Air quality under the microscope
With air pollution and airborne contaminants emerging as leading causes of illness and death, ecologists are calling for closer examination of the ‘invisible friends’ which live […]
New training for shipping, water and defence
The new $12.5 million ARC Training Centre for Biofilm Research and Innovation at Flinders University will partner with industry from 2023 to train professionals for maritime, […]
Snapper study finds three populations
New research on snapper has revealed that there are more genetically distinct populations in the western part of its Australian range than previously understood. The research, led by […]
Call to manage satellite ‘traffic’
Rapidly evolving technology and space debris reported in several places around the world – including pieces of a Chinese Long March 5B Rocket in the Indian […]
Repairing nature with DNA – and drones
The monumental global task to restore degraded ecosystems will need to include sophisticated technologies such as environmental DNA monitoring to understand and support the recovery of […]
Ancient, largest plant found in WA
Australian researchers have located what is believed to be the largest plant on Earth – and they estimate it’s at least 4,500 years old. The ancient […]
How child poverty leads to a lesser life
Poverty and disadvantage put young Australians on the road to a less fulfilling life and schools could play a critical role in breaking the cycle, a […]
How to mix the ‘un-mixable’
Imagine making some liquids mix that do not mix, then unmixing them. In one of the grand challenges of science, a Flinders University device which previously ‘unboiled’ […]
Ancient fish had a ‘big brain’
Sophisticated CT scanning of the cranium of a Queensland fish fossil has given new insights to explain how fish first left the water to invade land […]