Category Archives: 2015
Fighting substance abuse
Thousands of young Australians suffer substance abuse and mental health issues on their own—afraid to reach out for help, or even admit the problem.
Changing the way we talk about the science of climate change
Lesley Hughes thinks she can change sceptical minds about climate change.
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Floaties for choppers
Helicopters sink. Quickly. Not any more.
200 divers changing marine science
The Reef Life Survey team has harnessed the efforts of 200 divers around the planet to create a unique global dataset that’s generating significant scientific findings.
(Not) curing cancer only part of the story
Terry Speed accepts he’s never going to see the headline ‘statistician cures cancer’.
How do bees choose a new home?
Not all honeybee species think like the common western hive bee when it comes to deciding on a place to nest. Some are capable of making faster collective decisions, according to James Makinson and his University of Sydney and Thai university colleagues.
Cannibalistic cancer eats itself to survive treatment
Stubborn cancer cells play a cunning trick when faced with treatments designed to kill them—they eat themselves to survive. But Lisa Schafranek has found a way to starve the cancer cells, making them more susceptible to cancer therapy.
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Acid oceans and a symphony
The oceans around East Antarctica are becoming acidic at a faster rate than expected, and could become toxic to some forms of marine life in the next 15 years.
Jetlag skin patch may prevent brain damage in newborns
Melatonin patches could help improve the outcome for babies starved of oxygen at birth, says James Aridas from Monash University.
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