by The Lighthouse | Feb 22, 2023 | Science
A coalition of researchers, including social scientists from Macquarie University, is calling for urgent government action to tackle the growing number of Australians skipping meals or eating low quality food. A combination of floods, rising living costs and the...
by The Lighthouse | Jan 11, 2023 | Science
A new gene therapy treatment that has been shown to reduce uncontrolled seizures in mice will be ready to begin clinical trials within two years. A study published this month in Science Advances by a team of researchers at Macquarie University’s Dementia Research...
by Lauren Lefever | Dec 21, 2022 | Environment, Science
In western Queensland, near the remote town of McKinlay, a group of amateur female palaeontologists (known as the “Rock Chicks”) unearthed a rare 100 million-year-old fossil of an ancient dinosaur. The plesiosaur fossil, known as an elasmosaur, was complete with the...
by Matilda Meikle | Dec 1, 2022 | Science
According to research, Australia’s space industry is set to triple its revenues in the next eight years, increasing to a worth of $12 billion. In light of this development, one expert is set on preparing the country for a space revolution, and he’s working with the...
by Matilda Meikle | Nov 17, 2022 | Environment, Science
Single-use packaging could soon be a thing of the past, with the development of a greener alternative made from vegetable waste. Recently, the Australian government announced a target for all packaging to be either reusable, recyclable, or compostable by 2025. As a...
by Matilda Meikle | Nov 10, 2022 | Environment, Science
8 Billion Day is around the corner, and scientists are worried. On 15th of November, the world population will reach 8 billion people. And while many are viewing this as a cause for celebration, Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) warns that this milestone in...
