Australia and New Zealand hope to host the Square Kiolmetre Array project in Murchison Shire in WA. Photo: Justin McManus SCIENCE minister Chris Evans leaves for China and Italy today to press the case that Australia is the best place to build the world'

Wheat productivity has not kept pace with the advancement in other crops like corn, but Bayer is determined to see that trend reversed. Bayer CropScience and Texas AgriLife Research, a part of the Texas A&M University System, College Station, Texas, USA

A new analysis done by the University of Melbourne and the CSIRO revealed that in order to minimize the risks of bowel cancer, intensive screening should be done especially for people who already have a strong family history with this disease. Researcher

A study has found too many Australians with a history of bowel cancer in their family are avoiding a screening test which could save their lives. The University of Melbourne and CSIRO research says only four per cent of people regarded as high-risk for d

Financial ruin and loss of organic agriculture will be part of the future Australia if genetically modified crop trials continue, according to Canadian farmer Peter Eggers. Mr Eggers is facing similar consequences on his Alberta property after first tria

Too many Australians with a history of bowel cancer in their family are avoiding a screening test which could save their lives, a study has found. Only four per cent of people regarded as high-risk for developing bowel cancer are having the recommended c

The first dish in the Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder (ASKAP). The population of the Murchsion area is very small, making it an ideal location for radio astronomy. (Photography by Paul Bourke and Jonathan Knispel. Supported by WASP (UWA), iV

February 15, 2012 /EIN Presswire/ -- Designed for like-minded executives and professionals of organisations and companies across diverse industries who would like to position themselves as leaders within the corporate sustainability agenda, the Opportuni

CHRIS UHLMANN, PRESENTER: As Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd had many visions. The one was to make Australia a world leader in clean coal. So an institute was created to develop technology that would capture and store carbon from power plants. The government

The CSIRO will review its new climate change education program for schools following claims made in Senate estimates today that the material is biased and frightens children by offering ‘‘an apocalyptic scenario.’’ It painted a frightening picture for ch

LIBERAL senator Cory Bernardi has questioned why a national scientific program for children appears to be teaching only one side of the climate change debate. During a Senate estimates hearing today, the South Australian senator quizzed the Commonwealth

SA Liberal Senator and climate change sceptic Cory Bernardi. Picture: Matt Turner Source: The Advertiser LIBERAL senator Cory Bernardi has questioned why a national scientific program for children appears to be teaching only one side of the climate chang

The CSIRO delayed the release of an independent expert review of its oceans and climate research division for almost a year, claiming the report had to be signed off by the agency's board before being circulated to staff. CSIRO Staff Association presiden

UNTIL now the Australian blowie with the oversized booty has gone nameless. But now, she has been recognised, and named, for her most prominent feature. Her golden backside. The species has been named Scaptia (Plinthina) beyonceae, in honour of American

Two of Australia’s top agricultural science positions will be axed by the Gillard government as part of a shake-up of the federal agriculture department, a Senate estimates hearing has been told. The department has already dumped the post of chief plant

An expert science review panel recommended CSIRO boost support for oceanographer Trevor McDougall's globally significant climate research, just months before Australia's peak science agency dumped the award-winning scientist, documents reveal. Two intern

Andrew Bolt Friday, February 10, 2012 at 10:16am Climate Commissioner Tim Flannery in 2005: But since 1998 particularly, we’ve seen just drought, drought, drought, and particularly regions like Sydney and the Warragamba catchment - if you look at the War

Murchison Shire, WA, is vying to host the CSIRO's Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder telescope. Photo: Justin McManus IT IS not even finished yet but Australia's newest radio telescope is effectively booked out for the first five years. Due to

AUSTRALIA will give $19 million in aid to address two worsening humanitarian emergencies in Africa. Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd announced the Federal Government would give $10 million to the World Food Programme and other UN partners to prevent a looming