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UNSW climatologists are among more than 200 leading scientists warning the United Nations Climate Conference of the need to act immediately to cut greenhouse gas emissions, with a window of only 10-... |
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A new UNSW research project aims to discover whether special contact lenses worn only during sleep may slow or halt the progression of short-sightedness - myopia - in children.The specially designed... |
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Jurors presented with gruesome evidence, such as descriptions or images of torture and mutilation, are up to five times more likely to convict a defendant than jurors not privy to such evidence,... |
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It's official. UNSW's new Chemical Sciences Building and Analytical Centre is open for business.NSW Minister for Science and Medical Research, The Hon Verity Firth, MP opened the new facility during... |
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Prawn shells have the potential to do a lot more than create a fearsome smell in the garbage bin, with a UNSW food science researcher developing a new technique for extracting a powerful antioxidant... |
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UNSW atmospheric scientist Andy Pitman has cause to celebrate the winning of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize by Al Gore and the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.A member of the IPCC,... |
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Two UNSW scientists have been named among the 10 recipients of the 2007 Cosmos Bright Sparks Awards.The awards are decided by an expert advisory panel in recognition of outstanding research and... |
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The Faculty of Science performed strongly when UNSW received more than $34 million in the latest round of Australian Research Council funding.Federal Education, Science and Training Minister Julie... |
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An aerial survey by UNSW researchers reveals that waterbirds and water have vanished from the northern reaches of Macquarie Marshes wetland, north of Dubbo."This year we didn't find a single bird in... |
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The outstanding achievements of Dr Emma Johnston, Dr Matt Taylor (Science Faculty) and Dr Nadine Kasparian (Medical Faculty) saw UNSW take home more Young Tall Poppy Awards than other competing... |
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UNSW Vice-Chancellor Professor Fred Hilmer has earmarked sustainability as a priority for the University - in research, teaching and in the way the campus operates.Professor Hilmer told a Climate... |
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In public imagination, the sabre-toothed cat Smilodon ranks alongside Tyrannosaurus rex as the ultimate killing machine. Powerfully built, with upper canines like knives, Smilodon was a fearsome... |
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UNSW has received more than $34 million in the latest round of Australian Research Council funding.Federal Education, Science and Training Minister Julie Bishop today announced UNSW had received $26... |
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New research showing that dog-walking in bushland significantly reduces bird diversity and abundance will lend support to bans against the practice in sensitive bushland and conservation areas.Until... |
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The wily dingo out-competed the much larger marsupial thylacine by being better built anatomically to resist the "mechanical stresses" associated with killing large prey, say Australian scientists.... |
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The Khmer kings who created the world's most extensive medieval "hydraulic city" surrounding Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat were the architects of its eventual environmental collapse, says an... |
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UNSW space scientists joined millions of people across the nation who enjoyed perfect conditions for viewing the first total lunar eclipse since 2000.On the mild Autumn evening of August 28, star-... |
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The Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education has honoured 8 UNSW Faculty of Science staff members for their contribution to student learning.The Institute has awarded them... |
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Researchers at UNSW believe that blood may hold vital insights into what is happening in the brains of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).In a study unparalleled in its scope, a team led... |
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Scientists are using sophisticated computer software to determine the "bite force" of a great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) netted near the coast of Sydney.The research will reveal... |
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Scientists say that New Guinea's bronze quoll might be an immigrant Australian that was isolated from the mainland by rising sea levels caused by climate change.Eighteen thousand years ago and for... |
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Scientists say that New Guinea's bronze quoll might be an immigrant Australian that was isolated from the mainland by rising sea levels caused by climate change.Eighteen thousand years ago and for... |
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The world's largest and most prolific team of planet hunters has announced the discovery of 28 new planets outside our solar system, raising to 236 the total number of known exoplanets.Among the 28... |
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The Australian Government has made one of the most prominent and distinguished members of the Faculty of Science, Associate Professor Paul Adam, an honorary member (AM) of the Order of Australia.The... |
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