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SCI & TECH4d agoBogong Moth Swarms Return to Southeast Australia“Decades ago, spring in Australia meant lifting a towel or opening a curtain to a surprised moth or two fluttering out, as billions of bogong moths migrated across vast swaths of the country’s southeast. But since the 1980s, the bogong moth population has declined drastically because of the increased use of insecticides, habitat destruction and […] The post Bogong Moth Population Rebounds appeared first on Human Progress.Human Progress
SCI & TECH4d agoSeals and sea lions undergo hearing tests in Australian researchAustralia's scientists have trained seals and sea lions to take hearing tests at Sydney's Taronga Zoo, hoping to better understand how human-made noise affects marine mammals.Africanews [en]
SCI & TECH4d agoSeals and sea lions undergo hearing tests in Australian researchAustralia's scientists have trained seals and sea lions to take hearing tests at Sydney's Taronga Zoo, hoping to better understand how human-made noise affects marine mammals.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECH5d agoEditas upgraded at Wells Fargo as Australia approves gene editing trialEditas has received an upgrade from Wells Fargo following Australia's approval of a gene editing trial. This development signals progress in gene editing research and its potential market impact.Seeking Alpha Tech
SCI & TECH6d agoData centre opposition is growing in Australia. Is there a middle ground?Australia may have vast tracts of land and political will to support the growth of the artificial intelligence industry, but the development of data centres to power the technology is proving more challenging. Last month, property developer Goodman Group withdrew its application for a 90-megawatt data centre in Lane Cove, on Sydney’s lower north shore, after months of opposition from residents about the potential impact on their electricity and water supplies, noise pollution and other...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECH6d agoAustralian Gov't Weighs Mandatory AI Incident ReportingIn the wake of an agentic attack against its own Medicare systems, Australia's government is feeling out what regulations might look like for frontier AI companies.Dark Reading
SCI & TECH6d agoColonisation of Australia led to big increase in wildfire dangerAn analysis of lake sediments in south-eastern Australia has revealed that the expulsion of Indigenous communities in the 19th century resulted in an explosion of tree cover and more devastating wildfiresNew Scientist