Using science with urgency, at scale and in cooperation will help the world prevent cataclysmic climate change, Nobel laureate Professor Brian Schmidt has told a UN summit.
Professor Schmidt, Vice-...
Speech to 2021 UN Climate Adaptation Summit
Friday 22 January 2021
It's a great honour to be asked to speak on behalf of the people of Australia and the global scientific community at this...
Habitat destruction by logging and agriculture is pushing parrot species towards extinction, while current protected areas are failing to mitigate these effects, according to new research.
The study...
A new study by an international team of researchers has used computer power to map the so-called "sonic scale", showing the key role turbulence plays in star formation.
The sonic scale marks the...
The vast majority of Australians are satisfied with how educational institutions adapted learning and teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic, new analysis from The Australian National University (ANU...
New research from The Australian National University (ANU) shows palm cockatoos, renowned for their human-like musical drumming behaviour, are threatened with extinction.
According to co-author...
Gambling rates in Australia dropped off significantly during the height of COVID-19 restrictions, before increasing again over the past six months, according to new research from The Australian...
New research has shown just how picky the iconic superb parrot is about the types of tree hollows they nest in, with the discovery potentially key to protecting the threatened species.
One of the...
Australian adults have lost the equivalent of $338 billion in life satisfaction due to COVID-19, according to new analysis from The Australian National University (ANU).
The analysis, from the ANU...
Pythons first arrived in Australia from Asia around 23 million years ago and then adapted to their new home by becoming incredibly diverse, according to new research from The Australian National...