Citizen scientists to create a 'feather map of Australia'
05 April, 2016By collecting wetland bird feathers, ordinary Australians can help researchers create the first ever 'Feather Map of Australia' to show the health of our wetland birds nationally.
Testing reproductive compatibility with fluorescent sperm
30 March, 2016Scientists from The University of Western Australia have used fluorescent green dye to observe different sperm competing to fertilise eggs.
Are aliens extinct?
25 January, 2016 by Lauren DavisWhy does evidence of alien life continue to elude Earth's scientists? Is it because such life never existed at all, or because it has already gone extinct?
Invasive mynas a disease threat to native birds
18 November, 2015 by Graeme O'NeillIs the Indian myna waging biological warfare to gain a competitive advantage over Australia's native birds as they spread through eastern Australia?
Magnetic energy can change your brain — and your ideology
19 October, 2015Researchers have used transcranial magnetic stimulation to temporarily shut down a region of the brain — specifically, the region that solves abstract problems addressed by ideology.
Starving breast cancer cells of nutrients
13 October, 2015A research team led by Sydney's Centenary Institute has discovered a significant link between breast cancer and nutrition — one which could lead to a new treatment aimed at 'starving' breast cancer cells.
Why don't elephants get cancer?
12 October, 2015US researchers may have solved an intriguing mystery — why do elephants rarely get cancer?
Trialled in the wild — the Tasmanian devil vaccine
29 September, 2015Nineteen Tasmanian devils, who were recently immunised against the deadly devil facial tumour disease (DFTD), have been released into Narawntapu National Park as part of a program to test the vaccine in the wild for the very first time.
Kangaroo cartilage could improve implants
25 September, 2015QUT scientists are studying kangaroo cartilage in order to improve implants for joints that have been worn out by age, arthritis or injury.
An unexpected funnel-web encounter
09 September, 2015Scientists from ANU have comes across an unexpected species of funnel-web spider during their studies at Booderee National Park, near Jervis Bay.
Single-cell genomics to combat inflammation
04 September, 2015Marcel and Claudia Nold are using single-cell technologies to control inflammation — an important response to infection or injury which, nevertheless, can cause conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease if not carefully controlled.
CSIRO leads global effort to save honey bees
26 August, 2015CSIRO is leading an international collaboration of researchers, beekeepers, farmers, industry and technology companies that aims to better understand what is harming the health and pollination ability of honey bees.
Conception: an epic quest
20 August, 2015Professor Allan Pacey has released an inside look at the process of conception in the human body, framing it as an amazing race between 250 million competitors.
How to lose weight without exercising
30 July, 2015It sounds too good to be true, but scientists have developed a molecule that effectively acts as an exercise mimic. By tricking cells into thinking they have run out of energy, the molecule increases glucose uptake and metabolism, thus improving glucose tolerance and weight loss.
More research into animal diseases needed
22 July, 2015University of Sydney scientists have argued for more research into major infectious diseases shared between wildlife and livestock, in order to better evaluate risks and improve responses to disease epidemics in animals and humans.
