A checklist for citizen science projects was developed based on a review of key success factors from previous projects reported in literature.
Carbon Pricing in Climate Policy: Seven Reasons
Carbon pricing is a recurrent theme in debates on climate policy. As there is much misunderstanding about the many reasons to implement a global carbon price, ideological resistance against it prospers.
The Link between Climate Change and Gender Inequality
While women are more likely to express concerns about climate change and to accurately grasp its science, they are also more likely to underestimate their knowledge.
Archaeologists Role in Water Management Issues
An opinion article addressing the unique professional understanding that archaeologists can contribute to contemporary water management.
Conference Report: 36th Australasian Polymer Symposium
The 36th APS, which took place in Lorne, Victoria, from November 20-23, featured talks on a wide range of polymer science topics from both local and international speakers.
Ken Alston, Executive Advisory Board of Advanced Sustainable Systems on Cradle to Cradle Design
The editors of Advanced Sustainable Systems asked Ken Alston to briefly describe the idea behind Cradle to Cradle.
How We Develop: Developmental Systems and the Emergence of Complex Behaviors
Forget the “nature vs nurture” debate, learn the developmental systems perspective in this special collection, which aims to help scientists, parents, teachers, and policy makers understand child development.
Particulate Delivery Systems for Vaccination against Bioterrorism Agents and Emerging Infectious Pathogens
Nano- and micro-particulate vaccine delivery systems minimize side effects, trigger targeted and robust immune responses, and protect and stabilize vaccine components
How to Improve Alcohol-Free Wine
The current scientific knowledge on the topic of alcohol reduction in wine is reviewed in The Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture (JSFA).
How sterile workers still manage to pass on “their” genes and evolve!
In their hypothesis article in BioEssays, Downing et al. present a testable hypothesis as to why sterile worker castes evolve, and continue to evolve, in many social insect orders: a hypothesis with implications for understanding longevity in general.