Sniffing out danger: Study suggests fruit flies use smell to adjust their reaction to predators
With the Queensland fruit fly dealing hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to crops in Australia, new research has…
Flinders University Energy & Natural Resources Environment Geology RMIT University University of Queensland
Scientists push back against ‘ignored’ science in Adani mine approval
A group of hydrogeologists has launched a volley against what they call the sidelining of science by Adani Mining and…
Monash University Atmospheric Physics CSIRO Energy & Natural Resources Environment Federation University Health Meteorology University of Adelaide University of Tasmania
A model disaster: Studying the 2014 Hazelwood coal mine fire
In February and March 2014, a fire at Victoria’s Hazelwood coal mine burnt for 45 days, sending dense plumes of…
A costly affair: Study examines price paid by wasps tricked into mating with deceptive orchids
While tales of people conned out of their fortunes through romance proliferate our media, the same trickery extends into the…
Eau de toilet: How dung mimicking arum lilies attract unsuspecting pollinators
On the east coast of Australia lie a type of arum lily which has foregone the typical sweetness of nectar…
Renewables and electric vehicles: Switching for lower costs
Transitioning the Australian grid to 100 per cent renewables and swapping all petrol cars for electric ones would drop annual…
Uncategorized Australian National University Curtin University Energy & Natural Resources Environment Geology
Milestone survey unearths Australia’s magnetic soil properties
A first-of-its-kind survey has uncovered how magnetism in soils varies across Australia, offering us a new window into the composition…
A rot and a hard place: New material discovered in Tasmanian forests
A new organic substance has been discovered in the old-growth forests of Tasmania, giving scientists a window into how trees…
A spotlight on photosynthesis and higher crop yields in the age of climate change
Scientists have uncovered further details about the underlying mechanisms of photosynthesis, bringing us one step closer to genetically supercharging staple…
Power of the sea: WA coast examined as wave energy hotspot
Almost four decades of climate data has been used to test the suitability of wave energy infrastructure development off the…