Artificial 'worm gut' used to break down plastics
29 February, 2024By feeding worms with plastics and cultivating microbes found in their guts, researchers have found a way to accelerate plastic biodegradation.
The temperature difference between day and night is widening
29 February, 2024While night-time temperatures have typically increased at a faster pace than daytime temperatures, researchers recently found that this pattern had reversed.
The next alt-protein — cell-cultured beef rice
23 February, 2024Rice already has a high nutrient level, but adding cells from livestock can further boost it.
RNA-based spray combats myrtle rust in plants
22 February, 2024Queensland researchers have developed a treatment that can both prevent and cure infection caused by an invasive fungal disease devastating native Australian plants.
Boldly going in search of the fabled tricorder
19 February, 2024 by Ivor Campbell* | Supplied by: Snedden CampbellDiagnostics companies globally continue to beaver away in search of a machine capable of diagnosing the highest number of possible conditions within a single technology.
Webb telescope unearths an ancient galaxy that shouldn't exist
16 February, 2024The telescope found that a massive galaxy in the early universe — observed 11.5 billion years ago — has an extremely old population of stars formed much earlier.
Sea sponges suggest we have surpassed 1.5°C of warming
06 February, 2024 by Lauren DavisGlobal mean surface temperatures may have already passed 1.5°C of warming, according to ocean temperature records preserved in sclerosponge skeletons from the Caribbean.
Glowing COVID test produces results in 1 min
23 January, 2024What if, instead of taking 15 minutes or more, a COVID-19 test could quite literally light up with a result in just one minute?
Astronomers detect the oldest black hole ever found
19 January, 2024The black hole is surprisingly massive, with its existence so early in the universe challenging our assumptions about how black holes form and grow.
2023 confirmed as the hottest year on record
15 January, 20242023 was the warmest calendar year in global temperature data records going back to 1850, thanks to unprecedented global temperatures from June onwards.
An AI-assisted diagnostic test for COVID and other diseases
12 January, 2024The AI model has been trained to read the results of tests identifying infectious diseases, including COVID-19, and removes user error while improving accuracy.
L'Oréal and Great Barrier Reef Foundation partner on reef restoration
22 December, 2023The new partnership will support critical reef interventions including the targeted deployment of two million heat-tolerant corals on the Great Barrier Reef by 2030.
Microplastics found in clouds could affect the weather
07 December, 2023Scientists are not only detecting microplastics in the atmosphere but also investigating how they may play a role in cloud formation.
New tumour marker identifies early-stage gastric cancer
05 December, 2023The new tumour marker has a sensitivity of 89% and a specificity of 99%, far exceeding the sensitivity of conventional tumour markers in identifying cancer patients.
Scientists deep-freeze native plants at risk of extinction
15 November, 2023A process similar to that used to store human embryos is being used by scientists to save native Australian plants under threat from invasive myrtle rust.
