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New areas of research must be explored to achieve negative emissions
Australia鈥檚 research expertise, wealth of critical minerals and renewable energy potential could make it an international leader in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, according to leading experts.
Eureka moment for two Academy Fellows
Two Academy Fellows, Professor Veena Sahajwalla and Professor David Lindenmayer, are among Australia鈥檚 top scientists and science teams recognised at the prestigious 2022 Eureka Prizes at the Australian Museum.
Outstanding scientists don鈥檛 work alone: collaborations in the Asia-Pacific region
In a global world, the future of science depends on strong and enduring international relationships. According to Professor Sharon Lewin from the Doherty Institute, 鈥淐ollaboration across borders in science is hugely important, especially when you're trying to tackle really big and important problems.鈥
Sustainability challenges and opportunities the focus of Oceania congress
Sustainability leaders, experts, industry professionals and innovators from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific came together recently to share their knowledge on sustainability challenges and opportunities in the Oceania region as part of a major international sustainability event.
The surprising science of tracing life in the oceans
One-and-a-half billion years ago all life on earth was single-celled prokaryotes 鈥 then the first multicellular organism evolved. This was a fundamental evolutionary shift that changed the course of Earth鈥檚 history. Today, scientists can trace this history and find answers to all sorts of scientific problems.