The new Great Barrier Reef pollution plan is better, but still not good enough
The draft water quality improvement plan, released by the federal and Queensland governments this week, aims to reduce the pollution flowing from water catchments to the Great Barrier Reef over the...
View ArticleAdding silicon to soil to strengthen plant defenses
To help plants better fend off insect pests, researchers are arming them with stones.
View ArticleA hit love song for toads
James Cook University researchers in Australia say they now know exactly what makes horny cane toads boogie. And the toad tune could help sound the death knell for the pests.
View ArticleHerbicide boost for tadpoles: study
Maligned as a bee-killer and possibly cancer-causing, a common herbicide has turned out to be a boon for tadpoles making them more toxic to predators, researchers said Wednesday.
View ArticleCane toads have a salty secret to protect themselves when shedding skin
What happens to a cane toad's internal chemistry when it has to shed its skin to replace worn out skin cells?
View ArticleNow we can edit life itself, we need to ask how we should use such technology
Imagine a world where mosquitoes no longer pass on the deadly malaria parasite, where invasive species such as cane toads are wiped out from Australia, and agri-chemical resistant pests revert back to...
View ArticleCane toads make long-distance calls for love
James Cook University scientists have discovered yet another advantage for cane toads - the ability to make mating calls that carry over a relatively long distance.
View ArticleGenes could get the jump on cane toads
James Cook University scientists have been using the spread of cane toads to examine genetic mechanisms that limit their range.
View ArticleTraining wild goannas not to eat cane toads
Within minutes of starting her fascinating science presentation in Broome, Ecologist Georgia Ward-Fear transported her audience to a remote floodplain of the Forrest River in the East Kimberley.
View ArticleBiologists discover cane toads have a heightened sense of balance to aid in...
(Phys.org)—A pair of researchers with the University of Massachusetts has found that cane toads utilize sensory feedback to coordinate asymmetrical landings mid hop. In their paper published in the...
View ArticleHow dark chocolate is processed
This month's column will continue the theme of "How Is It Processed?" The column will focus on dark chocolate. The botanical name for the cacao tree is Theobroma cacao, which literally means "food of...
View ArticleAustralian furry friend gets 'toad-smart' to survive
Scientists are training an endangered furry marsupial—Australia's beloved quoll—to avoid eating toxic toads that have devastated predator populations in a novel attempt to save native fauna.
View ArticleNew resource for managing the Mexican rice borer
A moth caterpillar called the Mexican rice borer (Eoreuma loftini) has taken a heavy toll on sugar cane and rice crops in Texas, and has moved into Louisiana, Florida, and other Gulf Coast states. Now...
View ArticleModel suggests genetic backburn may inhibit rapid spread of invasive species
(Phys.org)—A trio of Australian researchers is proposing in a paper they have had published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, that using a technique developed to prevent the spread of...
View ArticleAustralian giant monitor lizards trained to avoid eating toxic toads
Australian scientists Wednesday said they had devised an "innovative method of conservation" through feeding giant monitor lizards small cane toads so they won't be killed by larger-sized amphibians.
View ArticleMore environmentally-friendly concrete made using sugar cane residue
Researchers from the Universitat Politècnica de València (Polytechnic University of Valencia, UPV) and San Paolo State University (Unesp) have developed a new type of concrete that is cheaper and much...
View ArticleBrazil pins renewable energy hopes on second generation ethanol
Brazil thinks it has the sweet solution to ridding the world of reliance on fossil fuels for cars and other vehicles: sugar cane ethanol 2.0.
View ArticleArid forests provide refuge against cane toads and fires
Early research shows arid Kimberley woodlands may serve as a refuge for endemic fauna depleted by toxic cane toads (Rhinella marina) in other habitats.
View ArticleFlorida pet owners warned about deadly giant toads
Florida's rainy season is in full force and pet owners are being cautioned to keep an eye out for toxic toads that can potentially kill dogs and cats.
View ArticleWhat is the best way to kill a cane toad?
Like many pests, cane toads are killed in their thousands in Australia every year, especially by community-based 'toad-busting' groups. New research has now revealed the most humane way to do it.
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