Research led by Deakin University has discovered a pattern between increased climatic temperatures and an increase in the size of the beaks of parrot species in southern and eastern Australia, suggesting that the birds have evolved the larger beaks to cope with a changing climate. [ + ]

Researchers from the ARC Centre for Nanoscale BioPhotonics have reconfigured smartphones as bioanalytical devices that allow for immediate diagnostic testing of arthritis, cystic fibrosis, acute pancreatitis and other clinical diseases. [ + ]

The Australian Academy of Science has announced the election of 21 new Fellows for their outstanding contributions to science and scientific research. [ + ]

Chris Smith has been announced as the incoming CEO and president of Cochlear Limited (ASX:COH). He will become the company's deputy CEO from 1 July and relocate to Sydney to take up the CEO position as of 1 September. [ + ]

AXT and Krishagni Solutions have announced a distributorship agreement for the OpenSpecimen biobanking software solution for clinical researchers. The product is designed to speed up workflow, allowing users to spend less time tracking specimens. [ + ]

Westmead's Children's Medical Research Institute has become home to the Australian Cancer Research Foundation Telomere Analysis Centre (ATAC). The centre's opening coincides with recent CMRI research that illustrates why studying telomeres may lead to treatments for some of the most aggressive cancers. [ + ]

A new species of snail has been discovered by a Bush Blitz expedition that took place on Bush Heritage Australia's Carnarvon Station Reserve in the highlands of southern Queensland. [ + ]

The Advanced LIGO project has been officially opened in the United States. The project aims to complete the search for the last missing piece of Einstein's general theory of relativity - gravitational waves. [ + ]

Merck Millipore and Singulex have entered into a definitive agreement under which Merck Millipore will control and manage the Singulex Life Science Research business. As a result, Merck Millipore will have exclusive rights to further develop and commercialise Singulex's Single Molecule Counting (SMC) technology for research applications worldwide. [ + ]

A study involving 350,000 people, from 66 nations, has found that the stereotypical association of men (rather than women) with science is prevalent across the world. [ + ]

Healthcare company GSK Australia has received a $1 million grant through the federal government's Manufacturing Transition Programme. The funding will support GSK's advanced manufacturing expansion plans at its Boronia site in Melbourne's outer-eastern suburbs. [ + ]

Researchers from the University of Sydney have published a diagram which charts, in unprecedented detail, the insulin/IGF1 signalling pathway (ISP) - a complex network of molecular interactions triggered by insulin which plays an essential role in long-term health, obesity and diseases such as diabetes. [ + ]

Minister for Education and Training Christopher Pyne has commissioned the Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) to undertake a review of Australia's research training system to ensure that it meets our research needs in the 21st century. [ + ]

Australia's National Measurement Institute (NMI) has presented the annual Barry Inglis Medal and the NMI Prize. The awards highlight the importance of measurement across diverse spheres of knowledge. [ + ]

A new partnership between G3Lab and WOTSO WorkSpace is bringing top-end lab space within reach of a broad range of lab users, offering flexible lab spaces for rental in the heart of Sydney. [ + ]