Sneak peek
Take a glimpse at just some of the topics we’ll be publishing soon.
Fascinating forensics
New research in Australia and elsewhere is revealing the many ways forensic science can help us solve crimes.
Types of batteries
The next installment in our series on batteries will explore the different types of batteries available today.
3D printing
3D printing technology is allowing researchers to print living tissue, bone, muscle and potentially whole organs.
Gravity
In Einstein’s general theory of relativity, gravity is part of the fundamental structure of the universe—massive objects cause warps and curves and ripples in space and time.
Automation
Technology is already replacing human labour in many ways, and the future of automation has huge ramifications for the way we work.
The science of burials
The burial of bodies is a particularly human tradition with a long history. What happens to a body after it’s buried, and what are the different ways we bury our departed?
Gut ecology
Each human being carries an entire ecosystem—we are all teeming with trillions of bacteria. In our gut, bacteria plays an essential role in our digestive health.
Drones
Unmanned aircraft are well on their way to being a core component of military, business, and even everyday life. How do they work and how are they being used?
Quantum mechanics
At its tiniest scale, the universe is governed by laws that seem bizarre beyond imagination. We’ll explore and explain the quantum reality that underpins the cosmos.
Big data
As we continue collecting more and more data for our personal and business use, the need to filter and analyse that data is pushing computer science to the edge.
Marine pollution
As we spend most of our time on land, it’s easy to underestimate the problem of marine pollution—but it’s a serious issue worth our attention.
Theories of everything
Something’s not quite right with our understanding of physics, so brace yourself to learn some proposed stringy, loopy, multidimensional theories about the cosmos.
Medical animals
From cancer-sniffing dogs to maggot debridement therapy, we’ll look at some of the fascinating ways that animals are used in human healthcare.
Image sources
- Batteries: Heather Kennedy / Flickr
- Fascinating forensics: Herald Post / Flickr
- 3D printing: US Army Materiel Command
- Gravity: Caltech/MIT/LIGO Laboratory
- Automation: Kitmondo PPM / Flickr
- Burials: emmett anderson / Flickr
- Drones: Lee / Flickr
- Theories of everything: Jbourjai / Wikimedia Commons
- Quantum mechanics: Dave Smith / Flickr
- Big data: The National Archives (UK) / Wikimedia Commons
- Marine pollution: Hani Amir / Flickr
- Gut ecology: Wellcome Images / Flickr
- Medical animals: Thejasvi M / Flickr