Scientists have developed a new Red List system for identifying ecosystems at high risk of degradation, similar to the influential Red List for the world's threatened species.

Biology - Ecology

May 08, 2013 3 / 5 (2) 0

(Phys.org) —Researchers from UNSW have cautioned that more work is needed to understand how micro-organisms respond to the disinfecting properties of silver nano-particles, increasingly used in consumer ...

Nanotechnology - Bio & Medicine

May 08, 2013 5 / 5 (6) 0 |

Most species of gigantic animals that once roamed Australia had disappeared by the time people arrived, a major review of the available evidence has concluded.

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 06, 2013 4.6 / 5 (20) 8 |

(Phys.org) —Solar engineers from UNSW have developed an innovative method to dramatically improve the quality of low-grade silicon, promising to significantly improve electrical efficiency and reduce the cost of solar panels.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

May 06, 2013 4.9 / 5 (11) 0 |

An Australian team led by researchers at the University of New South Wales has achieved a breakthrough in quantum science that brings the prospect of a network of ultra-powerful quantum computers - connected ...

Physics - Quantum Physics

May 01, 2013 4.6 / 5 (13) 0 |

(Phys.org) —A low-cost wastewater treatment system built entirely with recycled materials and parts from hardware shops will help transfer Australian expertise to classrooms in Tunisia.

Technology - Engineering

Apr 26, 2013 4.7 / 5 (3) 0

A team of Australian engineers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has demonstrated a quantum bit based on the nucleus of a single atom in silicon, promising dramatic improvements for data processing ...

Physics - Quantum Physics

Apr 17, 2013 4.4 / 5 (15) 2 |

The legal penalties associated with sexting are too harsh, and adult reactions can increase young people's sense of shame and stigma, according to a UNSW-led report on the practice of sending nude or semi-nude ...

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Apr 12, 2013 3.8 / 5 (11) 45

(Phys.org) —A carbon price of between $50 and $100 per tonne of carbon dioxide would make coal-fired and gas-fired power less economical than renewable electricity, a UNSW study shows.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Apr 03, 2013 3.6 / 5 (17) 36 |

(Phys.org) —Australia's summer heatwaves are lasting longer and have been increasing in number over the past 60 years, a UNSW study shows.

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 02, 2013 4.2 / 5 (5) 0

(Phys.org) —Taking their inspiration from Nature, scientists at the University of New South Wales have developed a new method for carrying out chemical reduction – an industrial process used to produce ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Mar 25, 2013 4.8 / 5 (4) 2 |

As part of a "Lazarus Project" to try to bring the Australian gastric-brooding frog back from extinction a UNSW-led team has succeeded in producing early stage cloned embryos containing the DNA of the frog, ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Mar 15, 2013 4 / 5 (6) 3 |

(Phys.org)—Shallow coral reefs may be even more susceptible to increasing acidity caused by heightened levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and oceans than previously recognised.

Space & Earth - Environment

Feb 27, 2013 3 / 5 (2) 0

One of the guiding principles of rehabilitating disturbed landscapes and mine sites – that if you restore their plant diversity, the animals that once lived there will return – does not always hold true, ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 13, 2013 4.7 / 5 (3) 2

(Phys.org)—Little penguins, also known as fairy penguins, usually have a white belly and dark blue back to camouflage them from predatory eagles above and their fish prey below.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jan 31, 2013 4 / 5 (1) 2