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Bushfire management teams tune into bird songs

Bird listeners are shaping the management of forests in the United States and could offer a blueprint for bushfire-prone areas of Australia. A new study has used a large

Aussie diets in downward spiral as fruit falls out of favour

Fruit is disappearing from Australian diets, sparking a health warning from the national science agency. A new CSIRO study found Australians’ eating habits were on

New robot hand has a little of that human touch

A prosthetic robotic hand than “knows” what it is holding and adjusts grip accordingly has been developed in the United States. Johns Hopkins University engineers

Water a brighter spark than we believe

Running water creates electricity at 10 times the intensity than previously thought, according to new Australian research. Scientists at RMIT University and the

Accents another barrier for women in workforce

Women with foreign accents, particularly Russian speakers, are perceived as less employable in Australia, according to a new study. The Australian National University

On-sea training for future marine scientists

An innovative tertiary sea training program casts off on Saturday to make a circumnavigation of Tasmania. Thirty university students and trainers from across Australia

Friend is the word for Generation Alpha

Generation Alpha has shown itself to value connection, with data analysis revealing “friend” as the children’s word of the year for 2024. Director of Publishing at

New vaccine points to lifetime COVID and flu immunity

A new vaccine which provides long-term immunity to COVID-19 and multiple influenzas strains from a single dose is a step closer. Cornell University researchers in the

Climate change slowing the world’s strongest ocean current

By Taimoor Sohail and Bishakhdatta Gayen Flowing clockwise around Antarctica, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is the strongest ocean current on the planet. It’s five

Red-hot way to take the forever out of PFAS

An Australian-led team of international scientists have shown how toxic “forever chemicals” can be safely destroyed. CSIRO Environmental Chemist Wenchao Lu said the

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