Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

RARE PHOTOS: Southern cross university - The Real Truth

The Venus Flytrap Can Count to Five: What Plant Intelligence Reveals About Cognition

The Plant That Counts Its PreyA venus flytrap will not close on the first touch. It waits. A second touch to its trigger hairs within about twenty seconds closes the trap. A third starts electrical signaling. A fifth touch releases digestive enzymes. The plant is counting, not metaphorically, but in…

Times Life

Did these spruce trees really 'predict' a solar eclipse? Scientists are split

Science is messy business. Finding the truth is easier said than done.

Space

Secret weapon in climate fight hiding in tree bark

Australian researchers have been barking up the right tree with a revolutionary discovery of resident microbes that guzzle climate-active gases.

AAP

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

‘Gobsmacked at the scale’: blueberry industry’s rapid expansion divides NSW’s mid-north coast

Dairy and beef producers among those concerned about how pesticide use affects their land as well as water quality on the mid-north coast

The Guardian - AU

Do supermarket treatments for depression work? An expert weighs in

A new review assessed the evidence from 209 studies. Here’s what it found

The Independent UK

Ahead of the Brisbane Olympics, it’s time for Australia to get serious about esports

Most of us have heard of esports but many don’t realise the fast-growing world of competitive video gaming features tournaments, university scholarships and billions of dollars in revenue.

The Conversation

'This should not be published': Scientists cast doubt on study claiming trees 'talk' before solar eclipses

Claims that spruce trees synchronize their responses to a solar eclipse were widely reported recently — but many researchers are sceptical of the results.

LiveScience

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Hours before a solar eclipse, spruce trees 'talk' to each other

A new study suggests trees in the forest can access ancient memories and "talk" to each other hours before a solar eclipse.

Space

We spoke to kids after the Lismore floods. To recover, they told us they need support, time and hugs

Many children in Queensland and northern New South Wales have had their lives disrupted by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

The Conversation

Not quite medicine, not quite food: how a product like mushroom gummies can fall through the regulatory cracks

Several people across the country have recently been hospitalised after consuming mushroom gummies distributed by Australian brand Uncle Frog and made in the United States. Their reported symptoms included elevated heart rate, nausea, anxiety and hallucinations.

The Conversation

What does Australian-grown coffee taste like, and how does it compare? Our research describes its unique 'terroir'

Australians love their coffee, and many can barely live without it. According to Statista, we consumed an average of about 2kg of coffee per person in 2022. Yet it’s estimated less than 1% of this coffee is grown in Australia.

The Conversation

Could 'marine cloud brightening' reduce coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef?

It might sound like science fiction, but “marine cloud brightening” is being seriously considered as a way to shield parts of the ocean from extreme heat.

The Conversation

Groundwater a significant source of pollution on Great Barrier Reef, study shows

New research casts doubt on effectiveness of targeting surface runoff only and highlights need to use fertilisers more efficiently, experts say

The Guardian - AU

Australia has officially given up on eradicating the Varroa mite. Now what?

The federal government body in charge of pest control has announced Australia will abandon efforts on eradicating the Varroa mite.

The Conversation

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Conversation

Through the magnifying glass: how cutting-edge technology is helping scientists understand baby corals

New photographic technology has allowed scientists to dive beneath the ocean’s surface and peer into the hidden world of baby corals, to learn how these tiny organisms survive and grow in their crucial first year of life.

ABC News

Lismore floods aftermath debate asks if land management could slow flow of water

As the painstakingly slow recovery continues for flooded communities across parts of Australia, a land management group says it's possible to take more than 2 metres off the flood peak by slowing the flow of water across the landscape.

The Guardian - AU

‘Spectacular’ spiny crayfish samples recovered amid Lismore floods key to mapping species

Australia Museum says 20-year-old collection will help understand and conserve threatened animals, which are sensitive to climate change

ABC News

Australian Institute of Sport funds university study of elite Dota, League of Legends esports gamers

The Australian Institute of Sport has commissioned a study to find out what makes a good gamer as esports becomes a contender for Commonwealth Games inclusion.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Australian Museum

Queensland University of Technology

25 stories

FSANZ

20 stories

Southern Cross University

18 stories

The University of Western Australia

18 stories

NRRC

15 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

the Great Barrier Reef

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.