Keep your green thumbs to yourself
Hugging a tree may be comforting for us – but it seems it might leave the trees cold. Researchers at La Trobe University have discovered plants are highly sensitive...
Environment
Bleached corals come back from the brink
Is there life after death for bleached coral reefs? Research by Southern Cross University shows that it takes reefs...
Low marks for parks
Boggy puddles, patchy grass and fading paint. The sorry state of many of our local sports grounds is making...
Farmers have everything to grain
Microscopic pests cost our grain industry $120 million per year but researchers from the University of Southern Queensland have...
Breaking down the walls with sound
Ever drifted off to the gentle rhythm of waves lapping against a calm shore? Soothing sounds may do more...
Conservation push aims to beat shrub-optimal outcome
Sometimes a species is so rare it can be endangered without many humans even going near it. But that...
Ocean-going beast may be on the move
Reports of crocodiles crossing the Timor Sea have raised an unsettling question: could the prehistoric Australian predators be migrating?...
Ocean accountants balance the carbon books
Figuring out how the oceans soak up atmospheric carbon hasn’t been plain sailing. But now, researchers at the University...
Climate change software helps keep houses afloat
Some of Australia’s most important buildings and roads could go from waterfront to water-logged as climate change kicks in...
The robot helping us learn love larvae
The name is a definite turn-off but LarvalBot might just save one of the world’s great natural wonders. Developed...