Researchers at James Cook University have found new types of weedkiller used on sugar cane farms are in many cases just as harmful, or worse,…

The Macquarie Faculty of Science’s community soil-testing program, VegeSafe, has been highly commended in the Garden – Company category in the annual Green Lifestyle Awards….

A University of Queensland-led research team that is radically improving sewer design and management recently won a prestigious international prize in Portugal. The $21-million research…

Researchers from James Cook University have found a fragment of Australia beneath Vanuatu—and it may cause a rethink on how continents are built. Geologists thought…

A University of Queensland marine scientist’s efforts to reduce the impact of climate change have been honoured by Prince Albert II of Monaco. The Prince presented…

Australia has a stronger voice in conservation, with the election of Associate Professor James Watson as president of the Society for Conservation Biology. Dr Watson,…

The University of Melbourne will contribute $200,000 alongside the Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) to establish the Innovation Seed Fund, announced recently as…

New research shows that the expansion of the tropics and associated changes in Pacific Ocean wind patterns facilitated the Polynesian migration to the far eastern…

It will soon be possible to grow premium-quality caffeine-free coffee, tea and cocoa, thanks to research involving University of Queensland expertise. This will offer the 12…

One of Australia’s most highly regarded environmental scientists, Professor Tim Flannery, will join the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute as a Professorial Fellow. Professor Flannery said…