by The Lighthouse | Dec 23, 2021 | Environment, Science
New shark-vision models show that many shark bites by great whites may be a case of mistaken identity, as surfing and swimming humans on the ocean’s surface closely resemble seals and sea-lions. World-first research testing a simulated ‘shark vision’ model...
by Darcy Watt | Dec 20, 2021 | Agriculture, Science
Lucia Regolin studied the behavioural patterns of chicks within a social hierarchy. Her work on the behavioural patterns of chicks has been published in Communications Biology and demonstrates that chicks and chickens are far more advanced socially than some of us...
by Darcy Watt | Dec 7, 2021 | Agriculture, Environment, Science
When you mention the word battery in the agricultural community, it usually means you’re going to need a set of jumper leads. But with new innovations in recycling technology, batteries can now mean recycled liquid fertiliser. Using clean technology processing methods...
by LJ Charleston | Oct 19, 2021 | Environment, Science
Greening Australia and the Minderoo Foundation have set themselves a fascinating challenge; a three-year project to explore ‘super seeds’ and how they can help nature adapt to a changing climate. The partnership has launched a search for ‘super...
by Will York | Oct 14, 2021 | Agriculture, Science
ThinkBio is the Australian start-up building a team of bacteria and fungi in an effort to improve global food production and sustainability. Many Australians wouldn’t consider our fresh produce to be unnatural. It has come from the soil, and grown under the sun. What...
by LJ Charleston | Oct 4, 2021 | Science, Technology
An Australian invention, the “bionic eye” is set to do for the blind what the Cochlear implant has done for the deaf. A revolutionary bionic eye, developed by Australia’s Bionic Vision Technologies (BVT) is restoring functional vision to the blind; working in an...
