Articles by Christopher Packham
Tech Xplore / How not to tell customers their data is at risk: The perils of the Optus approach
Optus fears data on up to 9.8 million of its customers has been accessed in a sophisticated cyberattack—including, for some customers, passport and drivers license details, as well as phone numbers, dates of birth and email ...
Medical Xpress / The pharmacist's role in providing reproductive health and how it's changed since the Dobbs decision
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade in June, the future of abortion and reproductive rights for women is uncertain and varies by state.
Medical Xpress / Should I give my teen alcohol? Just a sip, the whole can, or none at all?
You're at a barbecue and the adults are enjoying a few drinks. Everyone is relaxed and having a great time. One of your friends has just given their teen a beer. Next thing you know, your 15-year-old is asking for one too.
Phys.org / Want noisy miners to be less despotic? Think twice before filling your garden with nectar-rich flowers
Noisy miners are complicated creatures. These Australian native honeyeaters live in large cooperative groups, use alarm calls to target specific predators, and sometimes help raise the young of other miners. But they're perhaps ...
Tech Xplore / Small communities could be buying, selling and saving money on electric power right now. Here's how
Globally, the electricity sector is shifting from large, centralized grids powered by fossil fuels to smaller and smarter renewable local networks.
Medical Xpress / Someone in my house has COVID. How likely am I to catch it?
Throughout the pandemic, one of the biggest COVID risks has been sharing a house with someone who is infectious.
Phys.org / How do you teach a primary school child about consent? You can start with these books
Parents will be increasingly aware they need to talk about consent with their children.
Phys.org / We can use drones to get inside and learn more about active, gassy volcanoes
Volcanic eruptions cannot be predicted with 100% certainty. However, details about an upcoming eruption can be estimated using the hot and smelly gases a volcano produces.
Phys.org / Songbirds with unique colors are more likely to be traded as pets
People like beautiful things. This comes as no surprise: beauty underpins highly profitable businesses, from cosmetics and art to the illegal wildlife trade, which reaps up to US$23 billion (£20 billion) annually according ...
Medical Xpress / Monkeypox case numbers are falling, but that doesn't mean it's going away anytime soon
The global outbreak of monkeypox has been going on for nearly five months now. In that time, over 60,000 people have been infected in over 100 countries. Most of the cases have been in young men and the disease has disproportionately ...
Phys.org / Survey shows Brexit vote has undermined support for the United Kingdom's union
King Charles's decision to visit all four corners of the U.K. in the first week of his reign has highlighted the fact that question marks hang over the future of the union.
Phys.org / Calibrating the luminosity of nearby stars to refine calculations of universe age and expansion
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but for astronomers, simply recording images of stars and galaxies isn't enough. To measure the true size and absolute brightness (luminosity) of heavenly bodies, astronomers need ...
Medical Xpress / Traditional incentives don't offset COVID vaccine hesitancy
Neither money nor other nudges are enough to persuade vaccine-hesitant people to get the COVID-19 vaccine, a new USC study shows.
Tech Xplore / Designing a mobile app that identifies in real time the fishing activity of vessels
A multidisciplinary team made up of experts from the University of Huelva, the Miguel Hernández University and the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) has designed an innovative integrated system for monitoring fishing ...
Medical Xpress / Uncovering the key process that contributes to vision loss and blindness in people with diabetes
Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have uncovered a key process that contributes to vision loss and blindness in people with diabetes. The findings could lead to new treatments that can be used before any irreversible ...
