2016

Articles

13 May 2016

High Court unanimously rejects challenge to Senate voting reform

It is now up to voters to exercise their freedom in granting their preferences, writes Anne Twomey.

13 May 2016

The hard facts on Viagra

Like many great scientific discoveries, the benefits of Viagra in treating erectile dysfunction were discovered by accident. 

12 May 2016

Hidden housemates: the mosquitoes that battle for our backyards

With the leap of Zika virus into the international public health spotlight this year, we’re reminded again how threatening mosquitoes can be.

12 May 2016

Obesity on the rise in Indonesia

Obesity is on the rise in Indonesia, one of the largest studies of the double burden of malnutrition in children has revealed.

12 May 2016

Is the 'Trump of the Philippines' a force for good or evil?

Time will tell if President-elect Rodrigo Duterte will be a change for the better or worse, writes doctoral researcher Adele Webb.

12 May 2016

Students exhibit at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale

A group of University of Sydney students will participate in the premier Venice Architecture Biennale, which is expected to draw around 200,000 international visitors from 28 May to 27 November 2016.

12 May 2016

Call yourself a cosmetic surgeon?

The new cosmetic surgery guidelines for doctors are welcome, but only tackle half the problem, writes Professor Merrilyn Walton.

12 May 2016

How the Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain got its spectacular bend

The mechanism causing the unique, sharp bend in the spectacular Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain has been uncovered in a collaboration between the University of Sydney and Caltech.

11 May 2016

Poor sleep: sorting fact from fiction

One in five Australians report getting less than six hours sleep per night. Feeling bad about the quality and quantity of our sleep is the new zeitgeist, says Professor Ron Grunstein.

11 May 2016

World's oldest axe fragment found in Australia

Australian archaeologists have discovered a piece of the world's oldest axe in the remote Kimberley region of Western Australia.