Agriculture
Sciences & Technology
Going back to the future for food crops
New sensing techniques can detect drought tolerance in ancient relatives of wheat and barley. Making it possible to use these traits to breed new food crops for a warmer world
Environment
“I’ll never forget the first iceberg we saw”
Animal scientist Dr Kristy DiGiacomo switched goats for penguins when she travelled to Antarctica as part of a global women in STEMM leadership program
Environment
Under the Microscope
From diet to climate, our fertility is at risk
A childhood fascination with the family dairy farm led Associate Professor Mark Green to a career in reproductive biology
Politics & Society
Bringing community together through urban farming
Rio de Janeiro is one of Latin America’s most unequal cities; a new project uses urban farming to improve conditions in one of Rio’s most disadvantaged zones
Environment
Wheat’s ancient roots of viral resistance
New research finds that the gene that protects wheat from Wheat Yellow Mosaic Virus originated in an ancient wild relative
Environment
Smart fertilisers for food security
Fertilisers that increase nitrogen efficiency are being designed to boost crop productivity while reducing farming costs and environmental impact
Education
Food for thought
Food, and where it comes from, connects all of us – so using it as a tool to teach students global competency and citizenship makes sense
Sciences & Technology
Be alert, not alarmed about foot and mouth disease
The spread of foot-and-mouth disease to Bali was not unexpected, but what we each do next will determine the consequences for Australia
Sciences & Technology
Drugging plants to learn their secrets
Discovering chemicals that affect plant circadian rhythms could improve crop yields – bringing us a step closer to ‘chronoculture’
Sciences & Technology
Protecting Australia from foot-and-mouth disease
Australia has been free of foot-and-mouth disease since 1872, but outbreaks in neighbouring countries are a cause for concern