Tabitha Carvan is a Senior Writer at the ANU College of Science.
Articles
You’re the voice (a great karaoke song): why are we so afraid to sing?
If you’d like your workplace to completely fall apart, one thing you can do is to suggest doing…
Life 2.0: How Dr Natalie Gordon’s second chance led her to medicine
“Many people take an unconventional path to studying medicine,” Dr Natalie Gordon says. And as she graduates from…
Dr Saul Newman has uncovered the ‘secret’ to living to 110
When Dr Saul Newman took to the stage to receive one of the world’s highest-profile science awards, he…
The serious business of funny science
When Dr Lara Gillan visited Questacon as a child, she was too scared to drop into the infamous free…
Free as a bird: how forensic genomics is helping to stop wildlife trafficking
Researchers have developed a way to protect parrots from the illegal wildlife trade. DNA databases are often used…
Can a wild animal make your house feel like a home?
Every evening in our old house, always around the same time, we’d hear the rumpeta-rumpeta-rumpeta on the roof. “The possums…
We asked physicists to tell us about a time they failed
One thing about stories of scientific failure is they usually start with the exciting possibility of discovering something…
Star witness: why would you find this ANU astrophysicist in court?
As an astrophysicist, Dr Brad Tucker is frequently asked for expert commentary. You might have caught him on…
Two towers of strength: how ANU is driving Australian nuclear science
When you see the Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility at The Australian National University (ANU) – which, if you…
The truth behind the quest to find the elusive night parrot
For such a small, hapless bird, the night parrot sure gets humans worked up. It’s the holy grail…
Why do ANU astronomy students burn their PhD thesis?
“It was the strangest thing you can imagine,” Professor Ken Freeman says. He is remembering walking through the…
Close now to where it must be
Early one morning, in the winter of 1985, Neil Murray of the Warumpi Band was on a coach…
Wait, we’re sexist towards birds now?
Sometimes I think I’ve gone too far with seeing the world through a gendered lens. I mean, does…
More than words: Training doctors to break bad news
“You don’t ever want to go in that room,” Professor Imogen Mitchell says, pointing at a doorway as…