Moth balls in space!
The chemical in moth balls, naphthalene, will be tested in space in a new satellite rocket propulsion system called Bogong.
Category: Science
HPV vaccine reduces cervical cancer rates by 90 per cent
A UK study has shown that vaccination against the virus that causes the majority of cervical cancers reduces their incidence by nearly 90 per cent.
Global fisheries are in trouble
Global fisheries are in serious trouble but nobody is quite sure how bad the problem is. Minderoo Foundation put 500 fisheries experts onto the job and the report is pretty depressing stuff.
Global Fishing Index: assessing the sustainability of the world’s marine fisheries
Nearly 10 per cent of fish stocks globally are now on the brink of collapse. Overfishing must end before it is too late.
What is the go with bases on the Moon and Mars?
Will there ever be bases on the Moon and will people ever make it to Mars?
In space no-one knows what to do with your dead body
Space travel is still quite new in the history of exploration and there have only been a few deaths. But if you die in space, what happens to your corpse?
Would you like Mars-conditions tomato sauce with that?
Heinz has grown tomatoes under Mars-like conditions and turned it into a ketchup that tastes like the Earth-grown variety.
Singing lemurs have got rhythm
Indri Indri lemurs live in Madagascar and often sing as family groups. They also have rhythm, which is a first for non-human mammals.
New lure may curb spread of cane toads
Everyone hates cane toads. But now there is way to lure their tadpoles into traps.
It’s Bird Count time!
It’s National Bird Week and the Aussie Backyard Bird Count is on again. Who’s in your backyard?
Why design can be deadly for women
For the longest time, women have been overlooked or actively excluded from design. Let’s see how some of this plays out in reality.
Harnessing natural killer T cells to stop cancer
Innovative use of stem cell technology to ramp up production of natural killer T cells could hold the key to improved cancer treatments.
Why men and women feel temperature differently
There’s a reason why men and women feel the cold differently, and birds and bats are just the same.
Ditch the briefs to help male fertility
The temperature of a man’s testicles can affect sperm development. Wearing boxer shorts helps keep them cooler compared with briefs.
2021 Ig Nobel Prize-winners announced
The 2021 Ig Nobel prizes have gone to studies into how well beards soften punches to the face, the benefits of transporting rhinoceroses upside down and orgasms as a nasal decongestant.