Fusion for the future
Subscriber contentBy Rebecca Priestley in Science
Issue 3811 16th May 2013
An experimental plant aims to develop nuclear fusion as a source of clean, sustainable electricity.
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Breeding ground for new plants
Subscriber contentBy Rebecca Priestley in Science
Issue 3810 9th May 2013
Developing crops with favourable characteristics is important for future-proofing horticulture.
Hue’s on first
Subscriber contentBy Rebecca Priestley in Science
Issue 3809 2nd May 2013
There’s a lot more to colours and how they work than meets the eye.
Number crunchers
Subscriber contentBy Rebecca Priestley in Science
Issue 3808 24th Apr 2013
How physics can help predict the movement of sharemarkets.
Black is the new green
Subscriber contentBy Rebecca Priestley in Science
Issue 3807 18th Apr 2013
Turning waste biomass into carbon holds promise for tackling climate change.
Telling tales about science
Subscriber contentBy Rebecca Priestley in Science
Issue 3806 11th Apr 2013
A rollicking read, poetry and a celebration of Antarctic research: science writing is alive and well.
Making the world go around
Subscriber contentBy Rebecca Priestley in Science
Issue 3805 4th Apr 2013
A work of popular science history takes drama to a whole new level.
Looking for solutions
Subscriber contentBy Rebecca Priestley in Science
Issue 3804 28th Mar 2013
Would you like to win $1 million? Just solve a key mathematical problem.
Forensics: Crime scene misinformation
Subscriber contentBy Ruth Laugesen in Science
Issue 3803 26th Mar 2013
Convicted murderer Mark Lundy has won a hearing at the Privy Council, at a time when the reliability of forensic evidence is being questioned as never before.
Climate change: The haywire syndrome
Subscriber contentBy Mark Broatch in Science
Issue 3803 23rd Mar 2013
Manipulating the Earth’s climate to counteract the e ffects of global warming is attracting the attention of vested corporate interests and “dodgy entrepreneurs”, warns Australian author and ethics professor Clive Hamilton.