How (and why) to stay optimistic when it feels like the environment is falling apart

Humans love optimism. It's a no-brainer – optimism makes us feel good and wanting more. This…

A warning for wine-lovers: Climate change is messing with your favourite tipple’s timing

While the much-derided "latte set" are stereotyped as the biggest worriers about climate change, it's the…

Recovering scattered data from twisted light via ‘scattering-matrix-assisted retrieval technique (SMART)’

High-capacity optical communication can be accomplished by multiplexing multiple light-carrying orbital angular momentum (OAM) channels. However,…

Researchers reverse the flow of time on IBM’s quantum computer

Researchers have managed to return a computer briefly to the past. The results suggest new paths…

Analysis of Soil Freeze/Thaw Signatures During Slapex F/T Campaign

Abstract: Permanently frozen and seasonally frozen soils occur over a large portion of the Earth's land…

Minor genetic change creates unattractive female moths

Sex pheromones are chemical compounds released by an organism to attract potential mates. For moths in…

Dowry abuse does exist, but let’s focus on the wider issues of economic abuse and coercive control

Rina's marriage problems began two days before her wedding, when her fiance's parents demanded gold and…

Students striking for climate action are showing the exact skills employers look for

On March 15 2019 thousands of students across Australia will skip school and join the global…

Agile Approach to Assuring the Safety-Critical Embedded Software for NASA’s Orion Spacecraft

Abstract: Human-rated missions like NASA's Exploration Mission - 1 (EM-1) and the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle…

Scientists crack genome of superfood seaweed, ito-mozuku

Along the tropical coastline of Okinawa, Japan, farmers raise rows of delectable seaweed and harvest thousands…