Metal-contaminated soil leads to antibiotic-resistant bacteria
28 February, 2017Australian and Scottish researchers have found that soils containing lead, manganese or aluminium — even in small amounts — contain bacteria with antibiotic resistance.
Grant to improve sorghum breeding programs
30 January, 2017The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center has announced a three-year, $6.1 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to expand and accelerate the development of advanced sorghum phenotyping and breeding technologies.
As temperatures go up, insect populations go down
12 January, 2017Scientists have discovered that rising temperatures are damaging insects' ability to reproduce.
The biggest exposed fault on Earth
30 November, 2016 by Lauren DavisGeologists conducting research off the coast of eastern Indonesia have identified what they claim to be the biggest exposed fault on Earth — a find that will help researchers assess dangers of future tsunamis in the area.
From bread to beer — the gene mutation in barley
24 November, 2016 by Lauren DavisA research team led by Okayama University has discovered the gene mutation and enzyme that determine whether the dormancy of barley is long (better for food crops) or short (better for beer-making).
Bushfires decrease genetic diversity in frog populations
17 November, 2016 by Lauren DavisThe increasing intensity and frequency of bushfires in Victoria is having a significant impact on the genetic diversity of the state's frog populations.
State of the Climate 2016 — hotter days, warmer oceans, greater fire risk
28 October, 2016Australia has warmed by around 1°C since 1910, according to State of the Climate 2016.
Newly discovered microorganisms contributing to climate change
18 October, 2016Scientists from The University of Queensland have discovered a major group of microorganisms contributing to climate change.
A new way to find weakness in the Earth's crust
05 October, 2016US and Australian scientists have developed a new method to estimate weakness in the Earth's outer layers. Their work will help explain and predict volcanic activity and earthquakes at a much smaller scale than previously possible.
3.7-billion-year-old fossils discovered
01 September, 2016Australian researchers have uncovered the world's oldest fossils in a remote area of Greenland, pushing back the fossil record to near the start of the Earth's geological record and pointing to evidence of life on Earth very early in its history.
Human-induced climate change is older than you think
25 August, 2016 by Lauren DavisWhen do you think global warming first began to take effect? If you answered any later than the Industrial Revolution, you're in for a shock.
The upshot of global warming: lower dengue risk
10 August, 2016Australian health researchers have predicted that the transmission of dengue could decrease in a future warmer climate, countering previous projections that climate change would cause the potentially lethal virus to spread more easily.
CSIRO ordered to renew focus on climate science
04 August, 2016 by Lauren DavisGreg Hunt has demanded that CSIRO restore its focus on climate science, less than six months after the organisation announced a number of job cuts in the area.
ANU and CSIRO open agriculture research lab
01 August, 2016The Australian National University and the CSIRO have officially opened a collaborative centre that will focus on technologies relevant to environment, agriculture and global food supplies.
Balancing fire management and conservation
29 July, 2016Victorian environmental scientists have collected one of the world's largest datasets on wildfires, transforming our understanding of how fire affects biota and contributing to changes in fire policy.
