21 Aug 2014

“Water is abundant and so is sunlight. It is an exciting prospect to use them to create hydrogen, and do it cheaply and safely,” said Dr Kastoori Hingorani,...

13 Aug 2014

Australian native cuckoos are engaged in an arms race, competing with each other to take over other species’ nests.

31 Jul 2014

Two RSB members have been awarded Future Fellowships: Ajay Narendra and Guillaume Tcherkez.

29 Jul 2014

Scientists researching the herpes virus have been surprised to find an ongoing conflict in the cells of sufferers, even when the virus is apparently dormant.

15 Jul 2014

George Olah used forensic genetic techniques to learn about Peru's Macaw population, and the impact of a massive road project on breeding of these...

12 Jul 2014

The Charles F. Kettering Award recognises excellence in photosynthesis research.

4 Jul 2014

The precise knowledge of how the drug molecules attach to proteins in the nerve cell give a springboard for redesigning drugs without the side-effects that...

19 Jun 2014

All of biology and virtually all of science at ANU will be housed in state-of-the-art lab and office space, following the renovation of the West and Central...

17 Jun 2014

Lab research focus Current research in the lab explores themes in plant evolutionary ecophysiology with a focus on the influence of phenotypic plasticity in...

12 Jun 2014

Scientists have sequenced the genetic code of the eucalypt for the first time, revealing how the Australian icon became the world’s favourite hardwood.

11 Jun 2014

Lab research Mainly looking at vitamin utilisation pathways, but also pH regulation, in the red blood cell stage of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium...

10 Jun 2014

A new field course will be offered in December 2015, 'Field Studies in Functional Ecology'.