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Tiny organisms that cover desert soils appear to be critical to supporting the world’s shrinking water supplies.
Experts inspect hydrogen flight
A project by Boeing and the CSIRO has found hydrogen can significantly reduce aviation emissions.
Indigenous input for best practice
Indigenous contributors have launched new best practice guidelines for land and sea management.
Space junk tracking improved
European scientists have figured out how to track space junk continuously.
Old PPE could fuel future
Experts say used personal protective equipment (PPE) can, and should, be transformed into renewable liquid fuels.
Quantum force used to move
Researchers have developed a new way to use incredibly tiny forces to control objects.
ARENA asks about transition
ARENA has undertaken a new initiative that will ask industry figures about ways to reduce emissions.
Mars mission making way
NASA’s latest mission to Mars is underway, carrying with it the first ever drone to fly on another planet.
Oxygen excites light
Australian researchers have achieved a world-first in light conversion that has big implications for solar photovoltaics.
Scans could spot serial victims
Facial recognition software may be able to link serial killer victims based on similarities in their faces.
Uni backs off China tweets
The University of New South Wales is being criticised for censoring its own online criticism of Beijing after backlash in Chinese state media.
Student visas re-opening
The Federal Government is beginning to grant visas to international students to lift struggling university sector.
Academy calls for extreme focus
The Australian Academy of Science will this week tell a Senate committee that Australia must deal with extreme weather events much more effectively.
Fee change on shaky basis
The Federal Government has not modelled whether charging more for humanities will work.
Fluoride still helps
A new study has again shown that fluoridated water is linked to fewer cases of severe tooth cavities.
Mysterious microbes revived
Scientists have discovered a 100-million-year-old bacteria living under the South Pacific seafloor.
Queensland's big floods reviewed
A new report has found recent Queensland flooding had minimal impacts on the Great Barrier Reef.