Science & Tech

Citizen scientists looking at leaves on a tree

Citizen scientists needed to help record impact of fires on biodiversity

18 Jan 2022

UNSW scientists hope the Big Bushfire BioBlitz will build on the 17,500 observations submitted to the Environment Recovery Project.

Firefighter preparing to battle incoming fire

It's time to rethink Australia's fire management strategies

14 Jan 2022

In this era of mega-fires, diverse strategies are urgently needed so we can safely live with fire.

The only way is... down! Why underground urban development is on the rise

13 Jan 2022

Building underground can solve problems for city planners, but UNSW expert Dr Asal Bidarmaghz warns that planning is needed to ensure subterranean solutions are sustainable.

Tasmanian devil stepping out of a hessian bag

Tasmanian devils have just broken the laws of scavenging - and scientists are puzzled

12 Jan 2022

They are the only known scavengers in the world to have picky diets.

Iconic flower's genetic puzzle revealed in world-first research

12 Jan 2022

A UNSW PhD candidate has led the mapping of the floral emblem of NSW, the waratah.

10 Minute Genius: Toby Walsh on mutant algorithms

11 Jan 2022

By 2062, experts estimate that we will have created machines as intelligent as humans. Already AI has become so integrated into our everyday lives that it’s often hard to detect… from home robots to smartphones telling you the fastest route home at the press of a button.