Science & Environment
Saving Endangered Species Won’t Come Cheap – Experts
Friday, February 22 2019
With the report on the extinction of the Bramble Cay Melomy, the first mammal to go extinct due to human-induced......
The shark net debate
Friday, February 22 2019
There’s a new wave of technology replacing the old method of keeping people safe at the beach. The controversial topic......
Re-thinking waste
Thursday, February 21 2019
The Melbourne suburb of Wollert is home to Victoria’s first ever Waste-to-energy plant, Re-Waste. Recycling food waste otherwise destined for......
Causes of Lower Darling River fish deaths revealed
Thursday, February 21 2019
An expert panel convened by the Australian Academy of Science has handed in its report into what is causing the......
National database needed to protect our Indigenous heritage
Thursday, February 21 2019
Sharing of Indigenous cultural heritage has become more difficult due to a lack of information and appropriate resources, according to......
Facebook’s Suicide Monitoring Algorithms Criticised By Medical Experts
Wednesday, February 20 2019
It took almost five years, but Facebook has done enough of its own refining to determine whether someone is at......
Rocky Hill mine rejection sets legal precedent
Monday, February 18 2019
The judgment of Chief Judge Brian Preston in the Land and Environment Court of NSW has set a new legal precedent......
Insecticide impacts under-researched
Monday, February 18 2019
The past few years have seen alarming reports emerge about insect populations, with one study suggesting 40 per-cent of known insects......
Groundbreaking new Study into Heatwaves
Monday, February 18 2019
A new study into heatwaves has launched and will be the world’s first study to provide evidence based guidance in......
Foot and Mouth disease could harm Australian livestock industry
Friday, February 15 2019
Australia’s livestock industry could be facing a large-scale bio-security outbreak with multiple traces of foot and mouth disease being detected......