In 2006, a new definition of “planet” meant Pluto got demoted, which still causes debate today. Read this to understand what it’s all about.
Networking does not have to involve huge amounts of face time. The key is to aim for a steady level of regular interaction with others — think titration, not chain reaction.
Australians overwhelmingly trust in science and scientists – and we strongly fear negative consequences for our society if people don’t value science enough.
NASA’s new animation gives a sense of the amount of space dominated by a supermassive black hole – the scale is hard to comprehend!
NHMRC have revised their Open Access Policy – all peer-reviewed publications from NHMRC-funded research must now be made available immediately upon publication.
It is all too easy to fill our days with meetings and other small tasks that leave only small gaps for the serious work. It is important to create time and space for hard tasks.
A variety of different visualisations communicating the incidences of COVID detections in animals (i.e. non-humans).
The seven deadly sins of speaking – habits that influence whether people will listen to you.
All our ancestors had plenty of fur. According to a new study on relatively hairless mammals, we still have the means to be hirsute. Those genes, it seems, have simply been switched off.
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