Ancient roos bounce back
Palaeontologists from Flinders University have described three unusual new species of giant fossil kangaroo. Over the last decade, a series of discoveries around Lake Callabonna in arid South Australia have yielded multiple complete…
Do we know how long it took the Sun to form?
While there is consensus that our Sun formed about 4.6 billion years ago from a molecular cloud of gas and dust, less has been known about how long the formation of the star…
Reverse extinctions, Tasmanian tigers and smoky mice
The idea of bringing back extinct flora and fauna is not new, but the challenge is two-fold: first in sequencing a full genome from recovered DNA fragments, and then in taking stem cells…
El Niño and La Niña… let BOM explain
The La Niña phenomenon is predicted to increase Australia’s rainfall on the east coast, as the Walker Circulation across the Pacific intensifies and strengthens the Australian monsoon. Australia’s fine BOM explains it so…
CSIRO has resin formula down to a fine art
The new varnish resin is the result of a collaboration between Australia’s oldest and most visited gallery, the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) and CSIRO. The product has now been commercialised by Melbourne…
Timelapse of swarming monster worms and sea stars
Three-foot nemertean worms and carnivorous sea stars prowl the Antarctic in search of flesh.
Meerkat Magic
Some of the magic moment of filming meerkats for the BBC’s Planet Earth Live.
Meet a flavour creator
Willy Wonka novelty lab or just a little disturbing?
Technology meets fashion
This is what happens when fashion and technology come together — a look at the DVF Spring 2013 show through the eyes of the models, the designers and Diane von Furstenberg herself. All…
Air traffic worldwide
When you look up to the sky remember that at any given time there are between 9,000 and 13,000 aircraft in the air (according to the US Federal Aviation Agency, there are at…
Birth of a planet
Researchers use 3D models to better our understanding of how planets are formed.
