Science & Tech

penguins on macquarie island

Macquarie Island is a globally unique home to dozens of bird and marine mammal species, hence the government’s plans to give it greater protection.

A woman with sunglasses on smiles as she leaves for the day

Working and producing less to reduce humanity’s carbon footprint is part of a growing movement towards a ‘degrowth’ economy.

Cooking on a gas stove

UNSW Sydney experts explain why we should be looking for alternatives to cooking with gas. 

two burrowing bettongs

Dozens of threatened Australian species are back from the brink. But many are reliant on protection and could not survive in the wild. True safety is harder.

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UNSW researchers unveil prototype device that can directly 3D print living cells onto internal organs and potentially be used as an all-in-one endoscopic surgical tool.

dandelion with its seeds floating in the air

It can be disruptive or refreshing, and we feel it every single day. But do you ever stop to think what creates wind on our planet?

Gayini wetlands

UNSW Sydney is part of a consortium supporting a conservation area that aims to restore a significant wetland.

Artist's depiction of the Mars Rover on the surface of Mars

New research published today in Nature Communications suggests the rovers’ current equipment might not actually be up to the task of finding evidence of life.

A power plant and its stacks against a cloudy sky

Are blackouts really looming by the middle of this decade? An AEMO report warns they might be – but there are plenty of projects on the drawing board that will help ease the squeeze on the grid.

metasurfaces

A team of Australian and UK researchers have developed a proof-of-concept technology that could eventually supersede LCDs and LED.

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