by Matilda Meikle | Feb 23, 2024 | Science
What exactly are lab-grown diamonds and how do they compare with the real thing? Professors Tracey Rushmer and Rich Mildren explain. A diamond is a solid rock of carbon and the hardest known naturally occurring substance. Because diamonds also have some extraordinary...
by Muhammad Hassan Aamir | Feb 22, 2024 | Agriculture, Science
In an effort to confront the issue of escalating food waste, one ofAustralia’s leading supermarkets has forged a partnership with innovative insect farming start-up Goterra. The initiative utilises the larvae of the Black Soldier Fly (BSF) in sophisticated, shipping...
by Matilda Meikle | Feb 19, 2024 | Science
Palaeoconservation could be the key to rescuing endangered animals When a species is listed as endangered, experts employ typical practices such as habitat protection, climate control and feeding. In other words, they provide the animal with more of what it already...
by The Lighthouse | Feb 12, 2024 | Science
Research suggests that reading on screens is a less effective way to absorb and retain information than reading the old-fashioned way, but why? And when so many of us are noticing shortening attention spans, how do we learn to concentrate on books again? In a world...
by Ian Neubauer | Jan 20, 2024 | Environment, Science
In the not-to-distant future, green hydrogen promises to replace diesel fuel and nitrogen-based fertilisers – and it’s completely emission-free. But what exactly is green hydrogen? And when will we be able to buy it at the corner store? More than 200 years have...
by The Lighthouse | Jan 15, 2024 | Science
An international clinical trial of a treatment for advanced urothelial cancer has found a new dual therapy can nearly double patients’ life expectancy. The new immunotherapy is a combination of two drugs – enfortumab vedotin (EV) and pembrolizumab – delivered by...
