How cybercriminals are increasingly targeting critical infrastructure
According to a new report by the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, global ransomware attacks – where hackers infect a device with malware and...
World-first bushfire hazard detection system aiming to save lives, property and environment
The University of Queensland and Google have launched a new partnership to develop a world-first bushfire hazard detection system that issues warnings in real-time.
The...
Royal Mint announces pioneering pilot to recycle precious metals
In a world first, the Royal Mint in the UK has announced a partnership with Canadian startup Excir to retrieve and recycle gold and...
Climate change worsens rural Alaska’s bridge maintenance problem
Permafrost is melting in Alaska, the fastest warming state in the United States, putting the structural integrity of its bridges at risk.
Bridge maintenance is...
New tools seek to mitigate global flood risk
Flood disasters devastate communities and cause long-lasting economic damage every year. In July 2021, extreme rainfall in Europe, the Chinese province of Henan, Maharashtra...
Why is the global supply chain in crisis?
Logjams at ports, soaring petrol prices, product shortages, parcels taking weeks to arrive ... Welcome to the 2021 global supply chain crisis.
Dr Roberto Perez-Franco...
Electric vehicle wireless-charging technology sparks moves in US and New Zealand
Michigan is set to develop the first wireless-charging pilot program in the US. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has announced a plan to develop and...
What ancient cities can teach us about surviving climate change
A new study examining the fate of ancient Khmer and Mayan cities that collapsed in periods of intense climate variability warns that cities must...
US rethinks fire-management strategies following two years of catastrophic fires
In the wake of successive catastrophic fire seasons, US authorities are considering new strategies in fire management. Forest fires in the nation’s west are...
China’s global infrastructure push puts nature and Indigenous communities at risk
More than 60 per cent of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) development projects present some risk to wildlife or Indigenous communities, according to...
