Dormant black hole discovered outside our galaxy
21 July, 2022While similar black hole candidates have been proposed, this is said to be the first 'dormant' stellar-mass black hole to be unambiguously detected outside our galaxy.
2021 State of the Environment report "confronting": Plibersek
19 July, 2022Tanya Plibersek described the 2021 State of the Environment report as one of the most important documents in environmental science, albeit one of the most confronting.
Bone scan reveals late-life dementia risk
15 July, 2022A simple and common scan can reveal if people are at increased risk of developing late-life dementia, which is becoming increasingly common after 80 years of age.
NASA releases more images from Webb telescope
13 July, 2022 by Lauren DavisNASA has released further images and insights from the James Webb Space Telescope, providing an unprecedented view into various cosmic phenomena.
Webb telescope delivers deepest infrared image of universe yet
12 July, 2022The telescope has produced the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date, one which reveals thousands of galaxies — including the faintest objects ever observed in the infrared.
Climate change drives more atmospheric methane than we thought
08 July, 2022The Earth could be both delivering more, and removing less, methane into the air than previously estimated, with the result that more heat is being trapped in the atmosphere.
Hydrogel granules used for wastewater treatment
06 July, 2022Hydrogel granules made from polyvinyl alcohol function as a biological carrier for microorganism cultures, which decompose pollutants in wastewater.
Rainforest trees have been dying faster since the '80s
22 June, 2022Tropical trees in Australia's rainforests have been dying at double the previous rate since the 1980s, seemingly because of climate impacts.
Microplastics, severe deglaciation observed in Antarctica
17 June, 2022A new study reveals microplastics in Antarctic snow, while another suggests two major glaciers may be losing ice faster than they have in the last 5000 years.
Scientists discover rapidly growing supermassive black hole
15 June, 2022The supermassive black hole J1144 consumes the equivalent of one Earth every second and shines 7000 times brighter than all the light from our own galaxy.
Ancient asteroid samples shed light on the solar system
14 June, 2022Researchers reveal the results of their mineralogical and chemical analyses of rock samples from the asteroid Ryugu, which were transported to Earth 18 months ago.
Super wheat can tolerate salty soils
09 June, 2022By mutating the wheat seeds from Bangladesh's coastal fields, researchers were able to develop approximately 2000 lines of wheat.
Microplastics found in the world's most remote oceans
08 June, 2022 | Supplied by: Curtin UniversityAnalysis found microplastics were present in the vast majority of the waters sampled, even in very remote ocean areas of the Southern Hemisphere.
Is this ancient seagrass the world's largest plant?
03 June, 2022 | Supplied by: Flinders UniversityAustralian researchers have located what they believe is the largest plant on Earth — and they estimate it's at least 4500 years old.
Silica-based powder absorbs mercury from water
27 May, 2022 | Supplied by: Flinders UniversityScientists have expanded testing of a sustainable extraction material capable of absorbing almost all mercury from polluted water in minutes.
