Animals & Plants

Trees power this alarm system for remote forest fires

Warta Saya, wartasaya.com, 17/10/2020 Scientists in Michigan have developed a forest fire alarm system. He works at CSIRO, Australia's national […]

During COVID, scientists turn to computers to understand C4 photosynthesis

Science Daily, Other, 17/10/2020 When COVID closed down their lab, a team of researchers turned to computational approaches to understand […]

How much preventative burning is too much for biodiversity?

ABC Online, Other, 08/10/2020 The main focus of many communities trying to better control bushfires in Northern Australia is protecting […]

NT bushfire scientists research controlled burns and their impacts on Darwin’s biodiversity

ABC Online, Other, 11/10/2020, By Jane Bardon There aren't many people who go to stand in the middle of a […]

Five unique species that recently went extinct

medium.com, Other, 04/10/2020, Grant Piper According to scientists, roughly 99.9% of all species to ever existed on Earth have gone […]

New report highlights market potential for lemon myrtle

Australian Food News, Other, 30/09/2020 Leading native ingredients producer Australian Native Products has announced plans for future investment in lemon […]

Feral buffaloes destroying native habitat in Arnhem Land, but plan to muster caught up in ‘red tape’

ABC Online, Other, 30/09/2020, Jon Daly Wild buffaloes are destroying Aboriginal hunting grounds and sacred sites on floodplains near the […]

Our Members, CSIRO and MLA developing new ways to control wild rabbit populations

getindustry.com.au, Other, 24/09/2020 Australia’s national science agency and Centre for Invasive Species Solutions (CISS) member, CSIRO, is on the hunt […]

Sharks fitted with cameras to monitor, track movements floated as way to understand habits

ABC Online, Other, 24/09/2020, Tom Forbes and Sarah Cumming Shark researchers on the Gold Coast want to attach cameras to […]