Environment News
Showing 1 - 10 of 55 items:
-
Mauritius incident was world’s first major spill of Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oil
Tue, 07 Sep 2021A year after a bulk carrier ran aground in an environmentally sensitive area off Mauritius, Curtin-led research has identified the incident as the first known spillage involving a new marine fuel oil.
Read More... -
Curtin study on infrared light paves way to improved crop protection
Tue, 03 Aug 2021Curtin University-led research has discovered a way to assess plant disease development using infrared light, opening up new research avenues on the path to improving disease resistance in crops.
Read More... -
Curtin hosts new ARC training centre with a mission to heal country
Wed, 21 Jul 2021Australia’s first Indigenous Chair for Biodiversity and Environmental Science will lead a ground-breaking new Curtin University-based training centre that will drive a diversified restoration economy.
Read More... -
Curtin study finds aspirin takes the headache out of restoration
Thu, 10 Jun 2021New Curtin research has shown how a readily available, cheap and safe-to-use product found in the medicine cabinet of most homes could be the key to better ecological restoration practices.
Read More... -
Study finds pretty plants hog research and conservation limelight
Tue, 11 May 2021New Curtin University research has found a ‘beauty bias’ may be holding science back. The study revealed a tendency among scientists to choose colourful and visually striking plants for studying.
Read More... -
Study of marine noise highlights need to protect pristine Australian waters
Thu, 29 Apr 2021New Curtin research has found urgent action is needed to ensure man-made underwater noise in Australian waters does not escalate to levels which could be harmful to marine animals, such as whales.
Read More... -
Supercomputing partnership to turbocharge Australian research and green innovation
Thu, 15 Apr 2021Curtin University and DUG Technology Ltd have entered into a decade-long partnership to collaborate in the fields of high-performance computing (HPC), education and research.
Read More... -
Curtin research finds introduced honeybee may pose threat to native bees
Thu, 08 Apr 2021A Curtin University study has found the introduced European honeybee could lead to native bee population decline or extinction when colonies compete for the same nectar and pollen sources.
Read More... -
Study calls for urgent climate change action to secure global food supply
Thu, 08 Apr 2021New research has found climate change will have a substantial impact on global food production and health if no action is taken by consumers, food industries, government, and international bodies.
Read More... -
Curtin research finds first clues to start of Earth’s supercontinent cycle
Wed, 24 Mar 2021Curtin University research has uncovered the first solid clues about the very beginning of the supercontinent cycle of Earth, finding it was kick-started two billion years ago.
Read More...