Plain packs help deter young smokers as uptake drops to new low
By Becky Freeman, University of Sydney
Evidence is mounting that plain cigarette packaging is helping prevent young people from becoming addicted, life-long customers of big...
4D model solves Yellowstone’s geographical mysteries
By Christopher Kincaid, University of Rhode Island
A decade ago, with Ross Griffiths of the Australian National University, we aimed to build a 4D model...
What American wolves can teach us about Australian dingoes
By Thomas Newsome, University of Sydney and William Ripple, Oregon State University
We know that introduced predators such as foxes and cats are one of...
Plants absorb more CO2 than we thought, but …
By Pep Canadell, CSIRO
Through burning fossil fuels, humans are rapidly driving up levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which in turn is raising...
Awkward pauses in online calls make us see people differently
By Katrin Schoenenberg, Technical University of Berlin
We all know the feeling, you’re chatting with your friend or even your boss over the internet and...
Handwriting’s relevance in a digital world
By Anthony Cahalan, Swinburne University of Technology
The making of graphic marks in the form of letters was one of the first activities of early...
Long-term youth unemployment triples in six years: study
By Kylar Loussikian, The Conversation
More than 50,000 young people have been unemployed for more than a year, with the average length of unemployment almost...
Zoos of the future break down the enclosure walls
By Robert Young, University of Salford
The experience of visiting a zoo is about to change dramatically. The Next Generation Zoo concept is based on...
