Science and Technology
Advancing our world with audacious ideas
Science and Technology
Advancing our world with audacious ideas
Zebra finch is a climate change 'canary in the coalmine'
The fatal impact of heatwaves on the eggs of one of Australia’s most abundant birds species has raised the alarm for Macquarie University researchers.
Underwater drama as bossy stringray rules like a despot
‘Raylene’ is the ruler of a group of smooth stingrays whose shallow-water fish-feeding forays on the NSW South Coast have given scientists a rare view of their complex society.
One-third of backyard soil unsafe to grow vegies
New research has found Australian backyard gardens near busy roads and in older homes often have high levels of lead and other contaminants in their soil, making them unsafe to grow food.
Sydney industrial zone goes green in Australia-first tree study
A pilot study by Macquarie University's Centre for Smart Green Cities aims to empower councils to plant trees in typically hot and dusty industrial areas so they are more resilient to climate change.
Conservation on ice: How frozen zoos can help save animals
Countless species worldwide are in need of urgent conservation, but we only have the resources to provide for captive populations of a small number of them. Biobanking could be the answer, say Macquarie University researchers.
Solved – the site of Australia's first astronomical observatory
VIDEO: A Macquarie University researcher has re-written history books by discovering the true location of Australia’s first astronomical observatory.
Which of these 19 Australian ecosystems will succumb to climate change first?
Macquarie University's Professor Lesley Hughes is among a group of 38 scientists from Australia, the UK and the USA who has identified 19 environments in Australia and Antarctica where ecosystem collapse is happening now.
A plant that tells you it needs water? Welcome to the future of SynBio
We are now at the point when synthetic biology techniques can allow information to flow from digital systems into living organisms, paving the way for technologies of vast potential, say Macquarie University researchers.
Prepare for landing: NASA rover set to begin search for Martian life
NASA’s Perseverance rover touches down on Mars on Friday on a mission to search for ancient life – a timely reminder that humans are still capable of remarkable things, writes Macquarie geophysicist Associate Professor Craig O’Neill.
Are we ready for driverless cars?
Autonomous vehicles are on the way, but are we ready to take a back seat to driverless technology? Dr Mauricio Marrone, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance at Macquarie Business School, suggests we may be.
World first: Muddied mummy reveals new details of ancient practice
Macquarie researchers have used cutting-edge medical technology to reveal a previously unknown method of preserving Egyptian mummies.
A stargazer's guide to 2021
There’s a lot to see in the Southern sky in 2021, from meteor showers to a visit from a famous comet, and two lunar events for the price of one, explains Macquarie University astronomer Ángel R. López-Sánchez.