Over the past two decades there have been various experiments with changing Western culinary habits by introducing additional species to the...

The second Festival of Dangerous Ideas was held at the Sydney Opera House over the October 2010 long weekend featuring an array of topics in...

The recent pronuncement that Gliese 581g, a planet orbiting the red dwarf star Gliese 581 may be suitable for life should not come as any su...

Some positive news for the environment comes with confirmation from the UN Environment Program (UNEP) that the ozone level in the Earth...

The latest issue of Science carries some concerning research showing a reduction in the level of trees/plants to provide carbon sinks for th...

Australia's involvement in Afghanistan is crystalised in Chris Master's carefully constructed two part documentary 'A Careful W...

With ongoing debate on the ramifications of climate change on the planet or, in some quarters, continuing doubt as to the validity of t...