Biotechnology and Food Engineering (BFE) Chemical Engineering, Monash University

The New Zealand quake that struck over the weekend happened on a previously unknown fault, says Miriam Frankel

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Are differences between men and women hard-wired in the brain? Two new books argue that there's no solid scientific evidence for this popular notion

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Extracts from the brains of locusts and cockroaches can kill superbugs such as MRSA – new antibiotics could follow

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Apple and Google promise the next revolution in digital entertainment – instant access to a vast music library, straight from the cloud

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Future space probes that work in cooperative swarms must sacrifice themselves if they begin to fail and risk damaging their comrades, says NASA

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Amphetamine drugs, including speed, ecstasy and crystal meth users have been found to have brain abnormalities.(author unknown)

Cancer patients, if have a health-related disability, suffer a higher psychological distress compared to the diagnosis of cancer itself.(author unknown)

Addressing the influence of internet’s power use on the environment, this article stresses how we need to be aware of its energy consumption.(author unknown)

Scientists have described the weekend's devastating earthquake in New Zealand, which occurred on a previously unknown fault, as a "warning shot across the bow".(author unknown)

You think more words than you speak – perhaps because language really does shape the way we navigate the world

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A group of people who lived nearly 2000 years ago in Sudanese Nubia drank beer laced with tetracycline.(author unknown)

Scientists have detected a spatial variation in the fine structure constant, meaning the laws of physics might alter in different parts of the universe.(author unknown)

A new product called Belly Armor claims to shield growing fetuses from radiation from mobile devices. But the question is, Is it necessary?(author unknown)

Planets that orbit their star in the opposite direction to the star's spin may not be victims of violence – their star may simply have flipped over(author unknown)12179415621164570043

Mobile charging units that respond to in-car sensors could ensure that electric car owners never need fear getting stranded

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Males who are focused on pursuing sexual partners usually have stunted growth and die young as they neglect other essential needs.(author unknown)

The extinct moa had unusual incubating techniques due to fragile eggs and the weight difference between males and females.(author unknown)

A new aerospace research centre is developing techniques for safer flights that can also rescue people, fight bush fire and monitor crops.(author unknown)

Colin Chartres argues that meeting competing demands from agriculture, industry, cities and the environment will require a substantial overhaul in the way we manage the world’s water resources.(author unknown)

International workshop will propose ways of creating a comprehensive climate databank.(author unknown)