A readily available statistical tool has revealed the extent of gender and racial bias among leadership teams in Australia’s leading universities. In fact by one measure the outcome shows “extreme” racial discrimination, and the authors say there is “negligible statistical likelihood of achieving racially unbiased outcomes in the future.” The research, which is based on […]
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New research has identified that synthetic per- and polyfluorinated alkyl compounds (PFAS) accumulated in the blood are linked to harmful blood lipids associated with cardiovascular risk. “We see clear signs of a harmful effect of PFAS on health,” says Monique Breteler, Director of Population Health Sciences at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and […]
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How fast is the universe expanding? How fast should it be? These two questions are at the heart of understanding one of the basic questions of the cosmos. Answering them isn’t so simple. Differences between the expected and actual rates of universe expansions are usually put down to measurement error, but now NASA has determined […]
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Three days before her lunar mission was scheduled to end, Lauren Fell and the other members of her party “died” – or at least they would have if they’d really been on the moon. It was fortunate that Fell’s team was instead at Hawai‘i Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS), a research facility that replicates […]
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The Australian state of New South Wales will become the first jurisdiction in the world to outlaw two invasive medical research methods used mainly on mice and rats. Amendments to the state’s Animal Research Act – passed by the NSW Parliament on Thursday – prohibit researchers from carrying out the forced swim test or forced […]
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It’s well known that Australian magpies aren’t your average bird brain. They’re actually quite intelligent. But new research shows that they’re not necessarily born this way. Magpies (Gymnorhina tibicen) are closely related to crows and ravens – also known for their smarts. Like corvids, magpies have been observed problem solving. They have complex songs and […]
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The University of Sydney Engineering researchers have developed a 2D printing process using liquid metals that they say could create new ways of creating more advanced and energy efficient computing hardware that is manufactured at the nano scale. The process comes amid increasing worldwide demand for memory devices, which require significant amounts of energy to […]
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