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6 Jul 2011
A second-year biology course is getting students to swap the microscope for the magnifying glass to crack the case of mysterious mutant plants. The course,...
1 Jul 2011
Dr Peter Solomon is tackling two critical issues – how to ensure that we protect crops from disease and how to make sure the wine in your glass tastes better...
1 Jul 2011
Australian cuckoos are taking new evolutionary steps to ensure maximum chance of survival. By Lucy Wedlock
1 Jul 2011
Two ANU staff and one teaching team from the College of Medicine, Biology and the Environment have been recognised in the 2011 Australian Teaching and Learning...
16 Jun 2011
Adjusting the intake of high protein foods like meat, eggs and milk products could determine whether you become a rugby player or marathon runner and may help...
13 Jun 2011
Australian superb fairy-wrens learn how to recognise threats to their species through social learning. Research from the ANU has found the first direct...
19 May 2011
Bees remember landmarks and read information from the sky to find their way home from an amazing 11 kilometres away and over several days’ travel, a new study...
2 May 2011
The baffling question of why some animals help raise offspring which aren't their own is closer to being answered, thanks to new research from The...
27 Apr 2011
Prospects for recovery of lost vision have brightened with the release of new scientific findings showing that the use of gentle near infra-red light can...
15 Apr 2011
A study from The Australian National University has revealed for the first time how an animal sees and responds to predatory attacks in its natural environment.
9 Feb 2011
Babies crying with hunger may attract annoyed looks from bystanders, but in the bird world noisily crying nestlings are likely to pay the ultimate price,...
9 Feb 2011
A trigger for the most common form of vision loss and blindness in Australia has been discovered thanks to research conducted with help from Australian eye...