Have the recent rains affected the drought in Australia?
South East Australia has just experienced its wettest September on record, but the rains have done little to ease the long-term drought conditions.
Desert beetle aids breakthrough in water collection
Inspired by the biological structure of the desert-dwelling Stenocara beetle, University of Sydney researcher Dr Chiara Neto’s groundbreaking water collection technology could soon bring relief to drought-stricken areas.
Self-regenerating bone implants made from seashells
Sea urchins might hold the key to better knee and hip replacements, with the development of a new technology that encourages the body to regenerate, and replace the implant with new bone.
Still too sweet, by any name: Corn Syrup body plots rebrand
Visit the United States and you’ll find it in food items everywhere: High Fructose Corn Syrup is liberally laced through soft drinks, sweets, breads, cereals and condiments.
Map of moon’s craters to reveal early life of our solar system
Scientists have mapped over 5000 craters on the moon’s surface, which provide new clues to the planetary bombardment in our solar system 4 billion years ago.
Serengeti highway would cause an ‘environmental disaster’
Plans to build a highway through the Serengeti could spell disaster for 1.3 million wildebeest that call it home, scientists say.
Exploding Island: New Britain rises from the ashes
Often overlooked for its more glamorous Pacific cousins, Papua New Guinea is finally coming into full bloom. Leading the charge is wild, volcano-strewn New Britain: the adventurer’s playground.
The world’s most beautiful, and deadly, volcanoes
More than 1,500 ground-rumbling, lava-spewing — and stunning — volcanoes dot the planet, changing their surroundings and renewing resources as they go.
Living fossils: Long live the Horseshoe Crab
These arthropods are living fossils, practically unchanged in 445 million years. Born survivors, they have endured countless major changes on Earth, but we’re only just beginning to understand them.
Reengineering Earth: geoengineering may alleviate the impacts of climate change
According to the US National Climatic Data Centre, the world is getting warmer. Since the beginning of the 20th century, the average global temperature has risen by 0.76ËšC, and the past decade is…
