by Lauren Lefever | Dec 21, 2022 | Environment, Science
In western Queensland, near the remote town of McKinlay, a group of amateur female palaeontologists (known as the “Rock Chicks”) unearthed a rare 100 million-year-old fossil of an ancient dinosaur. The plesiosaur fossil, known as an elasmosaur, was complete with the...
by Ian Neubauer | Jul 7, 2022 | 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 Ian Neubauer | Apr 22, 2022 | Agriculture, Technology
Individual farmers could increase their returns by a massive 250 per cent by using innovations that help close the gap between problems, solutions and commercialisation on the land. This is farming the future. That’s the gospel according to Christine...
by Emily Riches | Jan 14, 2022 | Environment
A recent push for climate action in Australia comes as the last seven years were confirmed as the hottest on record. Industry leaders and activists around Australia are calling for the government to address issues involving climate action, as this week, data...
by Virginia Tressider | Feb 10, 2021 | Agriculture, Technology
A new designer fruit fly paves the way for scientists to replace disease-carrying mosquitoes with harmless, genetically modified versions. Normally, the news of a new species of fruit fly would be interesting only for entomologists. But a new species recently...
