Rediscovering the French

The visit to Australia by a French president is not first contact, but another chapter in a long history, writes Flinders academic Dr Danielle Clode.

New medical device to make the mines safer

Dehydration can be a serious health issue for Australia’s mining industry, but a new product to be developed with input from the Medical Device Partnering Program will help manage miners’ health and safety.

Shimmy your way to body love

Belly dancers are more satisfied with their bodies and have better body image than young women who don’t belly dance, new Flinders research shows.

Space probe hitchhikes into history

Early Thursday morning, Australian time, the world held its breath as a bar fridge-sized landing probe, Philae, touched down on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.