Western Australian art is excluded from the national conversation
By Ted Snell, University of Western Australia
Despite our interconnectedness through radio, television and the internet, the coverage of arts and cultural activities in Australia...
Comet Siding Spring’s close encounter with Mars draws near
By Belinda Smith, The Conversation
Astronomers world-wide are gearing up for what NASA calls a “once in a lifetime” event: the Comet Siding Spring will...
From galactic pile-ups, stars are born: a crash course in clusters
By Nick Seymour, Curtin University
Clusters of galaxies have back-stories worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster: their existences are marked by violence, death and birth, arising...
Obesity, cancer, mental health. What links them all?
By Alessandro R Demaio, Harvard University
There’s been a lot of discussion about obesity this week. Whether or not it’s a disease (as it is...
‘Extreme altruists’ motivated by gut instinct: study
By Penny Orbell, The Conversation
If you noticed a person in grave danger would you act first and think later in order to save them?...
Digital junk: food and beverage marketing on Facebook
By Becky Freeman, University of Sydney
We all know obesity is a common, serious, and costly health issue. But while government action has stalled and...
Happy birthday Mr Putin – now here are a few things you might like...
By Laura Swift, The Open University
A bizarre one-off exhibition in Moscow was recently announced to celebrate Vladimir Putin’s birthday. An anonymous group of artists...
Divestment backlash shows companies need to improve sustainability reporting
By Carol A Adams, Monash University
Tony Abbott’s criticisms of the ANU’s divestment decision will come back to bite him. The tide of change is...
