The ‘Red Dawn’ dust storm which enveloped Sydney in 2009 left more than just a huge clean-up bill in its wake. Griffith researchers have shown for the first time that…
Smart water metering: saving water and money
A range of external factors have placed an increasing responsibility on water utilities to adopt more sustainable approaches to urban water management, as the era of readily accessible and inexpensive…
Magpies target their victims
Associate Professor Darryl Jones grew up in the bush, where he spent far too much time chasing frogs and watching birds. Wildlife has always fascinated him, especially the behaviour of…
Global water program to make splash in Brisbane
The Australian Rivers Institute (ARI) will be the new international headquarters for an environmental program renowned for its expertise and innovation in water research, policy, security and sustainability. The Global Water…
We can have our fish and eat them too
Dr Chris Brown from the Australian Rivers Institute research is focused on striking a sustainable balance between the importance of fish for human consumption as well as to the health of marine ecosystems….
WASHing the water cycle: Climate change challenges for Pacific Island Countries
The manner in which climate change is discussed often makes it feel like an issue in the future. Yet for many of Australia’s Pacific neighbours the issue is far more…
The real-life ‘hobbits’ of Indonesia
Dr Adam Brumm is a senior research fellow in archaeology at Griffith University. He has spent more than a decade searching for the fossil ancestors of the Indonesian ‘hobbits’ (Homo…
Can Barnacles unlock the secrets of MH370 and Turtle migration?
Much hope is being placed on a barnacle-encrusted aeroplane wing washed up on the French island of Reunion as the first piece evidence from missing airline flight MH370. Pioneering research from PhD…
Native forests can help hit emissions targets – if we leave them alone
The debate over native forest logging has been sparked once again, partly by the government’s successful push for wood burning to be included in the revamped Renewable Energy Target. However,…
The good oil on krill
New research investigating the oils or ‘lipids’ in Antarctic krill will provide scientists and the krill fishing industry with improved tools for measuring the health of krill populations and their…