Researchers discover how whooping cough is evolving paving the way to a new vaccine. Whooping cough strains are adapting to better infect humans, a team of Sydney researchers has found. The …
Stopping poaching by the numbers
Maths model helps rangers protect national parks, despite tight budgets. Mathematics can help reduce poaching and illegal logging in national parks, researchers have found. A team of applied …
Hunting molecules that signal pain
Researchers close in on an objective measure for physical distress. A new microscope-based method for detecting a particular molecule in the spinal cord could help lead to an accurate and …
Device makes electric vehicle charging a two-way street
New tech means cars can power houses, as well as the other way round. A new device turns electric vehicles into chargers for houses and stranded cars. Researchers led by Seyedfoad Taghizadeh …
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Better emergency responses by removing social bots
Image credit: Mehwish Nasim Filtering out social bots can help critical response teams see what’s happening in real time Researchers have created an algorithm that distinguishes between …
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Family matters in autism outcomes
Cognition is influenced by siblings, researchers find. Autistic children with autistic siblings have better cognition than those who are the only family member with the condition, …
Hire more LGBTQ and disabled astronomers or risk falling behind, review finds
Analysis finds gender equity among star scientists improving, but big challenges remain. Ensuring research opportunities for indigenous, disabled and LGBTQ astronomers is essential if Australian …
Hire more LGBTQ and disabled astronomers or risk falling behind, review finds
Analysis finds gender equity among star scientists improving, but big challenges remain. Ensuring research opportunities for indigenous, disabled and LGBTQ astronomers is essential if Australian …
Researchers use sound to deliver drugs
A technique adapted from telecommunications promises more effective cancer treatments. Drugs can be delivered into individual cells by using soundwaves, Melbourne researchers have …
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Star-quake vibrations lead to new estimate for Milky Way age
Data gathered by NASA’s now defunct Kepler telescope provides a solution to an astronomical mystery. Star-quakes recorded by NASA’s Kepler space telescope have helped answer a long-standing …
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Faecal pellets and food remains reveal what ghost bats eat in the Pilbara
UWA, Curtin university and Perth zoo researchers have discovered that Australian endangered ghost bats in the Pilbara (WA) eat over 46 different species. Its diet is very diverse ranging from small …
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Citizen scientists deserve more credit, researchers argue
Academic journal rules are penalising citizen scientists and indigenous knowledge, say US and Australian scientists. Citizen scientists should be included as authors on journal papers, …
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