Laser radar to protect communities from contaminated dust
03 November, 2016 by Adam FloranceA new 'laser radar' system that allows real-time monitoring of potentially hazardous dust emissions has been successfully trialled in the industrial centre of Port Hedland.
State of the Climate 2016 — hotter days, warmer oceans, greater fire risk
28 October, 2016 | Supplied by: CSIROAustralia has warmed by around 1°C since 1910, according to State of the Climate 2016.
Mapping the Milky Way
21 October, 2016Australian and German scientists have used the world's largest steerable radio telescopes to create the most detailed map yet of the Milky Way.
Newly discovered microorganisms contributing to climate change
18 October, 2016Scientists from The University of Queensland have discovered a major group of microorganisms contributing to climate change.
A new way to find weakness in the Earth's crust
05 October, 2016US and Australian scientists have developed a new method to estimate weakness in the Earth's outer layers. Their work will help explain and predict volcanic activity and earthquakes at a much smaller scale than previously possible.
To Mars and back on one tank of fuel
30 September, 2016University of Sydney researchers have announced world-record results in rocket efficiency following the invention of new thruster technology.
CCS laboratories opened in Victoria
30 September, 2016CO2CRC, The University of Melbourne and Federation University Australia have opened emissions reduction laboratories aimed at providing clean, efficient energy for Australia.
World's largest radio telescope completed
26 September, 2016The Chinese Academy of Sciences has completed construction on the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) — the world's largest radio telescope.
We could grow jet fuel on gum trees — if there's anywhere left to plant them
21 September, 2016 by Lauren DavisScientists are one step closer to using Australia's iconic gum trees to develop low-carbon renewable jet and missile fuel.
The mystery of the dimming galaxy and the starving black hole
16 September, 2016An international team of astronomers has discovered the secret behind a change in the behaviour of a supermassive black hole at the centre of a distant galaxy.
3.7-billion-year-old fossils discovered
01 September, 2016Australian researchers have uncovered the world's oldest fossils in a remote area of Greenland, pushing back the fossil record to near the start of the Earth's geological record and pointing to evidence of life on Earth very early in its history.
Human-induced climate change is older than you think
25 August, 2016 by Lauren DavisWhen do you think global warming first began to take effect? If you answered any later than the Industrial Revolution, you're in for a shock.
Special delivery — a boron carrier for targeted tumour therapy
19 August, 2016Japanese researchers have developed a boron carrier for use in targeted radiation treatment for cancerous tumours. The carrier is based on a common blood plasma protein, meaning it can be tailored to individual patients and lessens the chances of blood contamination.
Emission-free conversion of natural gas to liquids
15 August, 2016Scientists have used a novel ceramic membrane to make the direct, non-oxidative conversion of gas to liquids possible for the first time — reducing cost, eliminating multiple process steps and avoiding any carbon dioxide emissions.
Is there life on Mars? Meteorites may be destroying the evidence
11 August, 2016As the search to find signs of life on Mars continues, researchers have suggested that a good place to find organic compounds native to the planet would be deep underground — from rocks that have been blasted to the surface by meteorite impacts.
