Western's Emily Adlam talks theories of time on The Conversation's podcast "Great Mysteries of Physics".  Without a sense of time, leading us from cradle to grave, our lives would make little sense. But on the most fundamental level, physicists aren't sure whether the sort of time we experience exists at all.This is the topic of the first...

New techniques can be used to answer questions that were previously inaccessible experimentally - including questions about the connection between quanta and the theory of relativity.The theory of relativity works great for explaining cosmic-scale phenomena, such as the gravitational waves produced when black holes collide. Quantum theory works gre...

Novel cancer test that addresses unmet needs in prostate cancer management is now available for commercialisationOncoAssure today announced that results of its clinical study validating OncoAssure Prostate, a novel test for prostate cancer management, have been published in European Urology Focus, a peer-reviewed and open access journal. OncoAssure...

 Addressing one of the most profoundly unanswered questions in biology, a Rutgers-led team has discovered the structures of proteins that may be responsible for the origins of life in the primordial soup of ancient Earth.The study appears in the journal Science Advances.The researchers explored how primitive life may have originated on our pla...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is on the cusp of driving an agricultural revolution, and helping confront the challenge of feeding our growing global population in a sustainable way. But researchers warn that using new AI technologies at scale holds huge risks that are not being considered. Imagine a field of wheat that extends to the horizon, b...

 A team of researchers from the Catalysis Institute at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and integrated energy and chemical company Sasol have made advancements in the use of commercial iron catalyst, produced cheaply and at large‑scale at Sasol's Secunda plant, which will enable conversion of unavoidable or biogenically derived carbon dioxide...

 A team of Japanese astronomers used simultaneous ground-based and space-based observations to capture a more complete picture of a superflare on a star. The observed flare started with a very massive, high-velocity prominence eruption. These results give us a better idea of how superflares and stellar prominence eruptions occur.Some stars hav...

 Mines' Ryan Venturelli led the new study, published in AGU Advances, that constrained the Antarctic subglacial carbon cycle for the first timeThe West Antarctic Ice Sheet is melting rapidly, raising concerns it could cross a tipping point of irreversible retreat in the next few decades if global temperatures rise 1.5 to 2.0 degrees Celsius (2...

 In a world-first, Western Sydney University and the United States Air Force Academy have successfully received neuromorphic data sent from space after launching ground-breaking neuromorphic cameras on the International Space Station (ISS).Developed and built by the University's International Centre for Neuromorphic Systems (ICNS), the space-b...

 Cassowaries continue to be one of nature's most critical gardeners, with a new study into seed dispersal through their scats reaffirming their role in the ecological function of pockets of remnant rainforests.The study led by Charles Darwin University (CDU) explored whether the southern cassowary remains important to native seed dispersal in ...

 When thinking of renewable energy sources, it is often solar or wind that spring to mind first – but what about ocean energy?The ocean covers more than 70 per cent of the earth's surface – providing enormous potential for renewable and clean energy. Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM) researchers hope to unlock this potential.In a paper pu...

 From discovering a new frog species or learning more about shy tropical dolphins, to improving the production of food crops like hempseed and coffee, Southern Cross University researchers are working alongside nature to ensure longevity and viability of plant and animal species.Their stories of hope, innovation and collaboration underpin 'Bui...

 The sustained loss of a once abundant species of sea urchin in the Caribbean could also result in the functional extinction of diverse coral species from the region's reefs, according to new research from a Florida State University team.The urchin species Diadema antillarum has long been considered the most important grazer in the Caribbean, ...

 First responders would be furnished with almost-instant satellite maps of the natural disasters they are tackling thanks to a new algorithm that Australian National University (ANU) researcher Associate Professor Dale Roberts is preparing as part of the University's Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions Institute.Associate Professor Roberts ...

 Researchers continue to advance hurricane science, leading to increased forecast accuracy and lead timesAs Superstorm Sandy approached the New Jersey coastline, a single Rutgers glider deployed off Tuckerton by hurricane scientists at Rutgers University Center for Ocean Observing Leadership (RUCOOL), provided an ominous warning.The water mass...

 Quantum computers, tap-proof data transfer or highly sensitive sensors. Quantum mechanical properties such as superposition and entanglement form the basis of many of tomorrow's technological systems.In the interdisciplinary research focus of quantum information and technology, scientists at Ulm University investigate quantum physical phenome...

CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, working with artificial intelligence researchers at La Trobe University, has launched a world-first mission to deploy an extensive network of Earth observation satellites and ground-based water sensors.AquaWatch Australia is a network delivering near real-time monitoring and forecasting for water quality ...

 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A unique library of computer code, built on equations derived for quantum mechanics, could be used to model problems as diverse as the flow of electrons through a nanoscale device or the price of copper in a commodities market. Begun more than a decade ago through the Nanoelectronic Modeling Group at Purdue University, ...

 Baby giant kelps were planted across 7000 square metres of reef in southeast Tasmania last month, in the first attempt at 'forest-scale' kelp restoration in the Southern Hemisphere.If successful, the unique restoration project will create an area resembling a natural giant kelp forest. It's the result of over four years of dedicated research ...

The electric charge of insects can cause changes in the electricity of the atmosphere which are comparable with weather processes, researchers at the University of Bristol and University of Reading have found.By measuring atmospheric electricity near a swarm of bees in flight, this study, published today in iScience, is the first to recognise biolo...