News New tool predicts drought six months out …of Newcastle agrees this broader approach makes Shishutosh’s research significant. “It’s not just based on rainfall, but looks at the variables of drought,” he says, adding that while the research…
News Australia to build world's biggest solar stations …and commissioned by the end of 2015. Solar research Meanwhile, Prime Minister Julia Gillard and the energy minister officially opened Australia’s largest solar power research facility at Newcastle on Saturday….
Wildlife Birdsong struggles to be heard in urban environment …or acquire resources, such as territory.” Gareth says the research shows human-made noise pollution is affecting wildlife more than we might think, having unexpected implications for how animals communicate –…
News Honesty is the only policy for seniors …Halberstadt, from New Zealand’s University of Otago, has found older adults are worse at detecting lies than young people. The research also suggests seniors have difficulty lying as persuasively as…
AustroPalaeo Rock shelter provides earliest evidence of humans in the outback …known dates for Aboriginal settlement of the Flinders Ranges, then thought to stretch back no more than 15,000 years. “Towards the end of my research – having felt quite depressed…
News Dinosaurs would still exist if the asteroid had landed almost anywhere else THE DECLINE OF the dinosaurs, the rise of mammals and, ultimately, the origins of humans were even more unlikely than previously thought, according to new research. The huge asteroid collision…
History & Culture A pioneering pair …Pioneer Writer: The Life of Louisa Atkinson, Novelist, Journalist, Naturalist, is the only extended biographical writing about Louisa. It includes extended excerpts from Louisa’s novels and articles and substantial research…
Science & Environment This is why you should love spiders …so closely tied that exposure to different chemicals has specific effects on how the webs are spun. Other research suggests the blue colour in tarantulas evolved independently at least eight…
News Noise caused by marine oil and gas exploration potentially affects whale migration AIR GUNS used for marine oil and gas exploration are loud enough to affect humpback whales up to 3km away, potentially affecting their migration patterns, according to our new research.…
Science & Environment Rise of the jellyfish …and many people, including myself, thought ‘oh my, yes, that makes sense’.” This prompted Lisa’s initial research into jellyfish blooms in Australia, which took longer than expected when she realised…
