Category Archives: Arts & Science

From the archives: The bombing of Darwin

Seventy years ago the droning of aircraft could be heard above Darwin.

Filed under Arts & Science, Features, History, Vintage Science

Preserving the Magna Carta

There’s a lot of work involved in preserving medieval documents.

Filed under Arts & Science, History, Science, Technology, Video

Genetically doomed to fancy fat

A preference for fatty foods may be genetic.

Filed under Arts & Science, Genetics, Nutrition, Science

Nemo’s days are numbered

Ocean’s growing carbon dioxide levels may threaten coral fish

Filed under Arts & Science, Ecology, Marine Australia, Marine Biology, Nature, Science

The all-time diva of flies

Taxonomy immortalises Beyonce.

Filed under Animals, Arts & Science, Backyard bugs, Culture, Nature

New species discovered

California Academy of Sciences described 140 new species in 2011, spanning six continents and three oceans.

Filed under Arts & Science, Biology, Conservation, Environment, Nature, Science

Discovery of “God particle”

Scientists believe that they may have caught their first glimpse of the Higgs Boson, or “God particle”, a subatomic unit that is a vital factor in science’s understanding of the universe.

Filed under Arts & Science, News, Physics, Science, Technology

WIN! WIN! WIN!

Win free passes to Aqua: A Journey into the World of Water.

Filed under Arts & Science, Comps, Conservation, Culture

The Last Supper needs cleaner air

Although outdoor pollution has been reduced around the painting by 88 and 94 per cent, indoor pollution is still a major threat to Da Vinci’s ‘Last Supper’.

Filed under Arts & Science, Culture, History

What is a red-giant?

Near the end of a star’s life, the temperature in its core rises and causes the star to expand into a red-giant.

Filed under Arts & Science, Ask Us, Astrophysics, Night Sky, Science, Space