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You know you're swimming in it: worst beaches for microplastics revealed
Which Australian beaches are microplastic hot-spots? Citizen scientists working with Macquarie University’s AUSMAP project have collected more than 3 million plastic fragments from more than 300 beaches, helping track the pollution to its source.
More supermarket diversity would ease supply disruptions
Disruptions to Australia’s grocery retail supply chain underscore the extent of specialisation and market dominance in the industry, explains Dr Prashan Karunaratne from Macquarie Business School.
Movie review: Do look up, if you dare
Don't Look Up, the trending-now Netflix tale of a deadly meteor hurtling towards earth is a call-to-action on climate change, says philosopher Robert Sinnerbrink.
Movie review: Do look up, if you dare
Don't Look Up, the trending-now Netflix tale of a deadly meteor hurtling towards earth is a call-to-action on climate change, says philosopher Robert Sinnerbrink.
Future food and a new secret weapon
Rewinding an evolutionary process could herald high-yield, disease-resistant plant crops, Macquarie University scientists are proposing.
Urgent call to declare hearing loss a public health issue
With a lack of screening, hearing loss in Australian children and adults is going undiagnosed, but that could change if we shifted our thinking and reclassified it as a public health issue, argue Macquarie University researchers.
Miniature brains offer new directions in dementia research
VIDEO: The formidable husband and wife research team of Lars Ittner and Yazi Ke have discovered a way to make a thousand 'mini brains' at a time, inspiring hope of new discoveries about dementia.
Best-selling author Liane Moriarty on writing her way from advertising to Hollywood
One of Australia’s most successful modern novelists, the Macquarie Master of Arts graduate has sold more than 20 million books.Listen as she shares insights into how her plots unfold, how her time at Macquarie played a crucial role in her first novel being published and hear reflections on her time in Hollywood watching actress Nicole Kidman bring her beloved stories to life.
Please explain: Why is the Ancient Greek alphabet still in use today?
The Greek alphabet is having a big moment as the WHO continues to name COVID-19 variants after its letters – the latest being Omicron. Professor of Ancient History Ian Worthington explains its enduring relevance.
How to prevent and recover from sports injuries
Whether we play at a social or elite level, most of us have had a sporting injury. MQ Health Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist Chris Wynne explains how to recover from injuries and prevent them from happening.
Heavy impact of mental health disorders on school completion rates
Both boys and girls with a single mental health disorder have a three times higher risk of not completing Year 12 when compared to their peers, new Macquarie University research has found.
Please explain: What is La Nina and does it affect me?
As NSW records its wettest and coldest November in over a century, eastern Australia is in the midst of a five-month long La Nina weather event, that will cause heavy rainfall, increased flooding and cyclone risk, Adjunct Fellow Andrew Gissing explains.