Plants & Animals
Aug 20, 2014
Sufficient food vital for functioning ram sperm
An animal biologist says poor nutrition results in genetic damage to sperm cells and lower sperm motility for rams.
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Plants & Animals
Aug 18, 2014
Remote Kimberley teeming with unclassified life
A WA Museum herpetologist has described several 'new' Kimberley frog species, mostly collected during field trips with Kings Park botanists Matt and Russell Barrett.
Plants & Animals
Aug 13, 2014
Bat wing practice maximises flight efficiency
Australian bats developed a high-speed flying technology some 50 million years before aircraft engineers, according to Department of Parks and Wildlife zoologist Norm McKenzie.
Biotechnology
Aug 8, 2014
Finding the signalling system for plant 'smoke' response
Research out of China and WA has shown chemicals promoting germination in native Australian plants have a powerful effect on other plants, such as rice.
Earth Sciences
Jul 31, 2014
Australian volcanoes form case study for dating technique
Volcanos in south-eastern Australia are still considered active, and a PhD candidate is hoping to determine whether we might expect more eruptions any time soon.
Biotechnology
Jul 22, 2014
How researchers are speeding up seed production for new wheat
An international team of plant geneticists is trialling a rapid method of producing new varieties of wheat and barley ready for field trials.
Biotechnology
Jul 11, 2014
Lower chlorophyll to boost wheat yields
Almost five decades ago, a plant breeder proved that the tiny brassica Arabidopsis thaliana has higher overall leaf growth when it produces less chlorophyll.
Environment
Jul 10, 2014
Coral's durability to acidification examined
An international team of coral biologists has been examining coral's ability to colonise new substrates and repair damaged reefs as oceans become more acidic.
Ecology
Jul 4, 2014
How do we combat strawberry crop pathogens?
A microscopic fungus that kills up to one million strawberry plants each year in WA strawberry farms is the focus of research which aims to eliminate the need for chemical fungicides in crops.
Space Exploration
Jul 1, 2014
Nullarbor meteorite likely fragment of unknown asteroid
The first meteorite ever located solely using data from specially-placed cameras has been found to be geologically unique, presenting questions of its origins.
