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.
Air pollution particle may induce Alzheimer's disease
15 March, 2024Magnetite, a tiny particle found in air pollution, can induce signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study.
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.
Biomarker could prevent sudden cardiac death in men
12 March, 2024Plasma 4β-hydroxycholesterol (4βHC) measurement could help to predict and prevent sudden cardiac death in men with coronary artery disease, according to researchers.
SKA-Low radio telescope takes big step forward in WA
11 March, 2024The first of more than 130,000 two-metre-tall antennas that will make up the SKA-Low radio telescope were installed last week in the Mid West region of Western Australia.
Invasive weed could be a viable economic crop
05 March, 2024The prickly paddy melon weed could have unexpected benefits for the construction, mining and forestry industries, as well as First Nations communities.
Blood test can predict risk of imminent heart attack
04 March, 2024A new online tool lets users input their blood test results along with other basic information to discover if they are at increased risk of having a heart attack within six months.
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.
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 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.
