Cell & Microbiology
Dec 16, 2019
Researchers isolate antibody that blocks bird flu
Despite efforts to contain it, bird flu remains a serious menace to public health.
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Plants & Animals
Dec 11, 2019
Super rats or sickly rodents? Our war against urban rats could be leading to swift evolutionary changes
It took only a few seconds to spot one. Then another. As I walked into the small park around noon, dozens of rats could be seen scurrying in every direction. They dashed in and out of burrows scattered around the planting ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 2, 2019
How ancient microbes created massive ore deposits, set the stage for early life on Earth
New research in Science Advances is uncovering the vital role that Precambrian-eon microbes may have played in two of the early Earth's biggest mysteries.
Plants & Animals
Nov 14, 2019
Sociable crows are healthier—new research
A new study has found that crows living in large social groups are healthier than crows that have fewer social interactions.
Education
Nov 5, 2019
'Let's design a waterproof shoe for a refugee child': how to teach science and maths so students actually care
In a May 2019 speech, Australia's Chief Scientist, Alan Finkel, noted participation in science and maths was slipping in Australian schools. Specifically speaking about STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 23, 2019
Why are bald eagles such great gliders? It's all in the wrist
Birds come in an astounding array of shapes and colours. But it's their physical prowess—like a bald eagle's incredible ability to soar—that captivates human imagination.
Plants & Animals
Oct 8, 2019
Pigs observed using tools for the first time
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in France has found evidence of pigs using tools—a first. In their paper published in the journal Mammalian Biology, the group describes multiple instances of Visayan ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 23, 2019
Eat your heart out: Native water rats have worked out how to safely eat cane toads
Australia's water rats, or Rakali, are one of Australia's beautiful but lesser-known native rodents. And these intelligent, semi-aquatic rats have revealed another talent: they are one of the only Australian mammals to safely ...
Ecology
Sep 19, 2019
Cable ties probably won't stop magpie attacks
Every spring in Australia is heralded by reports of magpies swooping at people. While it is of little comfort to those at the receiving end of a surprise attack, such events are actually quite rare when one considers the ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 16, 2019
Extinct Canary Island bird was not a unique species after all, DNA tests prove
DNA tests have proven an extinct bird species unique to the Canary Islands—whose loss was considered a sizeable blow for genetic diversity—is actually almost identical to types commonly found in the UK and throughout Europe.
