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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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