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Cows line up to Earth's magnetic field

Wondering which way is north? You might want to look at grazing cows.

Parthenon yields clues to quake-proof design

Japanese scientists will next month look into seismic resistance secrets in the design of the 2,500-year-old Parthenon which has withstood scores of quakes.

GM plants detect landmines and turn red

Genetically-modified plants that turn red when they grow in the presence of explosives are being trailed for their effectiveness to detect landmines.

Mammals emit smell to signal danger

A new study proves that mammals can communicate danger to each other through smell, and reveals exactly how they do it.

Birds can't keep up with climate change

The habitats of wild bird species are shifting in response to global warming, but not fast enough to keep pace with rising temperatures, according to a study.

'Oscars' of science honour Australia's top scientists

A Sydney-based scientist with a new hypothesis on human obesity, based on his research into swarming locusts, has taken one of the top prizes at this year’s Eureka Awards

Simple rules smooth traffic on ant highways

Biologists are learning that ants have an increasingly large number of inbuilt rules which govern their behaviour on foraging trails, and which could offer clues to better control human crowds.

Seals offer glimpse under Antarctic ice

Huge elephant seals have been recruited to help Australian scientists break through a critical blind spot and chart climate change under the Antarctic sea ice in winter.

Tasmanian fossils finger humans in extinction whodunit

The fossilised teeth of a giant kangaroo from Tasmania may confirm once and for all that humans, and not climate change, pushed Australia's large prehistoric marsupials to extinction.

Kangaroo meat: much better for environment

Skippy could be increasingly on the menu following a new report that expanding the kangaroo industry would significantly cut Australian greenhouse gases.

Deep mystery: why turtles plumb the depths

Biologists have figured out why sea turtles that normally feed and breed in shallow water or on land will, very rarely, go deep sea diving.

Australian trees have secret stash of carbon

Australia's native forests may be storing three times more carbon than previously thought, a new report says.

'Air-purifying' concrete sucks up pollution

A road in a small Dutch town is to be paved with air-purifying concrete in a trial that could lead to a new method to fight exhaust pollution.

Primates being eaten to extinction

Nearly half the world's species of primates face extinction unless urgent action is taken to curb hunting and protect their habitat, says a new study.

Cleaning up CO2 with a twist of lime

A new calculation suggests that adding vast quantities of limestone to the world's oceans could be an effective solution to climate change. Experts remain to be convinced, however.

Wine-yeast makes alcohol to kill-off the competition

The yeast that ferments grapes into wine, first evolved the ability to make alcohol to engineer its environment and poison its competitors, says a new report.

Russian subs suspend record dive attempt

Russian attempts to break the world record for the deepest fresh-water dive were suspended yesterday after a mini-submarine crashed into a barge, organizers said.

Russian scientists head for bottom of abyss

Scientists will today attempt to reach the bottom of the world's deepest freshwater abyss in a bid to find unknown life forms as well as claim a new record.

'Dinosaur eel' points to future body armour

An extraordinary African fish that inhabits muddy pools, and whose lineage can be traced back 96 million years, could be the model for the light, bomb-proof body armour of the future.

Dino diversity had a long pedigree

The belief that dinosaurs underwent explosive species diversification shortly before they were wiped out is an illusion, for the beasts' main evolutionary shifts took place millions of years before.

High risk of 'mega-disasters' in Asia-Pacific

A new analysis of the likelihood of volcanoes and earthquakes to cause future "mega-disasters" in the Asia-Pacific region says these events may affect many more people than previous estimates suggest.

Threatened devils have more sex

First researchers found that Tasmanian devils are mating younger, now evidence suggests that they have extended their breeding season to last all year too.

Koala vaccine for chlamydia tested

A vaccine has been successfully developed to protect koalas from the scourge of chlamydia, a disease that is threatening populations across Australia.

Warming makes icebergs scour ocean floor

Global warming will cause more icebergs to grind against the sea floor, affecting the rich biodiversity on the Antarctic seabed. But it's not yet clear how these ice scours will affect marine life.

African 'wall of trees' to fight the desert

Three years after it was first proposed, preparations for an African 'wall of trees' to slow down the southwards spread of the Sahara desert are finally getting underway.

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