Science & Tech

The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite flying above Earth's oceans

A sea voyage and a satellite mission will combine to produce a more detailed picture of the ocean’s currents than ever before.

A tiny feather-tailed glider sits on a bamboo branch

Analysis of Riversleigh fossils reveals fascinating new facts about a tiny possum’s ancestors.

spacecraft launch

Space mining and the need to deal with space junk are set to be major developments over the next decade, say UNSW experts.

A dingo looks a the camera while lying on its stomach on sandy soil

It’s time to reconsider our relationship with the dingo. By collaborating and drawing from both Indigenous and Western knowledge, we can find ways to live in harmony with our apex land predator.

A young woman smiles as she drives with a young girl sitting in the back seat

An academic with expertise in flying and psychology wants to change the way young people learn to drive.

PhD Candidate from Prof. Jan Seidel - technology used to listen to nanoscale crackling noise

Understanding how the phenomenon of ‘crackling noise’ occurs at the microscopic scale could have implications for new research in materials science and medicine.

A house in brisbane shows marks from previous floods.

A UNSW Sydney scientist explains some of the psychological processes that influence our decision making around home insurance and climate change. 

Wind turbine and nuclear power station

UNSW expert says there is a distinct and strange difference in the way AUKUS nuclear technology is discussed compared to the potential widespread production of nuclear power in Australia.

Moon at sunset with sky and clouds

As space exploration and colonisation expand, off-Earth resources will create a booming market.

row of trees before they are being planted

Nature positive is the new rallying cry to reverse environmental decline. But it could easily become greenwash – if we’re not careful.

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