by Matilda Meikle | Mar 18, 2024 | Science
A team led by Monash University have developed a blood test that can accurately determine whether someone has slept in the last 24 hours. With high levels of sleep deprivation known to result in serious injury in risky situations, the implications of the test are far...
by Matilda Meikle | Mar 1, 2024 | Environment
Scientists have found that the world is 1.7 degrees warmer, according to information gathered from the Puerto Rican sea sponge. Researchers from The University of Western Australia collaborated with experts from Indiana State university and the University of Puerto...
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 The Lighthouse | Feb 13, 2024 | Environment
A new research project is poised to deliver the formula to safely recycle water into gardens and parklands at scale, addressing both urban heat and sustainability challenges in western Sydney. On the surface, using recycled water in green space makes sense, solving...
by Matilda Meikle | Feb 6, 2024 | Environment
Restoration efforts have brought an endangered fish species back from the edge. Flinders University has collaborated with local community groups to return the southern pygmy perch to Bendigo, Victoria. The plan to bring this endangered species back began five years...