Parental views have a big impact on the decisions that children make - so let’s help mums and dads support their daughters in STEM careers.
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Road safety campaigns targeting mobile phone use among drivers should emphasise how perceived social pressure is not an acceptable excuse for engaging in the behaviour.
It’s normal to feel a bit groggy when you wake up – parts of your brain are still asleep.
Bethlehem looms large in our minds with the approach of Christmas. But the reality for people living there now or tourists wishing to visit the ancient city remains deeply politically fraught.
The State of Australian Cities Conference begins in Adelaide today. In major cities across the nation, there’s a stark contrast between lofty planning goals and the sprawling reality on the ground.
Changing the Constitution is the only way to draw a line under this chaos.
Why hasn’t there been an improvement in survival in the last 30 years for patients with brain cancers?
Employers who cater for their ageing workforce will get better staff productivity and engagement levels
An Aboriginal man shoots a white landowner in self-defence, triggering a tragic tale of racism in 1920s Northern Territory.
Sending humans to Mars is a 5-10 year project goal for several global operators right now. It’s expensive - but Elon Musk unveiled his new commercial plan today.
Twitters experiment with 280 characters bears a remarkable resemble to the time Coca Cola changed its formula. That didn’t end well.
Australia’s space sector responded positively to today’s federal government commitment to a space agency. Our experts explain what must come next.
Taking a power nap on a night shift can leave you feeling groggy. And eating a large meal can reduce your alertness. So, what’s a tired shift worker to do to make it through the night?
Depending on the overall quality of your diet and intake of saturated fats, you may need to swap your butter for margarine.
Ensuring knowledge creates impact involves disciplinary excellence, communication, co-location and funding.
Athletic ability is often linked to size – of muscles and bones. New studies are suggesting, however, that the relative size of two fingers could be more predictive of ability.
Doxing challenges traditional journalism. Its investigative role is circumvented by people disclosing information online quickly, and often inaccurately.
Many of our public commemorations honour people and incidents that brought great harm to others. We need to look at what that says about us, and how we build more inclusive public memorials.
Fracture risk is higher in older women than men, but in adolescence the reverse is true. These differences mean our approach to managing bone health for men and women changes across the ages.
Scientists continue to invent new colours for new applications thanks to nanoscale structures.
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