Monthly Archives: September 2018
I’ve been diagnosed with iron deficiency, now what?
Iron deficiency causes weakness, fatigue, poor concentration, headaches, and intolerance to exercise. Toa Heftiba Amanda Patterson, University of Newcastle and Jacklyn Jackson,...
Business incubators and start-up accelerators: Valuable assets or a waste of time...
hatching eggs. Tim Mazzarol, University of Western Australia Business incubators are organisations that provide support to start-up and early stage businesses through the...
Feeding the world with a mix of science and tradition
If we are going to reduce hunger in the world’s smallholder agricultural communities we need to look past genetically-engineered crops. Flickr/davidsilver Nick Rose,...
Genes, joules or gut bugs: which one is most to blame when it comes to weight...
Stop blaming your parents for your weight. from www.shutterstock.com Andrew Brown, UNSW With obesity on the rise, so too is the diet and weight loss industry, currently valued...
Health Check: are microgreens better for you than regular greens?
While good things can come in small packages, are you prepared to pay the price? from www.shutterstock.com Duane Mellor, University of Canberra; Ekavi Georgousopoulou,...
Is a scientific career worth it?
Andrew Whitehouse, University of Western Australia One of the most enjoyable aspects of my job is the talks that I am asked to give to graduating university classes and at...
Protect key habitats, not just wilderness, to preserve species
Some scientists have suggested we need to protect half of Earth’s surface to preserve most of its species. A new Duke University-led study, however, cautions that it is the...
Study sheds light on how the brain encodes complex information
Credit @ Duke University/ Cruger Creations Back in the early days of telecommunications, engineers devised a clever way to send multiple telephone calls through a single wire at...
Going public to make plastic fantastic – Pollution
Dave Hakkens is a man on a mission. Actually, he’s a man who’s been on a mission for some time now. The Dutch designer was celebrated globally back in 2013 after he...
Frances Arnold “Bacterial Builders” – Giving Evolution a Little...
Credit @ Caltech. Chemistry is on the verge of a bacterial revolution. Fastforward into the future, and you might find that the polyester in a Hawaiian shirt, the rubber in a...