Comets’ heads can be green, but never their tails. After 90 years, we finally know why
21 Dec 2021
The team solved this mystery with the help of a vacuum chamber, a lot of lasers, and one powerful cosmic reaction.
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The eight deadly days of Christmas: how to stay safe from drowning in Australia this summer
The eight deadly days of Christmas: how to stay safe from drowning in Australia this summer
20 Dec 2021
Australians are entering our most dangerous time of year for fatal drownings. So what can you do to keep yourself and loved ones safer this summer?
Vaccine passports, Voice to Parliament and tribute to Hal Wootten – some of our most read stories of 2021
Vaccine passports, Voice to Parliament and tribute to Hal Wootten – some of our most read stories of 2021
20 Dec 2021
Despite COVID-19 dominating the headlines in 2021, the Black Lives Matter movement, Voice to Parliament and Disney being sued, have been at the forefront of legal news.
Increase in domestic violence over the Christmas period
Increase in domestic violence over the Christmas period
20 Dec 2021
With safe spaces such as schools and work closed for Christmas, it’s more important than ever to check in on family and friends.
Language learning, sleep studies, quarantine quandaries: what we read in 2021
Language learning, sleep studies, quarantine quandaries: what we read in 2021
20 Dec 2021
UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture stories explored a range of ideas, from purpose-built quarantine facilities to whether artificial intelligence could create art.
Current floods essential for long-term future of waterbirds: annual survey
Current floods essential for long-term future of waterbirds: annual survey
17 Dec 2021
The UNSW scientists observed fewer waterbirds but greater flooding than last year, which they hope will help to offset long-term declines.
It's summer: time to take a hike and contribute to science
It’s summer: time to take a hike and contribute to science
17 Dec 2021
As the weather warms up, UNSW researchers name some of their favourite bushwalks and the ways citizen scientists can help them by collecting data along the way.
Hot neighbours, ancient maths and a paleopocalypse: our most-read science stories of 2021
Hot neighbours, ancient maths and a paleopocalypse: our most-read science stories of 2021
17 Dec 2021
We might’ve been under lockdown this year, but science sure wasn’t.
The six-minute training hack that can improve face recognition skills
The six-minute training hack that can improve face recognition skills
17 Dec 2021
Our brains are wired to recognise faces holistically, but focusing on two standout features can improve performance, a new UNSW study shows.
Book Review: Country is an urgent call to learn from Indigenous knowledges to care for the land
Book Review: Country is an urgent call to learn from Indigenous knowledges to care for the land
17 Dec 2021
Country by Bruce Pascoe and Bill Gammage is a dialogue between experts on First Nations ways of farming and agriculture. It is also a call to Australia to look after Country better.