This year’s National Science Week runs from 12 to 20 August, with thousands of events. National launch with Minister at Parliament House: Wednesday 9 August. Scientists, experts and event …
Bird brains; raising the dead; the rise of AI; a scabby cartoon; and elemental energy.
Dozens of Science Week stories around Western Australia And 5pm TONIGHT photo opportunity at launch event of Science Week in WA More on these below and visit ScienceWeek.net.au/events to …
Soap made using ingredients from Country. Tested using Merck technology.
Merck travelled to the Northern Territory with the DeadlyScience team to pilot the first DeadlyLabs kit. It’s a project led by Indigenous Elders in the Robinson River region to share their knowledge, …
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Dark matter art; from space to the Deep; AI and First Nations; animal sounds and bits; a Poo Palace
The national festival that reaches nearly 2 million people through thousands of events is back from 12 to 20 August. Entertainment, business, environment, food and wine, Indigenous media, the arts, …
What is your favourite animal sound? Cast your vote in our national poll
Koo-koo-kaa-kaa, crawk, howl… nationwide project to proclaim Australia’s favourite call of the wild. Media contacts: Laura Boland, laura@scienceinpublic.com.au or 0408 166 426; or Tanya Ha, …
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Bin chickens; platypus threat; bilby poo; isolated koalas; sex changing fish
Thursday at the Genetics Congress More on all these stories below. …
A prize for nonsense and quality control
mRNA ‘quality control’ pioneers Allan Jacobson and Lynne Maquat receive US$500,000 Gruber Genetics Prize in Melbourne Every plant, every animal, every human depends on mRNA to accurately …
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Are bin chickens spreading Japanese encephalitis?
Are bin chickens spreading deadly diseases? Anjana Karawita and his colleagues at CSIRO’s Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness in Geelong are investigating the role of Australian ibis in …
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$442 billion economic loss by 2100: the economic impact of sea level rise and storm surge on Victoria revealed
By 2100, the impacts of sea level rise and storm surge are predicted to result in a $442 billion economic loss according to a study led by the University of Melbourne and commissioned by the Victorian …
Are we ready for gene testing and genetic medicine?
71 per cent of Australians believe that gene testing does not necessarily contribute to effective cancer or disease treatment according to a survey by Lonergan on behalf of gene technology company, …
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Fast living killifish reverse muscle wasting. Could we?
Photo credit: Avnika Ruparelia Life’s tough for African killifish. They only live for three to four months. They suffer from the same diseases of old-aging that we do – cancer, short telomeres, and …
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Stuttering Gene found. Fast living killifish reverse muscle wasting. Solving cold cases. Concerns about gene testing and genomic medicine.
And more at the International Congress of Genetics More on all these stories below. …