Awards 2019 Winners of the Australian Geographic Society Awards announced …episode, the two brothers, along with their wives and children in their signature kombi vans, explored locations suggested by viewers. The public sent them in search of lost monuments, rumoured…
Biodiversity Surprising twist in the war on weeds …most exciting finding from our latest research is that biocontrol insects applied to invasive plants can inhibit competitive responses and induce cooperative strategies,” Professor Bonser said. “What we think is…
Nature & Wildlife VIDEO: Catching whale 'blows' …assessment stage, before taking ‘blow’ and tissue samples. (Video courtesy Fletcher Mingramm / UQ) There she blows A day in the field for the scientists involves launching their research vessel…
Nature & Wildlife Koala detection dogs sniff out bushfire survivors …Mrs Woosnam said. After searching more than 10km on that first day, the team found another adult male and nearby an adult female without a joey. This female appeared thin…
Poo makes whales carbon neutral WHALES ARE CARBON NEUTRAL on account of their poo, new research on the Southern Ocean has shown. The excretion of nutrient-rich poo boosts the growth of plankton in the ocean,…
News Sex appeal is all in a tilt of the head …is a tilt of the head. A woman’s face is often judged to be more feminine and attractive if she tilts her face forward, according to new research, whereas a…
Cows see danger better on the left …possible dangers. Research from Professor Clive Phillips and Dr Andrew Robins at the University of Queensland has revealed that cows are better able to perceive danger if they’re approached on…
Great white shark freed from plastic noose …in conjunction with Flinders University and the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) to help with shark research. Some cooperative studies have included testing the possible effects of berleying…
Biodiversity Gould's petrels back from the brink …of the dodo,” says Nicholas, a senior research scientist with the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH), based in Sydney. Success on Montague Island In response, conservationists sprang into…
Nature & Wildlife How adding microbial diversity to urban environments improves health …At the University of Adelaide’s Ecophysiology Lab, research assistant Christian Cando-Dumancela shows me soil samples from other locations the HUMI team has been analysing. Each is in a plastic centrifuge…
