Drought-proof crops under development
19 July, 2016ANU has led an international research effort into how plants, such as rice and wheat, sense and respond to extreme drought stress. Their study could lead to the development of next-generation, drought-proof crops.
Plate tectonics and pizza dough
18 July, 2016 by Adam FloranceThe Earth's crust has more in common with pizza dough than you might think, according to an international team looking into the mechanics of plate tectonics.
What makes planes freeze?
28 June, 2016Chinese researchers have investigated the process by which ice accumulates on the wings and tail of an aircraft flying during freezing rain.
Preventing carp-ageddon
03 May, 2016$15 million of this year's Budget will go towards the National Carp Control Plan — a nationally coordinated approach to eradicating the common carp.
Major Antarctic expedition planned
19 April, 2016The Swiss Polar Institute is organising a major project: the first scientific expedition to fully sail around Antarctica.
High-tech radars for Tasmania and Victoria
08 April, 2016The Bureau of Meteorology has installed a state-of the-art radar to take over from the West Takone weather watch radar in north-west Tasmania.
Reverse photosynthesis — sunlight can be used to produce chemicals and energy
07 April, 2016Researchers have discovered a natural process that sees the energy in solar rays break down plant material, rather than build it up.
Australian appointed Chief Scientist of The Nature Conservancy
05 April, 2016Professor Hugh Possingham has been announced as Chief Scientist of The Nature Conservancy, a leading conservation organisation.
Biodiversity prevents disease
29 March, 2016 by Adam FloranceResearchers have shown a clear link between biodiversity and the severity of a fungal disease on a Tibetan alpine meadow.
Two trials to study wind farms and human health
23 March, 2016The National Health and Medical Research Council has awarded grants totalling $3.3 million to two trials into the effects of wind farms on human health.
The role of bacteria in platinum formation
22 March, 2016The University of Adelaide has led research into the role of specialist bacteria in the formation and movement of platinum and related metals in surface environments.
Hobart hosts international ice core scientists
09 March, 2016The International Partnerships in Ice Core Sciences (IPICS) Second Open Science Conference has begun.
Soil research and earthquake damage prevention
04 December, 2015According to Wang Shengzhe, our understanding of soils' behaviour is still minimal — and this has to change if we are to prevent the structural damage that can arise from natural disasters such as earthquakes.
Treating diseases with plants
06 November, 2015Scientists from QUT, who are studying the use of plants to combat golden staph infections, heal wounds and treat diseases, have received an extra $1 million in funding.
Methane-metabolising microorganisms discovered
27 October, 2015Scientists from The University of Queensland have discovered two new microorganisms which are said to play an unknown role in greenhouse gas emissions and consumption.
