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Farming high in a Himalayan desert

…training sessions and foster networks among communities, encouraging organic, cooperative farming methods. High-end research Meanwhile, the Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), as its name suggests, is engaged in…

Adventure

Australia's most dangerous predators

…slept, would not be alive. After seeking medical attention quickly, he made a full recovery. And a red-back spider? From the Australian Venom Research Unit at the University of Melbourne:…

Nature & Wildlife

Everything you need to know about magpie season

…at you, you leave. They’re successful.” His extensive research into magpies shows that 99 per cent of swoops on humans are by male birds. When a female bird swoops, it’s…

Science & Environment

Australian Geographic to screen lost Moon footage

…during a decade-long search for the original recordings of the moonwalk, and involved lengthy detective work and clandestine meetings, says astronomer and telescope operator John Sarkissian from the CSIRO at…

Science & Environment

Plants can talk to each other

PLANTS THAT RESPOND to sound and ‘click’ to communicate with each other is surely the realm of science fiction. No anymore, according to research released this week by the University…

News

Regenerating brains study wins science award

…institute, Perry’s research examines the link between exercise and stem cells in ageing brains. The research suggests that the brain is constantly producing new neurons, which impacts brain functions such…

Science & Environment

Trees have biological clocks

…research could be useful in an era of tackling climate change. Using observational data collected from forests around the world, Resco’s team tested whether a change in environmental conditions affected…

Nature & Wildlife

How to rebuild a platypus population

…elusive animals that require a lot of effort to research, so every opportunity is taken to collect data, including bodyweight and condition, when it is available. Her research, for example,…

Nature & Wildlife

National icon, the platypus, declared a threatened species in Victoria

…waterways to inform future management solutions to reverse the decline of populations throughout the State. The comprehensive citizen science-based project called ‘The great Victorian platypus search’ will collect vital population…

News

Aussie fairy-wrens learn while still inside their eggs

Research has found that female fairy-wrens sing distinctive lullabies to communicate with, and teach, their unborn chicks. The discovery of the remarkable vocalisation and embryonic learning abilities of fairy-wrens comes after more than a decade…

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