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Une carte des champs magnétiques cosmiques a été réalisée avec un télescope radio australien, le plus puissant du monde.
Sediment and nitrogen runoff carried by rivers is a major challenge to the Great Barrier Reef. Science confirms efforts to improve water quality are paying off.
A new facility in Queensland will allow researchers from academia and industry to test new ideas on a real quantum processor.
Technical fixes to AI systems aren’t enough. What’s needed is an overhaul of AI eco-systems to ensure they’re more inclusive.
As AI agents become more autonomous, keeping them aligned with what humans want will require layered oversight and effective control.
Australian scientists are exploring ways to remove carbon from the atmosphere – using our oceans.
More than 90% of the heat trapped by greenhouses goes into the ocean. But what happens in the oceans doesn’t stay there.
Astronomers have revisited data from a dramatic collision of neutron stars to help resolve the infamous ‘Hubble tension’.
In 2022-23, a vast plume of floodwater from the Murray River delivered thousands of tonnes of organic material to the ocean – and a feeding bonanza began.
Marine species are increasingly battling intense storms and heatwaves – four experts explain why this matters.
Dune flies have 41 different dance moves. Changing even one of them is rarer than you’d think.
If you’re a tiny prawn, barramundi or rare sawfish in a northern Australian gulf, you can’t easily swim south to escape the heat.
The best map yet of cosmic magnetic fields has been created with Australia’s most powerful radio telescope.
There are ways to reduce emissions without sacrificing yield. A new study shows how, and looks at a technique billed as ‘climate-friendly’ that makes emissions worse.
Orchids aren’t just beautiful or rare – they’re ecological time capsules that offer clues to the long-term health of ecosystems.
From wombat and mozzie surveillance to deciphering climate history and spotting star explosions, citizen scientists are instrumental in contributing knowledge.
Los beneficios del almacenamiento de carbono derivados de la protección de los bosques son mucho mayores que los obtenidos al utilizarlos para producir bioenergía y productos de madera.
Old-growth forests store 78-89% more carbon than managed forests do.
In quantum batteries, subunits take collective action to charge faster.
If you’re bitten by a tick and eat meat, you may not get any symptoms for hours. Here’s what to look out for.

















