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9 May 2022
Meet the PhD researcher exploring how bacterial proteins could hold the key to reducing our reliance on fossil fuels.
6 May 2022
Researchers have discovered why malaria parasites are vulnerable to some drug therapies but resistant to others, offering scientists another piece of the...
14 Apr 2022
Mention the superb lyrebird, and you’ll probably hear comments on their uncanny mimicry of human sounds, their presence on the 10 cent coin, and their stunning...
14 Apr 2022
Winner of the 2021 Ralph Slatyer medal
28 Mar 2022
Death cap mushrooms don’t actually want to kill us. In fact, mushrooms don’t care about us at all.
8 Mar 2022
A new study from researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) rolls back the curtain on half a century of evidence detailing the impact of climate...
14 Feb 2022
Making good food choices is necessary both for ourselves and for the planet, says plant scientist Professor Justin Borevitz.
4 Jan 2022
Have you opened your post-lockdown wardrobe, only to discover some of your beautiful summer clothes have holes in them? You’re probably blaming clothes moths...
17 Dec 2021
A world-first study warns 1,500 endangered languages could no longer be spoken by the end of this century.
17 Dec 2021
Deeply entrenched scientific beliefs that for more than a century have explained why more men than women are high achievers because of biology are not backed...
2 Nov 2021
While Angus Rae focuses intently on a captivating microscopic world, he is actually working towards a solution for an environmental catastrophe occurring on a...