Higher fibre saves lives, but food processing may remove benefits
Eating more fibre can improve life expectancy for those with diabetes, Otago researchers say.
Current greenhouse gases could cause more frequent and longer Dust Bowl heatwaves
The 1930s Dust Bowl drought across North America’s Great Plains caused widespread crop failures and large dust storms, but had they been dealing with today’s level of greenhouse gas emissions back then, Australian scientists say things could have been even worse.
Turning wine industry waste into premium products
The clean and green by-products of the Australian wine industry are ripe for upcycling, and that’s exactly what’s happening in a new initiative from Swisse Wellness, the Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) and Swinburne University of Technology.
Warming waters put anchovies at risk
Oxygen loss in the warming waters of the California Current System (CCS) is projected to lower the region’s Metabolic Index – the temperature-dependent ratio of oxygen supply to species’ metabolic demand – to below critical levels, limiting the habitats available to marine species living there,…
Allowing GM cropping will unshackle South Australian agriculture
South Australia’s farmers can finally choose to access GM crop innovations that have been approved for commercial cultivation in Australia since 2003.
Fruit and veg consumption varies with gender and education
A study of over 37,000 Europeans has explored the relationship between gender and educational attainment and fruit and veg consumption.
Pilot project taps into new digital water trading opportunities for FNQ irrigators
The latest Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) collaboration sees blockchain and digital technology experts Civic Ledger working with researchers and industry representatives to deliver the “Improving water markets and trading through new digital technologies” pilot research project over the next six months.
Rising temperatures likely to increase damage caused by plant pathogens
New research in Nature Climate Change provides evidence that rising temperatures are likely to increase crop losses as warmer soils favour the growth of pathogenic soil fungi species.
Latest climate projections suggest dry days lie ahead for Australia
Compared to a world before man-made climate change, the latest state‐of‐the‐art climate model projections suggest much of our planet will dry out significantly, and extreme droughts will increase, by the end of the 21st century, according to US scientists.
New technique delivers complete DNA sequences of chromosomes inherited from mother and father
An international team of scientists led by the University of Adelaide’s Davies Research Centre has shown that it is possible to disentangle the DNA sequences of the chromosomes inherited from the mother and the father, to create true diploid genomes from a single individual.
Australian whole grain wheat has the advantage in Asia
Bright, white Australian wheat has a clear advantage over major competitors in the burgeoning Asian whole grain market, according to research from the Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre (AEGIC).
A nasty surprise could be in store when opening silos
Grain growers sowing this year’s winter crops may find some nasty surprises when opening their silos for the first time in a while.