The Environment
Bold solutions for global challenges
The Environment
Bold solutions for global challenges
Donna Houston on tackling the environmental challenges of life in future cities
What are the environmental challenges facing cities of the future? Geography and planning lecturer Dr Donna Houston predicts what life in large urban centres might look like in years to come.
The new Big Bang theory: what we know about the Neutron Star Collision
Macquarie astrophysicists explain how an explosion triggered by the collision of neutron stars 130 million years ago was detected for the first time, and why this astonishing event has made global headlines.
Astrophysicist Lee Spitler tackles the question of life in space
We journey to the final frontier with Dr Lee Spitler and discuss life among the stars and ask him to tackle the age-old question: are there extra-terrestrial lifeforms out there?
Communication is key: Lesley Hughes and climate change
There's near academic consensus around the existence of climate change but less so around the tools to reduce it. Maybe communication is the best tool for tackling one of the greatest issues of our time.