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Australian researchers are learning to control a gold-nugget-producing bacterium.
Australia shoots for Japanese hydro
Japan is pushing to become the world’s first hydrogen-fuelled nation, and Australian companies are eager to help.
Clean power requires batteries and backing
The CSIRO says an active transition to a zero-carbon electricity system will need financial incentives.
Plastic-munching caterpillars uncovered
A common caterpillar could be the key to reducing waste from the trillion polyethylene plastic bags we use each year.
Bacteria test could extend last resort
Researchers have come up with a cheap, rapid test to identify disease-causing bacteria that have developed resistance to the so-called ‘antibiotic of last resort’, colistin.
Cloud-seeding plan to cool Reef
Researchers are looking at the idea of making the clouds above the Great Barrier Reef brighter in order to cool it down.
Drones suggested as shark defense
Public health risk experts have pushed for high-tech solutions to keep beachgoers safe from sharks.
Gut bugs can make demands
Neuroscientists have shown that gut bacteria “speak” to the brain to control food choices in animals.
SA driving hydro-fuel rise
South Australia is lining up to become a leader in hydrogen fuel production.
More charges in emissions scam
Volkswagen has been ordered to pay a $US2.8 billion criminal penalty for cheating emissions tests.
Tasmania could be Australia's battery
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says Tasmania could become the “battery of Australia”.
Weekend events take science to the street
Scientists and supporters of science will march in support of science this Saturday.
APVMA to Armidale points leaked
Widespread mockery is the latest hurdle in the Federal Government’s plan to move APVMA workers to Armidale.
Local satellites join space race
Three tiny Australian satellites are on their way to the International Space Station (ISS).
MIT tech to draw water from dry air
MIT has unveiled a new technology that can draw water directly from moisture in the air in the driest of locations.
More mangrove damage expected
Experts have warned the Gulf of Carpentaria could suffer a second surge of mangrove dieback and further ecosystem damage.
Seaweed study plots CO2 effect
Researchers have analysed seaweed around volcanic seeps to assess their response to ocean acidification.
Adani backed by Twitter army
An army of Twitter users are pushing suspiciously similar messages in support of Adani’s Carmichael mine plans.
Antibiotic resistance raised
Australian experts say they are “deeply concerned” by the death of a woman from an antibiotic-resistant bacterium.