Grant to improve sorghum breeding programs
30 January, 2017The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center has announced a three-year, $6.1 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to expand and accelerate the development of advanced sorghum phenotyping and breeding technologies.
Quantum object created in space
27 January, 2017German researchers have successfully created a cloud of ultracold atoms in space — and begun testing a theory of Albert Einstein's in the process.
Input sought on future CRCs
16 January, 2017The Turnbull government is seeking input from the industry, science and research communities on priority research themes for upcoming selection rounds of the Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Programme.
As temperatures go up, insect populations go down
12 January, 2017Scientists have discovered that rising temperatures are damaging insects' ability to reproduce.
One giant leap (second) for 2016
11 January, 2017If you can't shake the feeling that 2016 went on for longer than a typical calendar year, you're not actually far from the truth.
Blasting cancer cells with plasma
09 December, 2016 | Supplied by: University of South AustraliaScientists have discovered that cool jets of plasma stimulate cells in the bodies of mice, helping to close wounds or kill tumours.
Giant galaxies may grow from cold gas
02 December, 2016 | Supplied by: CSIRO Head OfficeGiant galaxies may grow from cold gas that condenses as stars, contradicting the theory that they are formed by smaller galaxies falling together in a hot, violent merger.
Hydrogen-eating bacteria and the truth about baleen whales
01 December, 2016Researchers from Monash University have wasted no time getting into the spirit of summer, releasing two separate stories with a distinctly sea-flavoured theme to them.
The biggest exposed fault on Earth
30 November, 2016 by Lauren Davis | Supplied by: Australian National UniversityGeologists conducting research off the coast of eastern Indonesia have identified what they claim to be the biggest exposed fault on Earth — a find that will help researchers assess dangers of future tsunamis in the area.
From bread to beer — the gene mutation in barley
24 November, 2016 by Lauren DavisA research team led by Okayama University has discovered the gene mutation and enzyme that determine whether the dormancy of barley is long (better for food crops) or short (better for beer-making).
Bushfires decrease genetic diversity in frog populations
17 November, 2016 by Lauren DavisThe increasing intensity and frequency of bushfires in Victoria is having a significant impact on the genetic diversity of the state's frog populations.
Extreme temperatures at risk of becoming the new normal
07 November, 2016 | Supplied by: Australian National UniversityAustralian researchers have found that the year 2015, currently listed as the hottest year on record, could be an average year by 2040 if carbon emissions continue to rise at the same rate.
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.
