Marcus Strom
Marcus Strom is a journalist. He worked as a press secretary in the Albanese government.
Opinion
Plastic
Think plastic pollution is your own fault? That’s rubbish
Rather than tackle polluting corporate giants, individuals are asked to “do their bit”. The result? People feel powerless and greenwashed corporations continue to trash the planet.
- by Marcus Strom
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Byron Bay to get world's first solar-powered train, courtesy of a coal baron
A coal baron is delivering the world's first solar train to Australia.
- by Marcus Strom
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson questions whether Q&A shows Australia at its rational best
"Are you sure Australia is completely rational?" asks Neil deGrasse Tyson, one of the world's best-known astrophysicists.
- by Marcus Strom
Sydney Observatory wants Australia's first urban dark sky park
Sydney Observatory wants a park dedicated to the night sky.
- by Marcus Strom
The 400-year-old Kepler Conjecture that your local greengrocer knows how to solve
How to stack oranges: it's something that every greengrocer knows but it has eluded some of the greatest minds in mathematics.
- by Marcus Strom
Chinese quantum satellite Micius breaks record for distribution distance of quantum entangled photons
China has "set the standard" for the world to aspire to.
- by Marcus Strom
How cracking the sex-change code in bearded dragons could help them survive
Scientists say they've cracked the code on why reptiles change sex under the stress of extreme temperatures.
- by Marcus Strom
Giant flying turkeys once roamed Australia, Flinders University research confirms
A giant, kangaroo-sized flying turkey roamed Australia more than two million years ago.
- by Marcus Strom
Analysis of Morocco fossils puts emergence of Homo sapiens back 100,000 years
The story of humanity has been extended at least 100 millennia with this latest finding.
- by Marcus Strom
Sydney Harbour carbon emissions measured for first time, setting baseline for urban growth
Carbon dioxide emissions from Sydney Harbour have been measured for the first time.
- by Marcus Strom
Powerhouse Museum Sherlock Holmes exhibition unites science, literature ... and blood
Central to the exhibition is solving a crime, a murder no less.
- by Marcus Strom
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/by/marcus-strom-gityn6