Plastic fantastic: it’s a gut feeling
A very hungry caterpillar could help to tackle the problem of plastic pollution, a study suggests.
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$6m to fast-track diagnosis and treatment
Melbourne-based researchers working on a coronavirus vaccine will expand their work following a $6m grant from the Victorian government.
Vaccine will not save us from pandemic: Professor
A vaccine will not stop the coming worldwide coronavirus pandemic, a leading Australian virologist says.
Elderly are most at risk
Aging immune systems mean elderly people are more likely to die from coronavirus than are younger victims.
Scientists ‘close’ on virus vaccine
Israeli scientists could have a vaccine in 90 days, as years of research into avian coronavirus are adapted to the new strain.
Nursing home focus of outbreak
Researchers say virus may have been circulating for weeks undetected in the greater Seattle area as US deaths mount.
Flu jab age lowered for kids to boost immunity
The move won’t fight COVID-19 directly, but will reduce severity and spread, NSW Health Minister says.
2019’s most amazing wildlife photography
Life and death moments from the best wildlife photographs of 2019.
Wind power rush a conservation threat
A leading wildlife expert is urging a moratorium on wind farms, warning a rush of projects poses a threat to wedge-tailed eagles.
1000 patients for clinical drug trial
Remdesivir, an antiviral developed to fight Ebola, is not an approved drug but has been used in the US with apparent success.
Red pandas two clear species
Red pandas, the bushy-tailed bamboo munchers of Asia’s high forests, are not a single species but rather two distinct ones.
Students failing to fire in science
Science results among Australian students have risen only slightly since 2015, according to new data.
Baboons trigger disease warning
Scores of people could have been exposed to animal-borne disease during a dramatic escape of three baboons, experts have warned.
Hidden Figures hero dies at 101
Katherine Johnson, a pioneering NASA mathematician depicted in the film and book Hidden Figures, has died. She was 101.
Fires in scientific focus
The severity of the summer bushfires has led to Australia being named ‘ground zero’ for climate change.
Backyard guardians of space
Anyone with a telescope — including kids in the backyard — will be able to track satellites to help governments avoid catastrophic satellite crashes.
Hi-tech isolation unit to combat virus outbreaks
Australia’s first purpose-built biocontainment unit is being prepared to care for a potential influx of coronavirus cases.
Red alert as more coral bleached
Another wave of coral bleaching has hit the Great Barrier Reef as temperature levels surge above average.
Closing in on holy grail of clean energy
Australian scientists are close to developing the holy grail of clean energy: electricity without any emissions or waste.
Rarest fish gets a helping hand
It can’t swim and looks more alien than aquatic, but some are taking extraordinary steps to save the red handfish from oblivion.
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