A majority of Australians are unwilling to pay any additional costs to support the transition to net zero, with 51.7 per cent of respondents rejecting even a $1 increase to their energy bills. According to polling by Compass Polling for Affordable Energy Australia (AEA), concerns over the rising cost of living have eclipsed support for … Read more
The first confirmed case of H5 high pathogenic avian influenza in New South Wales has been identified in a giant petrel found near Hawks Nest on the Mid North Coast. Testing at the CSIRO’s Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness confirmed the infection, marking the sixth instance of the H5N1 strain detected in migratory seabirds within … Read more
Researchers at the Western Australian Marine Science Institution (WAMSI) have confirmed that baby corals at Ningaloo Reef survived the impact of Cyclone Narelle, marking a resilient step toward recovery for the UNESCO World Heritage-listed site. The trial, which involved seeding damaged sections of the reef with lab-grown planula, remained intact despite the high-energy storm surge … Read more
The Invisible Scaffolding: How Magnetic Mapping is Unlocking the Secrets of the Cosmic Web For decades, astronomers have been looking at the universe through a keyhole. We could see the bright lights of galaxies and the glow of nebulae, but the vast, invisible forces that dictate how these structures form and move remained largely a … Read more