Splendour of the grass
It survived the ‘70s floor covering craze but seagrass is in trouble again due to water pollution, coastal development and climate change. Popular as a material for floor matting,...
Environment
Nature’s secret bush rangers
How much can a koala bear? More than we thought, according to research from Southern Cross University. Science has...
Birds of a feather save energy together
Superb fairywrens have a pretty superb magic trick. They can switch to energy-saving mode when food is in short...
Chip of the old croc
A tiny piece of precious stone was all it took identify the ancestor of one of our most ancient...
Creepy-crawly COVID-19 concerns as virus spreads to the tropics
Health experts fear tropical nations could be harder hit by the COVID-19 pandemic due to the higher prevalence of...
Australian scientists develop easy, breathe-y mask to trap COVID-19
As a global shortage of face masks hits due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a research breakthrough has developed a...
Logging by the book
Is timber harvesting really compatible with a healthy environment? Research from the University of New England and Griffith University...
Helping koalas get friendly again
There ain’t no cure for love but there is for chlamydia and research from the University of Sunshine Coast...
Carbon capture makes coal in one
Imagine if we could take the carbon dioxide (CO2) produced by all those polluting old power stations, turn it...
Salt of the earth
Wouldn’t it be nice to hear something good about the environment? Amid all the gloom, researchers at Flinders University...