Fourth global coral bleaching event confirmed
17 April, 2024 by Lauren DavisThe world is currently experiencing a global coral bleaching event, according to NOAA scientists. This is the fourth global event on record and the second in the last 10 years.
Astronauts will soon grow plants on the Moon
05 April, 2024When humans take their first steps back on the Moon after 50 years during the Artemis III mission, astronauts will cultivate and return lunar-grown plants to Earth for the first time.
How plant leaves ensure optimal area for photosynthesis
29 March, 2024The small RNA molecules in the cells of the growing leaf set in motion a genetic process that enables the cells to perceive and interpret their environment.
What turned Earth into a giant snowball 700m years ago?
20 March, 2024Australian geologists have used plate tectonic modelling to determine what most likely caused the Earth to experience an extreme ice-age climate more than 700 million years ago.
Controlling root growth could help crops, combat climate change
13 March, 2024A highly conserved ethylene signalling pathway can be targeted to control the direction of root growth, creating deeper root systems that hold on to carbon.
Iron will: how plants deprive bacteria by depriving themselves
01 March, 2024When plants feel threatened by harmful bacteria, they are willing to stop acquiring iron and stop growing.
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.
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.
University of Canberra Scores ARC Discovery Project Funding For Frogs
22 February, 2024The multi-agency, multi-year project hopes to reintroduce the green and golden bell frog back to wetlands throughout the ACT.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Climate scientists sound the alarm; those with lung conditions at risk
30 October, 2023Scientists say that Earth's vital signs have worsened beyond anything we have seen — and people with lung conditions are particularly at risk.
