Science
Vitamin supplements not vital, may cause health problems
Vitamin supplements may not be as healthy as many of us would like to think. There is growing evidence to......
The Asian Honeybee Threat
A foreign bee threatens to alter Australia’s biodiversity, with serious consequences for our food industry. The Asian honeybee (Apis Cerana) was......
Earth Station: Got enough water Darling?
Last weekend Adelaide hosted the inaugural WOMAD EARTH STATION festival. The event aimed to draw attention to the most important......
Earth Station: The science of climate change
Last weekend Adelaide hosted the inaugural WOMAD EARTH STATION festival. The event aimed to draw attention to the most important......
Council moves to improve welfare of Australian sheep exports
The sheepmeat industry is making plans to improve the welfare of Australian sheep exported to the Middle East. The new guidelines......
World report says genetically engineered food fail to deliver on promises
A new report on GM food contends that the promised bounty from genetically modified food is largely a public relations......
Green machines on display
As the World Solar Challenge racing convoy arrived smoothly and silently into Adelaide this afternoon, it was greeted in Victoria......
The future of science
Professor Suzanne Cory is one of Australia’s most distinguished molecular biologists, a Companion in the General Division of the Order......
‘Largest radioactive waste dump on earth’ gets federal go-ahead
BHP has received the environmental approval from the federal government for its proposed expansion of the Olympic Dam mine in......
Systems of monitoring big polluters in NSW dysfunctional
The biggest polluters in NSW are repeatedly violating their environmental licence conditions, according to a study by a local environmental......