News and other stories about real people, places, and events in Kensington and nearby suburbs.
Russia’s coronavirus vaccine hasn’t been fully tested. Doling it out risks side effects and false protection
13 Aug 2020
If the vaccine does not protect individuals from infection, those who have been vaccinated could falsely believe they are protected.
How do I know if my mask actually works? What about the ‘candle test’?
13 Aug 2020
A few simple pointers can help you spot a quality mask from a dud.
Defensive architecture: design at its most hostile
13 Aug 2020
Increasingly hostile designs are emerging to keep members of the public out of public space.
Researchers unlock secrets of the past with new international carbon dating standard
13 Aug 2020
An international team of scientists have recalculated the curves used for radiocarbon dating – a key method for archaeology and environmental science – for the first time in seven years.
New joint education taskforce to drive economic recovery for Western Sydney
13 Aug 2020
Four of Australia’s leading universities and TAFE NSW have announced the formation of a joint taskforce to drive an education-led economic recovery for Western Sydney.
Australian State of the Environment Report co-chiefs appointed
13 Aug 2020
Professor Emma Johnston AO, Dean of Science at UNSW Sydney announced as co-chief author of the Australian State of Environment Report 2021.
Timing the share market is hard – just ask your super fund
13 Aug 2020
Our super funds could have cleaned up when the market crashed 40% and then rebounded by about as much. That they didn’t says a lot about how hard it is to time trades.
Can ageing really be ‘treated’ or ‘cured’? An evolutionary biologist explains
12 Aug 2020
As modern medicine improves, so too does our ability to stave off disease. But can we overcome the most inescapable of afflictions – old age? Researchers around the world are trying to find out.
The S&P 500 nears its all-time high. Here’s why stock markets are defying economic reality
12 Aug 2020
Normally stock markets tell us a lot about the economy. In 2020 that’s no longer the case.
Pasteurisation inactivates COVID-19 virus in human milk: new research
11 Aug 2020
A new study has confirmed what researchers already suspected to be the case: heat inactivates SARS-CoV-2 in human milk.