Researchers find familiar species pave the way for coral regrowth In contrast to most other species, reef-dwelling parrotfish populations boom in the wake of severe coral …
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‘Magic crystals’ to enable our electric car future
Australian invention promises massive boost to lithium production CSIRO and Monash University’s Matthew Hill received the Solomon Award for developing ‘magic crystals’ with dozens of …
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When cells forget how to die – a hallmark of cancer
Andreas Strasser and David Vaux win $50,000 CSL Florey Medal for Lifetime Achievement for identifying cell death triggers and using them to fight cancer. Past CSL Florey Medallists include Graeme …
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Spin doctors: Astrophysicists find when galaxies rotate, size matters
Sky survey provides clues to how they change over time. The direction in which a galaxy spins depends on its mass, researchers have found. A team of astrophysicists analysed 1418 galaxies …
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2019 Metcalf Prizes for Stem Cell Research
Permanent hearts and changing breasts spur stem cell research Winners of the National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia’s Metcalf Prizes announced today Monday 4 November 2019 Scientists …
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Underwater grandmothers reveal big population of lethal sea snakes
A novel citizen science project in New Caledonia finds an ‘astonishing’ number of venomous reptiles in a popular swimming spot. A group of snorkelling grandmothers is helping scientists better …
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Lonesome no more: white sharks hang with buddies
Apex marine predators choose who they hang with, researchers reveal. White sharks form communities, researchers have revealed. Although normally solitary predators, white sharks …
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Not long ago, the centre of the Milky Way exploded
Researchers find evidence of a cataclysmic flare that punched so far out of the Galaxy its impact was felt 200,000 light years away. A titanic, expanding beam of energy sprang from close to the …
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It’s complicated: coral bleaching is caused by more than just heat
Analysis of reef damage in the Indo-Pacific during the 2016 El Nino reveals that several different stressors influence bleaching. Scientists in the Indian and Pacific Oceans used the El Nino of …
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Fast radio burst provides clues to galactic halo
Macquarie astronomers find a well of serenity in deep space. A massive galaxy four billion light-years from Earth is surrounded by a halo of tranquil gas. The finding, which reveals a …
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Immune response depends on mathematics of narrow escapes
The shape of immune cells plays key role in recognising invaders. The way immune cells pick friends from foes can be described by a classic maths puzzle known as the “narrow escape problem”. …
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There’s no place like home: butterflies stick to their burbs
Members of at least one species choose mates and egg sites based on where they were born, research reveals Birthplace exerts a lifelong influence on butterflies as well as humans, new research …
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