Australia could double its energy productivity by 2030: report
By Anna Skarbek, Monash University
Australia could double its energy productivity by 2030, increasing economic productivity while reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to a report...
What about your carbon pawprint?
By Guy Pearse, The University of Queensland
People around the world are worrying about their carbon footprint. But what about their furry friends' carbon pawprints?
Consider...
Politics on four legs: presidents and their pets
By David Smith, University of Sydney
A dog saved Richard Nixon’s political career.
In September 1952, Republican presidential nominee Dwight Eisenhower was furious with Nixon, his...
In pursuit of happiness: why some pain helps us feel pleasure
By Brock Bastian
The idea that we can achieve happiness by maximising pleasure and minimising pain is both intuitive and popular. The truth is, however,...
Women need friends, men need family: UK study confirms importance of social networks
By Charis Palmer, The Conversation
Having a wide circle of friends is important to psychological wellbeing, but a network of relatives is more important for...
Tasty treat: how we showed fat to be the sixth taste
By Russell Keast, Deakin University
Humans are thought to be able to taste five qualities but technological advances combined with sophisticated research means we can...
The perfect cup of coffee boils down to four factors
By Don Brushett
Welcome to the second instalment in our series Chemistry of Coffee, where we unravel the delicious secrets of one of the most...
Metabolomics: wine and cheese, curing disease … no doping please
By Darren Saunders, Garvan Institute and Rae-Anne Hardie, Garvan Institute
Rapid developments in tools to study complex interactions are transforming biology and biomedical research.
A series...
