Biochar: The waste product that could help mitigate climate change
Biochar can boost crop yields in poor soils and help stop the effects of climate change, study finds. So why aren't we using it more?
Biochar can boost crop yields in poor soils and help stop the effects of climate change, study finds. So why aren't we using it more?
Environment
Aug 4, 2021
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In a non-COVID year, Australia's vineyards host more than eight million wine tourists. While these visitors benefit wine producers and regional communities, they also generate a substantial amount of greenhouse gases.
Environment
Aug 4, 2021
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Western Australian pastoralist David Pollock argues much needs to be learned about how to transition Australia's vast, arid rangelands pastures from their present, significantly degraded condition to become truly sustainable ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 30, 2021
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Looking like the Eye of Sauron from the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, an ancient undersea volcano was slowly revealed by multibeam sonar 3,100 meters below our vessel, 280 kilometers southeast of Christmas Island. This was on ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 22, 2021
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After years of climate-worsened damage to its vibrant corals, Australia's vast Great Barrier Reef will not be added to UNESCO's list of endangered World Heritage sites.
Ecology
Jul 22, 2021
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Blue whales, the largest animals ever to live, are surprisingly elusive.
Plants & Animals
Jul 21, 2021
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COVID has seen the idea of caring for your employees take on a whole new meaning. As workplaces reopen and companies deal with the socio-economic fallout of the pandemic, leadership specialists increasingly stress the importance ...
Economics & Business
Jul 20, 2021
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Working with the world-leading mass spectrometry facilities at Curtin University's John de Laeter Centre, Professor Neal McNaughton and his research team have developed new methods for preparing and analyzing individual crystals ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 20, 2021
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Indigenous inequality in Australia has long been known to the public and policy makers. Yet, successive local, state, and federal governments have failed to effectively make a noticeable change in Indigenous health and wellbeing.
Social Sciences
Jul 16, 2021
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A new study reveals the strategies that stop bandits from illegally fishing in Australian waters—but warns there is a cost to the region's poorer countries.
Ecology
Jul 14, 2021
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