Science & Tech

Crowd Safety Incidents

Researchers create database of more than 280 crowd accidents over the past 120 years and propose new ‘Swiss Cheese’ model aimed at reducing deaths and injuries down to zero in future.

An artist's impression of Nimbadon

Nimbadon lived 15 million years ago, in forests with flesh-eating kangaroos and tree-climbing crocodiles. Our first look inside their fossilised bones has revealed how these giants grew.

A platypus is released on the bank of the Hacking River, Royal National Park

For the first time in half a century, the Royal National Park will have a population of platypus.

satellite image of bushfire smoke off eastern australia

Could plumes of smoke from the Black Summer of fire have cooled regions of the Pacific and triggered a La Niña? New research suggests it’s possible.

An artist's impression of a jellybean quantum dot

Engineers show that a jellybean-shaped quantum dot creates more breathing space in a microchip packed with qubits.

Researcher points to a computer screen displaying spectrometry results

There is no blood test to identify the risk of non-genetic Parkinson’s disease, but that may change if UNSW chemists’ new machine-learning tool is validated.

gina contestant on alone australia

Is winning about mental toughness? How about coping with social isolation? Or will it be the one who’s in awe of a sunset?

bushfire in australian outback

Two decades of satellite data have allowed us to map fires across the country and identify areas facing high fire risks.

smoke stack, mist and sun

Life relies on a fine balance between energy in and energy out. But heating the world 1.2℃ means we’ve trapped an extraordinary amount of extra energy in the Earth system.

Top view of moss completely covering the ground

Often ignored or even removed, moss provides stabilisation for plant ecosystems the world over.

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