by Matilda Meikle | May 17, 2024 | Environment
World Bee Day is just around the corner, and now is the perfect time to acknowledge the importance of bees and other pollinators in maintaining the ecosystem. Directly contributing to 34 percent of global food production, bees are an essential part of the food...
by Matilda Meikle | May 17, 2024 | Environment, Technology
A low-carbon concrete project has been found to recycle double the amount of coal ash when compared to current methods. The initiative, developed at RMIT University, will halve the amount of cement required in production and significantly reduce global emissions if...
by Matilda Meikle | May 10, 2024 | Environment
Reintroducing bilbies to mild climate zones could be successful, according to a new study. Researchers working with bilbies at Taronga Western Plains Zoo have discovered that the marsupials could thrive in temperate Australian climates where they once lived more than...
by Matilda Meikle | Apr 29, 2024 | Environment
New data has revealed that underwater burning in the Great Barrier Reef is causing as much damage as Black Summer bushfires. Without immediate intervention, the Great Barrier Reef could suffer irreparable damage, leading to the destruction of one of the most important...
by Matilda Meikle | Apr 26, 2024 | Environment
Major Australian pharmaceutical organisations are collaborating on an initiative to turn recycled blister packaging into fencing. The new project is a partnership between Think Fencing, a fencing supply company from Victoria, and Pharmcycle. It will involve taking...
by Matilda Meikle | Apr 22, 2024 | Environment
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $59.1 million in funding to be split across 21 groundbreaking research projects. Each project will target either hydrogen or low emissions iron and steel research with the aim of reducing global emissions...
