The science behind why Paris’ ‘slow pool’ is affecting our swimmers
Australia are winning gold, but few world records are being set. Paris’ unusually shallow pool might be to blame.
- by Liam Mannix
Latest
In a bushfire, these trees are the most dangerous to have nearby
Every plant burns differently, some fast and some slowly. But which native plants would be most dangerous to have near your house?
- by The Visual Stories Team and Liam Mannix
Explainer
Australian Open
‘I’m sitting, but my heart rate is climbing’: How heat stress creeps up on you
Reporter Angus Dalton experienced just what extreme heat can do to your body in a climate chamber for this Explainer with Liam Mannix.
- by Liam Mannix and Angus Dalton
Explainer
Men's health
King Charles is having a medical procedure. It’s all too common for men
From trouble with the waterworks to deadly cancer, the prostate seems to attract trouble for men. What is a prostate and why is it prone to problems?
- by Liam Mannix
Analysis
Science
We’ve hit peak science, and that’s not good
With more scientific papers being published now than ever, we are being “overwhelmed with information” – and there are questions about the quality of that information.
- by Liam Mannix
Weather is growing more extreme. The pressure is on the Bureau of Meteorology to keep up
The venerable weather bureau faces difficult questions about its warnings – and its future. What explains its recent high-profile misses?
- by Liam Mannix
Water receding in Rochester, but residents argue more needs to be done
The northern Victorian town awoke to news of the best kind of error: emergency authorities had slightly overestimated the flood peak.
- by Liam Mannix
Anxious wait as floodwater inundates central Victoria after record rains
Residents of flood-ravaged towns have been told to evacuate as the Goulburn and Campaspe rivers swell following a day of record-breaking rainfall across the state.
- by Broede Carmody, Caroline Schelle, Alex Crowe and Liam Mannix
A school empties and sandbags are filled as risk of flood returns to Rochester
This flood-affected town in northern Victoria is used to being inundated by floodwaters. But that doesn’t make it any easier.
- by Liam Mannix
Exclusive
Science
Scientists slam pain report funded by group linked to makers of spinal cord stimulators
A leading physician has resigned from the board of Australia’s peak pain body after it published a report painting a rosy picture of a device used to treat chronic pain.
- by Liam Mannix
Analysis
Science
Frustrated by inaction on climate change? The problem may be too much scientific evidence
More, better evidence should bring us together on the big problems like climate change. But often, more data just pushes us further apart and makes solutions harder to find.
- by Liam Mannix