New research by a team of scientists shows that black carbon aerosols and ozone, both man-made pollutants, are most likely pushing the boundary of the tropics further poleward.
Australia may be ill-equipped to protect its citizens in a pandemic or similar public health emergency, according to one of Australia’s most experienced public health experts.
A new study has found that record high sea-surface temperatures off northern Australia were also responsible for the downpour that devastated much of Queensland in December 2010.
A trailblazer in biomedical engineering and a role model for aspiring female engineers, Professor Anne Simmons from UNSW is a finalist for the 2012 NSW Premier’s Woman of the Year Award.
While certain aspects of last week's budget were welcomed by the higher education sector, it missed the mark on Australia's research performance, writes Les Field.
The Australian Academy of Science has presented three UNSW academics with early career awards, in recognition of their contribution to the fields of medicine, mathematics and earth sciences.
The travails facing JPMorgan have proved an exceptionally useful pulpit to promote Elliot Spitzer’s blend of moral outrage, personal interest and structural reform, writes Justin O'Brien.
Australia’s approach to alcohol taxation is riddled with inconsistencies. It's time to scrap the current operating system in favour of a new, more efficient one, writes Anthony Shakeshaft and Josh Byrnes.
The government's critics could be spot on in suggesting Wayne Swan got the numbers wrong - not because they have superior insight into the economy, but because it's near impossible to get economic forecasting right, writes Jeffrey Braithwaite.
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