Metal-contaminated soil leads to antibiotic-resistant bacteria
28 February, 2017 | Supplied by: Edith Cowan UniversityAustralian and Scottish researchers have found that soils containing lead, manganese or aluminium — even in small amounts — contain bacteria with antibiotic resistance.
The crystals that power Earth's magnetic field
24 February, 2017Japanese researchers have been investigating the source of energy driving the Earth's magnetic field, hidden deep within its core.
In the red corner: the world's first middleweight black hole
14 February, 2017Astronomers have announced evidence for the existence of a 'middleweight' black hole — otherwise known as the missing link between relatively small, stellar-mass black holes and the supermassive black holes that lie at the centre of some galaxies.
Baleen whales have always been good listeners
13 February, 2017Victorians scientists have discovered the point at which baleen whales acquired the ability to make and hear the lowest frequency sounds of any mammal, which they use to send whale songs across tens and even hundreds of kilometres.
Solar glass for self-sustaining greenhouses
10 February, 2017 | Supplied by: Edith Cowan UniversityResearchers are building a 300 m2 greenhouse using transparent glass that can generate 50 W/m2 of surface area.
What's killing our galaxies?
08 February, 2017Across the universe, galaxies are being killed, and scientists want to know whodunnit.
The ancient star that faked its age
02 February, 2017German scientists have been investigating the true age of 49 Lib, a relatively bright star in the southern sky, which was until recently believed to be 2.3 billion years old.
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.
Quantum object created in space
27 January, 2017German researchers have successfully created a cloud of ultracold atoms in space — and begun testing a theory of Albert Einstein's in the process.
Input sought on future CRCs
16 January, 2017The Turnbull government is seeking input from the industry, science and research communities on priority research themes for upcoming selection rounds of the Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Programme.
As temperatures go up, insect populations go down
12 January, 2017Scientists have discovered that rising temperatures are damaging insects' ability to reproduce.
One giant leap (second) for 2016
11 January, 2017If you can't shake the feeling that 2016 went on for longer than a typical calendar year, you're not actually far from the truth.
Blasting cancer cells with plasma
09 December, 2016 | Supplied by: University of South AustraliaScientists have discovered that cool jets of plasma stimulate cells in the bodies of mice, helping to close wounds or kill tumours.
Giant galaxies may grow from cold gas
02 December, 2016 | Supplied by: CSIRO Head OfficeGiant galaxies may grow from cold gas that condenses as stars, contradicting the theory that they are formed by smaller galaxies falling together in a hot, violent merger.
Hydrogen-eating bacteria and the truth about baleen whales
01 December, 2016Researchers from Monash University have wasted no time getting into the spirit of summer, releasing two separate stories with a distinctly sea-flavoured theme to them.
