Science & Environment
Animal advocates see red over glider cull
Friday, November 16 2018
Animal rights Liberation Tasmania say a Tasmanian plan to trap and cull sugar gliders is a blunt approach to dealing......
WA LNG plant linked to half Australia’s emissions increase
Friday, November 16 2018
The Gorgon Project was set to be a game changer when it was announced in 2016. The plant is considered......
China solar-brates new artificial sun milestone
Thursday, November 15 2018
Researchers from China’s Hefei Institutes of Physical Sciences have reached a new milestone in their quest to develop an artificial......
A water cycle on steroids: Australia’s climate future
Thursday, November 15 2018
A new “water cycle on steroids” is to blame as climate change hits Australians hard. According to the Climate Council,......
Fighting Drilling in the Great Australian Bight
Wednesday, November 14 2018
Plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight have been met with fierce resistance from conservation groups around......
Camels Under Spotlight at Arabian Beauty Pageants
Tuesday, November 13 2018
In Australia, camels are regarded by some as a nuisance. On the Arabian Peninsula, the story is quite different. For......
Bolsonaro victory threatens Amazon
Monday, November 12 2018
The Amazon region contains the world’s largest tropical rainforest, and around twenty five percent of all carbon stored on land.......
Saving wilderness before it’s too late
Thursday, November 8 2018
A decade ago only 15% of the Earth’s surface was being used for human activity and now just 23% of......
Using Indigenous culture to inform scientific practice
Monday, November 5 2018
Since 1993, leaf blight has crippled the Samoan taro plant export industry, wiping out whole crops and forcing an Australian......
Stimulating breakthrough for paraplegics
Thursday, November 1 2018
A team of scientists from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology has developed a new wireless implant that reconnects the communication......