Accidental heroes of drought
Rainforests rely on one very important ingredient – rain. So what happens during drought? Researchers at Griffith University have discovered a surprising answer, and it could help some of...
Environment
View to a krill
The largest animal ever known to have existed is strangely difficult to see, especially in the frigid waters off...
Rare river turtles struggle to survive
Slow and steady may not win the race this time. That’s the sad conclusion of new research from Western...
Ultraviolet whites
Protecting our wine crop from sunburn is a case of slip, slop, slurp for researchers at Charles Sturt University....
Climate changing our forests
Forests grow on trees, don’t they? Maybe not. Research from Murdoch University suggests our oldest renewable resource – wood...
An ancient tale inked in skin and bone
They say every tattoo tells a story but what about the world’s oldest tattoo kit, made partially of human...
Lightning strikes twice
When thunder calls, you better bolt. It seems lightning does strike twice and now we know why. The Australian...
Egg-celent surprise scrambles scientific consensus
Giving birth is beautiful but laying an egg seems a lot simpler. But what if you could choose? Science...
Bee-utiful blitz discovers 26 new bee species in the outback
Busy bee researchers from South Australia have discovered 26 new types of native silk bees, as part of a...
Anti-fouling remedy reduces the barnacle bill
We can’t all be Marie Kondo but what if we could stop mess at a molecular level? Researchers at...