Threats may chill climate research in long run
By Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation
Death threats against climate scientists may make researchers reluctant to engage in public debate or even turn research students off...
What should we do with Australia’s 50,000 abandoned mines?
By Corinne Unger, The University of Queensland
Wandering around Australia, you might want to watch your step — the country currently has more than 50,000...
How we tricked E. coli bacteria into making renewable propane
By Patrik Jones, Imperial College London
Converting renewable energy into electricity is one thing; converting it into fuel is quite another. The vast majority of...
Legal highs need regulation, not an outright ban
By Matthew Warren, University of Oxford
A few doors down from my house, a man is selling drugs. He has herbs to smoke that could...
Hunger games: changing targets and the politics of global nutrition
By Bill Pritchard, University of Sydney and Chetan Choithani, University of Sydney
During the United Nations General Assembly meetings this week, Ban Ki-Moon has convened...
Breakthrough in understanding chronic pain could lead to new treatments
By Amanda C de C Williams, University College London
Chronic pain, defined as disabling pain that persists despite attempts at treatment and often without obvious...
Chiropractic therapy: placebo or panacea?
By Simon French, University of Melbourne
PANACEA OR PLACEBO – A weekly series assessing the evidence behind complementary and alternative medicines.
Chiropractors use manual therapy to...
Marine park review looks set to repeat past mistakes
By Lauren Butterly, Australian National University and Benjamin Richardson, University of Tasmania
In June 2012 the Labor government announced the “world’s largest” system of marine...
