World Water Day focus on groundwater science
Understanding how much water is recharged into aquifers and the connection between aquifers and rivers is crucial for water management in the Murray-Darling Basin – and […]
Baby step towards breath-testing for gut disorders
Small children may one day avoid invasive, painful and often traumatic oesophageal tube-testing for gut damage and coeliac disease with a new method of simply blowing […]
Killing the legend of buried Viking warrior swords
Swords found in early medieval graves don’t necessarily mark the final resting place of a warrior, new research suggests. The international research, combining literary and archaeological data, […]
IPCC undersells climate ’emergency’ – new study
The global climate change watchdog, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), is using overly conservative language in its reporting – and therefore the threats are […]
Industry 4.0 strikes forth from jet fighter contract
BAE Systems Australia and the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre will use Industry 4.0 techniques to contribute to the world’s biggest defence program, the Joint Strike Fighter. […]
New capital gives PREPD a sporting chance
PREPD, a new hydration-boosting drink shaking up the sports nutrition market, is seeking a $A2 million capital injection to expand and grow market share. Preserve Health […]
Sink or swim? White sharks do both
Efficient hunting techniques give white sharks the edge in the wild. New research has surprisingly found that this top marine predator actually swims at low speeds […]
Non-fatal crash study supports road safety
New research for peak body Austroads aims to improve the measurement and reporting of serious injury road crashes by matching police crash data and hospital data. […]
Ever get that blurry feeling? It may be visual discomfort
Acute sleep loss influences visual processes in humans, such as recognising facial emotions. Taking the matter further, researchers in Australia and Sweden have studied the responses […]