Environment
Climate change will see Australia’s soil emit CO2 and add to global warming
New Curtin University research has shown the warming climate will turn Australia’s soil into a net emitter of carbon dioxide…
History repeats as Coral Bay faces mass loss of coral and fish life
A perfect storm of environmental factors has seen a monumental loss of fish and coral life at a popular area…
Gen Z’s climate anxiety is real and needs action — for everyone’s wellbeing
New Curtin University research has shown Australian young people have major concerns about climate change, which is having a significant…
Nature’s DNA traps: Spider webs put new spin on wildlife research
Spiders might be silent heroes in helping us understand and keep track of animals, with new Curtin research revealing their…
Key moment in the evolution of life on Earth captured in fossils
Curtin-led research has for the first time precisely dated some of the oldest fossils of complex multicellular life in the…
Thermal vision shows endangered numbats feel the heat of warming climate
Curtin University research using thermal imaging of numbats in Western Australia has found that during hot weather the endangered animals…
Snapping shrimp create rowdy reef in Kimberley Marine Park
Underwater reefs are generally thought of as tranquil places — however some truly unruly residents make one such area off…
Curtin research to revolutionise land restoration
Curtin University’s groundbreaking initiative to redefine land restoration efforts in Western Australia through innovating the way we use native seeds,…
New digital tool to increase farm profitability and sustainability
A new collaboration between Food Agility CRC, NGIS, Farmanco, Curtin University’s Centre for Crop and Disease Management (CCDM), and the…
‘Pathways to Net Zero Precincts’ set to fast-track low carbon living
A Curtin University-led national research project to advance decarbonisation in Australia, Pathways to Net Zero Precincts has launched at the…