In the face of increasing car usage in NZ, University of Canterbury engineers have developed a software system to measure the impact of potential fuel shortages.

Australia – an ancient continent where good soils are in very short supply – is about to discover a new industry: making soil.

Six years of field experiments have shown lint yield was higher when cotton was planted close together in narrow rows less than 40 centimetres apart.

A team of Australian, American and French coral reef scientists has achieved a world breakthrough in tracking fish that could revolutionise the sustainable management of coral reefs and help restore threatened fisheries.

Examining the milk and lactation behaviour of Australia’s Tammar wallaby has led to identification of 30 micro-components in cows milk which will speed development of a range of high-value products.

Solar energy could become more affordable following a breakthrough by UNSW scientists, who have boosted the efficiency of solar cell technology.

An international solar weather monitoring project launched by NASA in 2006 has produced the first three dimensional images of our Sun.

For the sake of their hearts, consumers are being told to eat more fish. However the advice comes as global fish stocks collapse, as seafood demand from China and India booms and the price of fish in some countries soars towards $100 a kilo.

Cars and aeroplanes in the near future could be lighter, stronger, safer and more energy efficient thanks to research at Deakin University.

A highly efficient low-cost hydrogen combustion engine and fuel tank is to be developed by the University of Melbourne and industry collaborators Ford Australia and Haskel Australia.

A new millimetre-wave chip design has reinforced CSIRO's world-leading position in a field where a few microns can mean the difference between success and failure.

Two UQ students are investigating whether puppies in prison can help reform inmates and improve the working lives of prison staff.

UNSW’s solar car Jaycar Sunswift III has today broken Dick Smith’s world record for the fastest solar powered road trip from Perth to Sydney.

Natural alternatives to antibiotics in stockfeed may be on the menu for sheep and cattle if new research is confirmed.

Sheep gene research at the University of Adelaide aimed at helping maximise wool production for Australian producers, has shed light on a human genetic hair and skin disorder.