Science & Environment
Plants can talk to each other
Plants are known to respond to light, but they can respond – and produce – sounds as well, new research says.
Science & Environment
Algal blooms: a colourful danger
Algal blooms cause serious, even fatal, problems in our waterways, but we know little about what causes them.
Science & Environment
Wi-fi creator CSIRO wins $220m law suit
The CSIRO, whose invention made wi-fi come about, has won a huge law suit against US companies.
Science & Environment
Tens of billions of planets are inhabitable
Astronomers have found that 40 per cent of Red Dwarf stars in the Milky Way have a super-Earth orbiting them.
Nature & Wildlife
Cockatoos causing trouble in Blue Mountains
Sulphur-crested cockatoos are booming in the Blue Mountains of NSW, pushing out more timid native birds.
Science & Environment
Gnome roams globe in the name of gravity
A novel science experiment involving a jet-setting gnome aims to measure gravity in different parts of the world.
Science & Environment
Jawless creature had world’s sharpest teeth
A jawless, eel-like creature had the sharpest teeth ever known, according to a recent discovery of fossil remains.
Science & Environment
Trees have biological clocks
Trees have the same kind of biological clock that causes humans to suffer from jetlag, new research shows.
Biodiversity
Aussie wetlands vitally important, says study
The largest survey ever conducted of Autralian wetlands reveals the most important habitats for waterbirds.
Science & Environment
Diamond-shaped galaxy discovered
A new type of galaxy that resembles an emerald-cut diamond has been discovered by astronomers.