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.
Australian satellites join global research project
10 August, 2016Three Australian research satellites will be deployed to the International Space Station (ISS) later this year, marking the first time an Australian-made satellite has gone into space since 2002.
The upshot of global warming: lower dengue risk
10 August, 2016 | Supplied by: Australian National UniversityAustralian health researchers have predicted that the transmission of dengue could decrease in a future warmer climate, countering previous projections that climate change would cause the potentially lethal virus to spread more easily.
Phenosys rodent virtual reality systems
08 August, 2016 | Supplied by: SciTech Pty LtdVirtual reality systems by Phenosys enable rats and mice to enter a virtual reality world. The platforms offer a revolutionary concept for research on animal learning, memory, cognition and navigation.
CSIRO ordered to renew focus on climate science
04 August, 2016 by Lauren DavisGreg Hunt has demanded that CSIRO restore its focus on climate science, less than six months after the organisation announced a number of job cuts in the area.
ANU and CSIRO open agriculture research lab
01 August, 2016 | Supplied by: Australian National UniversityThe Australian National University and the CSIRO have officially opened a collaborative centre that will focus on technologies relevant to environment, agriculture and global food supplies.
Balancing fire management and conservation
29 July, 2016 | Supplied by: La Trobe UniversityVictorian environmental scientists have collected one of the world's largest datasets on wildfires, transforming our understanding of how fire affects biota and contributing to changes in fire policy.
Cygnus spacecraft returns to Earth
29 July, 2016The Cygnus CRS OA-6 spacecraft has returned to Earth after supplying 3.5 tonnes of cargo to the International Space Station (ISS).
