NO LAND stands between Antarctica and Australia’s west coast—just a vast ocean, rippled and rocked by the Roaring Forties. For centuries these westerlies, which blow between latitudes 40° S... Read more
As an actress, producer, director and theatre arts lecturer at The University of Texas at Arlington, Julienne Greer knows the techniques that help draw people’s deepest emotions to the surfa... Read more
Australia’s rare and precious rainforests, like the iconic Daintree, could have an unexpected aerial ally in the battle against weeds – autonomous helicopters. Two Project ResQu helicopters... Read more
For the first time ever scientists have managed to use the Sun’s rays to create the same energy that is currently produced in coal or gas-fired power stations. The breakthrough in Aust... Read more
American researchers say they were shocked by how much information they were able to unearth about people by simply looking at the phone numbers they called. The Stanford University study en... Read more
Scientists have tagged about 320 sharks including great whites with acoustic transmitters whose signals are picked up by satellite-connected buoys close to the beach. A new shark monitoring... Read more
A new startup called Flirtey hopes to turn Australia into a worldwide industry leader for the use of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) in e-commerce deliveries As countries around the world gr... Read more
Species living in rainforest fragments could be far more likely to disappear than was previously thought, says an international team of scientists. In a study spanning two decades, the resea... Read more
The idea of creating extensive marine reserves in the Southern Ocean, around Antarctica, seems like a no-brainer. The reserves would protect what is still the most pristine aquatic ecosystem... Read more
Shocks caused by climate and seasonal change could be used to aid recovery of some of the world’s badly-degraded coral reefs, an international team of scientists has proposed. A new report b... Read more
Extending vaccination programme to 50-64 year olds should be explored further, say researchers The flu jab seems to almost halve the risk of heart attacks in middle aged people with narrowed... Read more
An RMIT University research collaboration with top scientists in Australia and Japan is advancing next generation solar cells. The development of cheaper and less toxic solar cells using nan... Read more
When enough raindrops fall over land instead of the ocean, they begin to add up. New research led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) shows that when three atmospheric pat... Read more
University of Adelaide researchers are developing low-cost technology which can ‘talk’ to structures like bridges and aeroplanes to monitor their structural health and assess the... Read more
Once a James Bond fantasy, diamond-based lasers are now becoming a reality. Ground-breaking research is harnessing the unique properties of diamonds to develop a new generation of lasers tha... Read more
