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Sexism still exists in science, but a recent scandal shows that progress is being made.
The National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy and Future Fellowships schemes have won a reprieve in this year’s budget.
If we want scientists to spent time sharing their discoveries with the general public, then we need to change research metrics to reward them for their efforts.
What you make of the federal budget will be based on quick judgement rather than any careful analysis. And that’s just the way politicians like it.
Is it appropriate that a Playboy centrefold from 1972 is still being used as a standard test image in image processing circles?
Researchers are tapping into some of the massive amounts data collected these days, which could include information about you. But how do they protect your privacy?
If science wants to maintain funding it needs to be more socially relevant, but that will require reforming the metrics we use to judge its success.
After a failed mission to restock the International Space Station, the Russian Progress M-27M spacecraft is set to burn up as it spins back to Earth.
More STEM education isn’t a bad thing, but if we want to safeguard our jobs from being taken by machines, we need more emphasis on the humanities.
Lectures and lecturers will have to adapt to modern times in order to stay relevant.
Australia needs to take risks and think clever if the country is to stay competitive in a global market.
microRNA used to be dismissed as “junk DNA”, but it plays an important role regulating the other genes in our genome.
Nepal has thousands of journalists working in hundreds of media outlets and publications. But getting the story out about the deadly earthquake was no easy task.
Insects are largely hidden from view or maligned unfairly, but they make a tremendous contribution to the Australian economy.
Bushfires can be deadly and destroy homes and properties. But knowing where they are likely to spread next can help emergency services.
Not everyone will get the chance to cut their household electricity bills from solar powered batteries.
Academic papers are often cherry picked to support our prevailing views. We need to be careful to acknowledge the complexities of many issues explored by science.
In our efforts to keep peace in space we could learn much from the US-Russian relationship on the International Space Station.
The open data movement is gaining momentum but we need to reflect on our priorities and values in order to make further progress.
The big question now is whether the Russian cargo vessel will fall back to Earth or will it simply burn up on re-entry?
Billionaire Elon Musk, the man behind the Tesla electric car, is expected to announce a new generation of battery technology this week. But how did batteries develop in the first place?
The discovery of a new winged dinosaur from more than 160 million years ago shows how they experimented with different forms of flight.
It was the first probe to find water on Mercury, the planet closest to the sun. Its mission nearly over, MESSENGER is about to crash into the planet it’s been observing.
Teenagers need to trust their parents and learn about trusting others. Apps like Teensafe might undermine both.