As Zika fear rises, especially in the wake of the World Health Organization last night declaring a state of public health emergency, people are inevitably asking why we don’t have…
Waterproofing technology improves solar cell efficiency
Researcher from the Centre for Clean Environment and Energy have developed a molecular waterproofing technique to improve the humidity tolerance of new solar cell technology. The cells, based on a compound…
Could time itself be two steps forward one step back?
New research from Griffith University’s Centre for Quantum Dynamics is broadening perspectives on time and space. In a paper published in the prestigious journal Proceedings of the Royal Society A,…
Natural born killers: is warfare in our bones?
Skeletal remains of a group of hunter-gatherers massacred around 10,000 years ago are raising questions about humankind’s propensity for warfare. The fossilised bones of the Stone Age victims were unearthed…
Changing our thinking on early human migrations
Stone tools discovered on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and dating to at least 118,000 years ago suggest early humans colonised the island much earlier than previously thought. Professor Rainer…
Five ways to reduce your eco-footprint this Christmas
Our impact on the environment might not be at the forefront of our minds during the rush of the Christmas festive season. We might be far more worried about our…
Volunteers needed for malaria vaccine studies
Trying to think of a New Year’s resolution? Why not join the bid to cure malaria? The Institute for Glycomics is calling for volunteers to be part of their malaria vaccine…
How Universities fit into the Paris Climate Agreement
A landmark agreement to cut the world’s reliance on fossil fuels and thus slow the pace of global warming presents an important opportunity for universities, says Griffith University’s Professor Brendan…
Securing Australia’s food & water systems
Understanding and addressing environmental and social risks Australians share a deep relationship with our land and water, one that includes Indigenous connections to country, cultural associations that derive from a history…
Whale of a lab
How does Antarctica, the coldest driest and most remote continent on earth come to be polluted industrial chemicals and pesticides likes DDT, PCBs or dioxins, some of which were already…