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Deadlier than varroa, a new honey-bee parasite is spreading around the world

For decades, beekeepers have fought a tiny parasite called Varroa destructor, which has devastated honey-bee colonies around the world. But an even deadlier mite, Tropilaelaps mercedesae – or “tropi” – is on the march. Beekeepers fear it will wreak even greater havoc than varroa – and the ripple effects may…

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'Survivor-style' job cut fears at peak science body

There are fears a "Survivor-like" process at the nation's leading scientific body will result in core research jobs being lost.

AAP

Supernova blast sculpts ghostly hand-shaped nebula in the cosmos (video)

An image from NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory shows a glowing hand stretching across the cosmos with its palm and fingers sculpted from the wreckage of a massive stellar explosion.

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Making Mars: Aussie research turns red dirt into metal

A breakthrough to help with establishing a human colony on Mars could be hidden in its iron-rich red surface, Australian researchers say.

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‘We’re trying to call on everybody that we can’: South Australia scrambles to fight its pulsating algal bloom

State considers its options to control Karenia mikimotoi, which has left beaches littered with dead seaweed and sealife

The Guardian - AU

Climate adaptation secrets hidden in reptilian genes

Nature is declining at an unprecedented rate and a vast library of reptiles, birds and other specimens could help researchers better understand pressure points.

AAP

China drone boffin loses visa appeal over weapons claim

A doctoral candidate has fought a multi-year battle to study in Australia after being accused of links to China's military and weapons of mass destruction.

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Morning Mail: the big beef producer and the frontier wars; ‘progress’ in Ukraine talks; real range of EVs revealed

Jesse Gregson led massacres of Aboriginal people before joining the Australian Agricultural Company; deadline for Ukraine peace deal looms; CSIRO scientists face the axe again

The Guardian - AU

Hundreds more CSIRO jobs on the chopping block as experts raise fears over impact on science

Exclusive: Concerns Australia is gutting its research capability coincide with Trump’s deep cuts into US science agencies

The Guardian - AU

Farmers get on front foot in evolving war against weeds

Farmers are "using all the tools in the toolbox" to protect their crop as weeds get tougher to manage in an evolving war against the unwanted intruders.

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Joyce and Canavan call for new coal plants to replace renewable energy projects

Coalition opponents of net zero spruik coal, nuclear and gas as emissions policy divides opposition

The Guardian - AU

An underwater observatory keeping the pulse of the Southern Ocean for nearly 30 years yields fresh results

In a world affected by climate change, the Southern Ocean plays an outsized role. It absorbs up to 40% of the human-caused emissions taken up by the oceans while also being home to some of the world’s most vulnerable ecosystems.

The Conversation

We used tiny sensors in backpacks to discover the extraordinary ways birds migrate to find water

Every year, nomadic Australian waterbirds fly vast distances to find food and the perfect nesting site. They have to be good at finding not just water, but the right kind of water. But across much of Australia, that can be hard.

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All energy costs rise but small nuclear most reactive

Small nuclear reactors are by far the most expensive new build energy-generating projects, a study has found, while renewable sources remain the cheapest.

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Control fire and ferals in Australia’s tropical savannas to bring the small mammals back

In remote central Arnhem Land, finding a northern brushtail possum is encouraging for the local Indigenous rangers. Though once common, such small native mammals are now rare. Many are threatened with extinction.

The Conversation

Does AI actually boost productivity? The evidence is murky

There’s been much talk recently – especially among politicians – about productivity. And for good reason: Australia’s labour productivity growth sits at a 60-year low.

The Conversation

We don’t need deep-sea mining, or its environmental harms. Here’s why

Deep-sea mining promises critical minerals for the energy transition without the problems of mining on land. It also promises to bring wealth to developing nations. But the evidence suggests these promises are false, and mining would harm the environment.

International Business Times

'Significant Declines' In Some Species After Deep-sea Mining: Research

Deep-sea mining could impact marine life stretching from the tiniest bottom dwellers to apex predators like swordfish and sharks, a major piece of industry-funded research found Thursday.

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AI to help stock our pantries ... and feed astronauts

Space scientists are developing AI models to help food last beyond expiry dates but it's up to regulators to decide if they'll allow it.

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Australia’s first lab-grown meat will be on menus within weeks

Three new products, including a foie gras created from cultured Japanese quail cells, have been approved for sale

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Grit and determination characterises women honoured

Women in business, finance, education and law are recognised in the King's Birthday Honours List and some share their proudest career moments.

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Food system's billions of 'hidden costs' a sick outlook

The hidden costs to health and the environment from Australia's food system could exceed $250 billion, the nation's science agency says.

The Conversation

X-rays have revealed a mysterious cosmic object never before seen in our galaxy

In a new study published today in Nature, we report the discovery of a new long-period transient – and, for the first time, one that also emits regular bursts of X-rays.

The Guardian - AU

Labor says the CSIRO put a $600bn price tag on Coalition’s nuclear dreams. It’s not quite right

Number comes from the Smart Energy Council (SEC), a renewable energy industry group, almost six months before Coalition modelling

LiveScience

Killer Australian fungus can gobble up widespread, pesticide-resistant armyworm from the inside

Fall armyworms have spread throughout the world, destroying crops and evolving insecticide resistance. New research in Australia suggests fungi that attack the worms could be a promising pest control method.

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