Glowing Octocorals Have Existed For at least 540 Million Years
24/04/2024
Recent genetic and fossil studies suggest that over half a billion years ago, ancient oceans sparkled with the luminous glow of bioluminescent corals. These findings,
Recent genetic and fossil studies suggest that over half a billion years ago, ancient oceans sparkled with the luminous glow of bioluminescent corals. These findings,
UNSW Sydney scientists have revealed that excessive grazing by kangaroos in arid regions of Australia can alter the food web between dead vegetation, termites, and
One reason human beings are good at discerning smaller moving objects in the foreground is that our brain becomes desensitised to motion in the larger
Researchers compiled this first and only evidence that narwhals and beluga whales can breed successfully. Using DNA and stable isotope analysis, the scientists determined that
As we pump more and more CO2 into our atmosphere, we will see a greater acidification of our oceans than what we have seen in
The superb fairy-wren is a pint-sized bird endemic to south-eastern Australia. The male of his species boasts an iridescent blue plumage, while the female is
Most of us haven’t really seen a cell, apart from diagrams in books, or if you were lucky enough at school through a microscope but
Alge has long been known to be one of natures greatest carbon sinks, with some estimates being as high as 25% of carbon being captured
A majority of the power currently used by humans comes from fossil fuels. Coal, oil, and natural gases form underground over millions of years, and
Recycling in Australia has stopped! Instead of being processed or shipped overseas, all of our recyclable materials are being stored in warehouses or thrown into
Fancy yourself a botanist but don’t know plant diseases from your own big toe? New technology coming out of Iowa State University will soon let
New research from Curtin University has found a missing component in the composition of the continental crust. This new discovery opens up a new chapter