Science
Early humans off the hook for many species extinctions, experts say
An Australian-led research group has found ancient humans were often not the cause of extinctions when they first arrived on uninhabited islands.
- by Stuart Layt
Latest
Frog ‘love songs’ reveal a sad tale of amphibian decline
Who cares about the fate of Australia’s 243 known frog species? It turns out that many thousands of us do.
- by Peter Hannam
Doubt over local mRNA plans as major companies pull out of Australia
Vaccine experts say it would take at least $250 million plus the support of a major pharmaceutical company to set up mRNA manufacturing in Australia, cooling hopes of a local jab in the next year.
- by Liam Mannix
Opinion
Climate policy
Victoria’s climate targets are wedged between politics and science
The state’s newly announced emissions goals are politically bold but scientifically inadequate.
- by Nicholas Aberle
Experts call for global policy on moving species at risk from climate change
The conservation scientists want governments to put frameworks in place to govern if and when species need to be relocated to avoid extinction.
- by Stuart Layt
Victoria keeps finding COVID-19 in its wastewater. What’s going on?
Victoria has detected COVID-19 in wastewater at least 13 times in the past month despite there not having been a single case of coronavirus in the community for 63 days – but experts say the testing program is working well.
- by Liam Mannix
Researchers map ancient ‘superhighways’ used by first Australians
Researchers have used detailed computer models to determine the major ancient superhighways the first Australians used to populate the continent.
- by Stuart Layt
Federal funding injection gets UQ mRNA vaccine facility moving
UQ will join the frontline push to create new mRNA vaccines thanks to a federal funding injection to establish a custom facility to create and test new vaccines.
- by Stuart Layt
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Australia has golden opportunity to join the mRNA revolution
The next revolution in medicine will be mRNA-based: Australia must not miss out.
- by Nadia Levin
Floridians mad at plan to release 750m genetically modified mosquitoes
It is an attempt to control the population of an invasive, disease-carrying species that has settled in the area.
- by Jamie Johnson
Queensland study maps route to car-free cities of the future
Brisbane residents who have ditched cars in favour of other means of transport are leading the way to a car-free vision.
- by Stuart Layt