the passive sex.
It’s a crystal - but not as you’ve seen it before. A new crystal can be bent and flexed, and is expected to deliver new responsive materials for emerging technologies.
Georgina, age 5, wants to know why rainbows are round.
Degree apprenticeships are being rolled out in the UK. They bridge the gap between technical skills, employment and higher education. Is there scope for something similar in Australia?
Quetiapine, sold under the brand name Seroquel, is a short-acting antipsychotic drug to treat major mental illnesses. It has also been increasingly prescribed off-label for insomnia.
Australian TV has been slow to enter the sci-fi genre, but the success of series like Cleverman shows we could have our own distinct brand of local sci-fi.
Technologists need to understand the society in which they live, and the effect their inventions could have on it.
Why does Australia, a nation of pet lovers, not allow pets on public transport or guarantee tenants the right to keep a pet?
There are concerns that performance-enhancing drug use is quickly becoming a public health crisis.
CBS is not only the likely new owner of Ten Network but a major supplier of content to every television network and streaming service.
We are witnessing dramatic advances in the deployment of autonomous systems, but are we designing robots that can be trusted?
Between 1982 and 2013, the share of home owners among 25-34 year olds shrunk, by more than 20%. On the other hand, the share of home owners among those aged 65+ years has risen slightly.
New research shows that women are paid 16% less than their male colleagues for making a contribution of the same value to their employer.
A modest rebalancing of federal tax policy toward build-to-rent housing could fill affordable housing funding gaps. Australian funds are already investing in such a scheme in the US.
Last week Brazil opened thousands of kilometres of previously protected Amazon rainforest to mining, in a bid to combat ongoing political and economic disasters.
The kinds of vaccines adults need depend on several factors, including whether you were born here, how old you are and whether you intend to travel overseas.
A year before his death at 31 Franz Schubert published ‘Winterreise’ or ‘winter’s journey’, a series of 24 poems set to music exploring unrequited love. Schubert described them as ‘truly terrible’.
Genetic evidence has become a critical aspect of modern criminal investigations. What are the methods and approaches used in present-day DNA forensics?
Wider societal issues are driving road user behaviour, which cannot be fixed by taking a traditional road safety approach.
Research shows that companies will back ethical causes only if they know they will benefit from the stance.
Victoria’s plan to legislate its own renewable energy target of 40% by 2025 shows how states are increasingly taking the energy policy reins away from the federal government.
A bunion is an enlargement of the inner portion of the joint at the base of the big toe. Does it need to be removed?
Processed foods often contain additives with intimidating chemical names or numbers. But many of these are derived from or based on chemicals that are found in nature.
The story behind the marathon is more complicated than it seems.