In the early 1980s, a massive drought known as the "Great Dry" swept through eastern Australia. Massy's traditional farming practices had allowed his sheep to intensely graze the landscape, stripping ...

Updated: Another four big renewable and storage projects enter EPBC planning pipeline, with two of them branding themselves as “energy hubs”.

Sonic the Hedgehog has proven that it's a marathon, not a sprint. While many fellow 90s platforming mascots have fallen by t ...

Promoting mutually beneficial relationships between plants and soil microbes that enhance nutrient acquisition by plants could improve crop production without increasing inorganic-fertilizer use.

Putricia has been placed behind a velvet rope in Sydney's botanic gardens An endangered plant known as the "corpse flower" for its putrid stink is blooming in Australia - and captivating the ...

Feb. 6, 2025 — A study has identified key genetic pathways in corn that help its roots branch out to find water in soil; the varieties adapted to temperate regions like the U.S. corn belt showed ...

New details have emerged following a head-on crash that killed one person in the state's west. I started working for the Western Advocate in 2016 and now I'm a journalist covering the Western NSW ...

Plant immunity is the inherent or induced capacity of plants to withstand or ward off biological attack by pathogens. Molecules released from pathogens are recognised by plant cell surface ...

More than 2000 people from around the country - and the world - dove into the 25 th Wollongong Aquathon on Sunday. I'm an award-winning senior journalist with the Illawarra Mercury and have well ...

A driver has died after a tree fell on his vehicle in the Central West on Wednesday afternoon. I am a senior journalist for ACM in the Central West. I cover council, human interest, and crime ...