Kangaroo-sized flying turkey once roamed Australia
A giant, flying turkey as tall as a kangaroo once called Australia home almost 12,000 years ago. . The bird is one of five extinct large megapode birds discovered...
Environment
Nanotech breakthrough reduces car exhaust pollution
A nanomaterial that can be used to make more effective catalytic converters for vehicles has been developed by researchers...
‘Whispering’ keeps baby humpbacks safe
Humpback whale mothers and their newborn calves ‘whisper’ to each other during the first months of the calves’ life...
New catalyst paves way for carbon-neutral fuel
A new efficient catalyst that converts carbon dioxide into synthetic natural gas in a ‘clean’ process using solar energy...
How the Great Barrier Reef gets its nitrogen fix
Scientists have long wondered how coral reefs can be so biologically active when the water around them is relatively...
Australian origin likely for iconic New Zealand tree
Ancestors of the iconic New Zealand Christmas Tree, Pōhutukawa, may have originated in Australia, new research from the University...
Algae turns heavy metals green
Algae can remove heavy metals from industrial wastewater and can grow biofuels at the same time, James Cook University...
Unlocking the secrets of the green-and-gold
New understanding of the wattle family’s ‘plumbing’ could provide clues to how plants will survive climate change, says a...
Australia’s carbon-rich mangroves need protection
Losing the world’s mangroves could release an extra seven million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere per...
Back to life: resurrecting extinct species might come at terrible cost
Bringing back extinct species could lead to a loss of biodiversity, rather than gain, according to work featuring University...