Thu Feb 2, 2012
EMBARGO LIFTED 5am AEDT Thursday 2 February, 2012
In a comment piece, international scientists argue that added sweeteners pose dangers to health that justify controlling them like alcohol. Here an Australian expert puts the arguments into context for Australian readers.
Tue Jan 24, 2012
US scientists report in The Lancet the first successful use of embryonic stem cells to treat eye disease (macular degeneration) in humans. The study was done on two patients with advanced eye disease, reporting some vision improvement after four months of the stem cell treatment. Below Australian and UK experts respond.
Fri Jan 13, 2012
The Russian space agency revised its predictions for re-entry of the Phobos-Grunt space probe to a 4 hour 21 minute window between 3.41am AEDT and 8.05am AEDT on Monday 16 January. According to media reports re-entry occurred over the Pacific early monday Morning Australian time.
Tue Jan 10, 2012
US Scientists have documented cases of animal health problems which they believe have possible links to gas drilling. The report, published today in the journal New Solutions, involved interviewing the owners of animals who reported negative health effects on their animals.
Fri Jan 6, 2012
EMBARGO LIFTED 10.30am AEDT Friday 6 Jan, 2012
International researchers report that the brain’s capacity for memory, reasoning and comprehension skills can start to deteriorate from age 45, which is 15 years earlier than it is normally thought to begin. They assessed the onset of cognitive decline by observing more than 7,000 men and women [...]
Tue Dec 13, 2011
A draft of the revised dietary guidelines has been released for public comment by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).These guidelines contain updated dietary advice based on the latest scientific evidence. Here, experts comment on the guidelines.
Mon Dec 12, 2011
The UN COP meeting in Durban reached an agreement yesterday regarding tackling the issue of climate change. All the documents relating to the agreements are here. We asked experts to comment on the agreement and any implications.
Fri Dec 9, 2011
John Howard will be launching Ian Plimer’s new ‘anti-Warmist manual for the younger reader’, How to Get Expelled from School, on the evening of Monday 12 December. Scientific experts have read the book and provided their comments below.