Failed antibiotic could be a game-changing weed killer for farmers
Weed killers of the future could soon be based on failed antibiotics.
Weed killers of the future could soon be based on failed antibiotics.
Molecular & Computational biology
May 24, 2023
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The scrubby harbor-side hills of a South African city recently revealed details of an historical event that transformed Australian coastlines. That event led to the arrival in Australia of a native South African shrub, bitou ...
Plants & Animals
May 22, 2023
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How old are butterflies, and where did they evolve? And perhaps more importantly, how and when did they reach the isolated continent of Australia?
Plants & Animals
May 21, 2023
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Every winter we hear about soaring energy bills and people's inability to stay warm. But, until now, we haven't really known just how cold Australian homes are. Our newly published research suggests around four out of five ...
Social Sciences
May 17, 2023
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One of the world's first attempts to relocate an animal species threatened by climate change—Western Australia's critically endangered Western Swamp Turtle—has delivered early findings about the importance of replicating ...
Plants & Animals
May 17, 2023
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A huge amount of wildlife trade takes place on the internet. Online marketplaces, private forums and messaging apps make it easy to sell and buy live animals, plants and fungi digitally. University of Adelaide researchers ...
Plants & Animals
May 4, 2023
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They're well known for their industrious work, but now a species of ant on Kangaroo Island is also showing that it is skilled at "playing dead," a behavior that University of South Australia researchers believe is a recorded ...
Plants & Animals
May 4, 2023
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Australia has a global reputation for being tough on biosecurity. There are strict rules around the import and export of both native and exotic species. Security is tight, and advanced screening technology commonplace at ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 26, 2023
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In a new study, a group from Peking University, China, present a highly novel data-led method that identifies, at all locations, the onset and extent of vegetation suppression for increasing levels of drought.
Earth Sciences
Apr 20, 2023
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A study co-led by The University of Queensland has found Australia is lagging behind similar countries in funding basic research, particularly in the medical, biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 20, 2023
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