Passengers boarding airplanes: we’re doing it wrong
Jason Steffen, Northwestern University
‘Tis the season for airplane travel. We may be looking forward to getting where we’re going, but most aspects of the...
How heat can make your body melt down from the inside out
Donna Green
Just as Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451 identified a temperature at which paper self-combusts, the Australian Open has just shown the world that...
Energy drink binge leaves teens with more than a hangover
Caleb Ferguson, University of Technology, Sydney and Patricia Davidson, Johns Hopkins University
Manufacturers of energy drinks are coming under pressure from governments and regulatory bodies...
California’s severe drought shows why we need to raise the price of water
Randy Simmons, Utah State University
Last January, California Governor Jerry Brown declared a State of Emergency following projections of severe drought. State bureaucrats and local...
Happy news! Masturbation actually has health benefits
Spring Chenoa Cooper, University of Sydney and Anthony Santella, University of Sydney
Conduct an Internet search for “masturbation,” and you will find hundreds, if not...
Why science can’t really tell us whether pets are good for health
Pauleen Bennett, La Trobe University
Links between human health and pet ownership are of widespread community interest but there’s little clarity about the issue in...
Where’s that bean been? Coffee’s journey from crop to cafe
Don Brushett
Welcome to the third instalment in our series Chemistry of Coffee, where we unravel the delicious secrets of one of the most widely...
Cleaning your hands may be more complicated than you think
Christine Carson, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
The next time you wash your hands with a liquid soap claiming to be antibacterial, keep in...
