Posts by Alex Mead

Spider that looks like bird poo and other tricks animals deploy to survive

EastMojo, eastmojo.com, 02/05/2022 Animals do all sorts of disgusting things. While these gross behaviours might turn our stomachs, they're often […]

How cooling your potato first could favour your gut

SBS, Other, 02/05/2022, Yasmin Noone Potatoes have a comfort food reputation and are often touted as the enemy for those […]

Monitoring needed as mouse hot spots appear in crops

Weekly Times Now, Other, 02/05/2022, Else Kennedy Grain growers have been warned to stay alert for mouse activity as mouse […]

Save a paddock by staying on top of soil deficiencies

The Land Australia, Other, 02/05/2022, Yass Lls Not correcting soil deficiencies, for crops or pastures, is a way to ever […]

CSIRO scopes to shed light on black holes – by Peter Spinks

This extract is from the revealing new book, Beginning to End: Our Universe Inside Out, by science writer Peter Spinks. […]

CSIRO helping SMEs seize energy transition opportunity

Energy Source & Distribution, Other, 29/04/2022 Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) looking to help solve the energy challenges of tomorrow […]

Fonterra expands seaweed trial, Fonterra farmers have first access

What's On Invers, Other, 29/04/2022 Fonterra expands on-farm trials of methane reducing Asparagopsis seaweed, as part of the Fonterra's commitment […]

Long, longer, longest: New trials weigh up benefits of long coleoptile wheat varieties

SeedQuest, Other, 29/04/2022 Strong interest amongst Western Australian growers in new lines of "moisture seeking" wheat is driving the expansion […]

New frog species discovered in Australia – and it’s already endangered

The Guardian, Other, 30/04/2022 Australian scientists have discovered a new species of frog in south-east Queensland and it’s already classified […]