Australian researchers find ways to overcome the blinding glare of quasars NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope…
Tag: Wildlife
Boost to develop microalgae into health foods
A new discovery may provide the crucial link that helps accelerate development of microalgae into beneficial…
Human activity has made Murray estuary more vulnerable to drought
The Murray is known to suffer acidification in its estuary in South Australia. For the first…
Now you see it, now you don’t: Hidden colours discovered by coincidence
Scientists in Australia have stumbled across an unusual way to observe colour that had previously gone…
Available evidence suggests vaping can help smokers quit
Updated Cochrane Review shows electronic cigarettes can help people quit smoking; More evidence is needed on long-term…
Surprise finding: no major increase in Australians washing their hands since this time last year
The Food Safety Information Council released Omnipoll national research in the lead up to Global Handwashing…
Creating software for the Mars Perseverance Rover mission
NASA has commissioned QUT to develop software to analyse scientific data that will be captured by…
Cat diseases have $6 billion impact on human health in Australia
Some cat-dependent diseases can infect humans, with sometimes severe and tragic health consequences. A new study, published…
Tiniest kangaroo under symposium spotlight
The tiniest kangaroo – Hypsiprymnodon moschatus, which is found on rainforest floors in Australia’s wet tropics and weighs…
Animals lose fear of predators after they start living near people
Animals lose fear of predators rapidly after they start encountering humans Most wild animals show a…
Wolves have been caring for the pack for at least 1.3m years
Family care? Healed injuries suggest social behavior in ancestral wolves New specimens from Ice Age of…
Landmark release sees bilbies return to Sturt National Park in NSW
Bilbies are once again bounding in Sturt National Park more than a century after they were…
Megalodons were truly the biggest fish in the sea
A new study shows that the body size of the iconic gigantic or megatooth shark, about…
Australia Post announces 4000 jobs in record hiring blitz
Ahead of what is expected to be its biggest Christmas ever, Australia Post is recruiting over…
Dealing with Irritable bowel syndrome
About 20 per cent of the population may experience symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) at some…
Bushfire recovery program hitting the ground in Doubleduke State Forest
The $46 million bushfire recovery program from the NSW Government is seeing work happening now to…
Mullumbimby landholders and conservationists tackling ‘highly-flammable’ exotic bamboo species to protect koalas
After 5,000 hectares in the Nightcap and surrounding National Parks were devastated in the Black Summer…
New holistic approach to monitoring climate will help fight bushfires
A study during last season’s bushfires provides vital insights into the multiple interplays between weather extremes…
Saving koalas requires a bold new vision
The Nature Conservation Council welcomes Environment Minister Matt Kean’s pledge to double the state’s koala population…