Posts by Alex Mead

Fall armyworm ancestry traced worldwide as it destroys crops in worst incursion to date

ABC Online, Other, 26/11/2024, Megan Hughes Australian researchers are tracking a notorious crop-destroying pest around the world as it spreads […]

Citizen scientists can boost IUCN species assessments, but need better guidance from ecologists

Mongabay, Other, 26/11/2024, Mahima Samraik Australia’s vibrant biodiversity is hanging by a thread, but citizen scientists have stepped up with […]

CSIRO’s latest venture gains $15M to advance solar thermal tech, reduce industrial emissions

Australian Manufacturing, Other, 26/11/2024 FPR Energy, a new venture established by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has raised $15 million […]

These eight young rising stars are poised to make their mark

The Australian, Other, 26/11/2024, Tim Dodd We have selected eight "rising stars" of Australian research, young researchers whose papers so […]

‘Step up and lead’: Outgoing science chief’s clarion call

InnovationAus, Other, 25/11/2024, Joseph Brookes Patient policymakers, proactive practitioners and a cultural leap of faith will deliver Australia's innovation nirvana, […]

Explained: new ways to peer deep under our oceans

Cosmos Magazine, Other, 20/11/2024 Marine and ocean researchers in Australia and the US have developed an innovative open-source framework which […]

Science and technology shapes our world – Roy Green

@AuManufacturing, Other, 21/11/2024 After the second world war there was another bout of industry building. Here, in an extract from […]

Algorae taps AI to develop anti-cancer drug combos

Sydney Morning Herald, Other, 21/11/2024, James Pearson Medical technology innovator Algorae Pharmaceuticals has identified 24 different existing drug combinations put […]

CSIRO unveils new white fish for aquaculture

Cosmos Magazine, Other, 23/11/2024 A new white-flesh fish variety called Pompano could add more than $1 billion to the economy, […]