Science
World Anti-Whaling Day
With the Japanese whaling season beginning soon, the international conservationist community is marking it with world anti-whaling day. Protests are......
Bees the clue to how environmental changes affect our genes
Queen bees aren’t born, they’re made. A diet of Royal Jelly turns a dull little worker bee into a queen.......
Honey, I shrunk the transistor!
The computers that put man on the moon were no more powerful than a desktop calculator; you probably have a......
What should Australia be like in 2050?
What should Australia be like in forty years time? That’s the question pitched to three Australians at a forum ‘Imagining......
Damming the Mekong
Plans to build nine dams on the main stretch of the Mekong River in Laos have outraged environmentalists and humanitarian......
Brisbane researchers step up in the fight against Malaria.
Malaria – a disease spread by mosquitoes in many parts of the world – claims almost one million lives every......
Biodiversity Conservation in the Pacific
Lack of biodiversity is causing serious health problems in the Pacific area. Crop specialists are trying to preserve the indigenous......
Drought finally over in NSW
After 10 years of drought, one hundred percent of New South Wales has finally been declared drought free. In this......
The mystery of pygmies
Many cultures have myths and legends about little people such as the leprechauns of Ireland and the elves and pixies......
There’s something fishy about fish oil
Pregnant women have every right to feel confused about what to eat and what supplements are safe. A new study......