Science & Environment Ice age led to mass extinction of Aussie plants A SERIES OF ICE AGES wiped out a great diversity of plantlife in Australia’s south-east, new research has revealed. About 1.5 million years ago, central Victoria enjoyed high summer rainfall,…
Science & Environment Uncovering the mystery of pink diamonds ARGYLE DIAMONDS, FROMWestern Australia, are the most valuable diamonds on the market, but their natural pink colour is still a mystery to scientists. However, new research into the photochromic behaviour…
Nature & Wildlife Meet Australia’s sea snake queen …enough at the time to pursue this. One day someone said to me, “What about sea snakes? They are disappearing.” I did some research, realised they are fascinating and are…
Nature & Wildlife Tracking down the London thylacines …September 2017 we went in search of some of the creatures who had made the perilous journey to the United Kingdom: the London thylacines. An archive of bodies In search…
Biodiversity The Dog Fence: what future for this iconic but contentious barrier? …an essential ecosystem service. Research during three decades by University of NSW biologist Professor Mike Letnic has highlighted the impact of dingo control on local ecologies. He’s focused on the…
Biodiversity Bringing Borneo back …anymore in Sabah,” explains Raymond Alfred, former senior manager of WWF-Malaysia’s Borneo Species Program, and now head of Conservation and Research at Borneo Conservation Trust (BCT). “Here, the expansion of…
History & Culture Join the hunt for Bäuerlen's long-lost legendary ferns …amateur botanist. As an independent researcher and writer with a science and museum-sector background, the two albums grabbed my attention. What exactly was I looking at? So began wide research…
Science & Environment Earthquake map may predict future disasters …techniques. “What has come out of our research is that linking global geo-physical data sets to earthquake hazard analysis is a really interesting future research area,” Thomas says. RELATED STORIES…
Nature & Wildlife Male bowerbirds stick to their own style …not their own. “The results raise questions about why males are consistent and apparently ‘honest’, and will prompt research on other species,” Rob says. “Such research should give new insights…
People Forensic investigations: Can a fly solve a murder case? …becomes a skeleton in about four weeks. In winter, it can take five months. In the tropics, just 15 days. Ian correlates his research with work undertaken at the so-called…
