Varied diet helped kangaroo survival

Prehistoric kangaroos in southern Australia had a more general diet than previously assumed, giving rise to new ideas about their survival and resilience to climate change, […]

Sniffer dogs help track lizards

Detection dogs are out in the field this summer helping to locate endangered pygmy bluetongue lizards as part of a two-year conservation project in the Northern […]

Solar step forward for green hydrogen

Another advance has been made by experts in nano-scale chemistry to propel further development of sustainable and efficient generation of hydrogen from water using solar power. […]

Cutting down food waste

Composting and green bins are making their mark on recycling organic waste, but Australian households are still responsible for millions of tonnes of greenhouse-gas emitting food […]

New SDG tools for tourism

Quality control tools offer actionable solutions for businesses to build sustainability and address the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A new study led by Flinders […]

ARC funding for new land and social models

Grand visions for broad social reform and ecosystem research efforts will get underway in 2025, with timely funding from the Australian Research Council Linkage Projects scheme. […]

Marine genetics to help restore coastlines

Australians love their coastal and marine environments but much of the world’s ecosystems are in various stages of decline and in urgent need of restoration. In […]

Green energy solutions from the sea

Green fields are opening around the world as researchers make inroads into improving efficiencies in more sustainable vehicles via a novel biofuel and power generation from […]