Spray-on glaze opens a window to energy savings
Imagine a spray tan for windows that’s cheap, easy to produce and energy efficient. Researchers at RMIT University have done just that. They’ve developed a spray-on clear glass coating...
Environment
AI delivers koalaty count
Counting koalas in burnt out bushland is harder than you might think. Queensland University of Technology’s Associate Professor Grant...
Possum magic: how this marsupial copes when the mercury rises
Ringtail possums survive Australia’s scorching summers by letting their body temperature rise to prevent dehydration. The marsupials save water...
DNA traces deliver eel-y breakthrough in hunt for endangered animals
Scientists have developed a new tracking method to end a particularly tricky game of hide-and-seek with one of Australia’s...
History of the Earth 2.0
Mystery now surrounds the formation of the Earth’s first continents. It was thought they were formed by tectonic plates...
Gender-swapping, waterfall-hopping shrimp discovered in Queensland
There’s something in the waters in north Queensland – something a little unusual. Scientists have discovered a new species...
You’ve got male
What would happen if every baby born was a girl? You don’t have to be an evolutionary biologist to...
Insect aside
Scared of spiders? Better not visit the Northern Territory. We all know Australia’s tropical zone is home to more...
Smoke of genius
Skies shrouded in smoke: for many of us it’s the defining image of last summer. However, unpleasant as it...
COLD ROCK: Antarctica researchers on solid ground
A geological breakthrough has delivered ground truth about what’s under all that ice in a remote part of Antarctica....