In the neverending pursuit of youth, Red Kangaroo Paw has become the latest must-have ingredient for vegan-friendly/face-firming creams after a molecular biologist found the plant could reduce wrinkles. Excuse us while we hop on down to the garden centre…

For many farmers, a dog is an essential worker with livestock. And now it’s hoped special training could see our four-legged friends sniff out canegrubs, which cost the sugar industry millions each year. It’s early days, but trainers have already seen pawsome results…

And Aussie biologists have joined forces with a space startup and hope to be able to grow plants for food, medicine and oxygen on the moon within 4 years. They say one small step for vegetation could be one giant leap for human lunar colonisation…