Bees make decisions better and faster than we do
Research reveals how we could design robots to think like bees Bees available to film at Macquarie and Sheffield, video
Macquarie University, Media releases
Macquarie University, Media releases
How superbug A. baumannii survives metal stress and resists antibiotics
Work is underway into how science can stop the superbug A. baumanniii after research exposes a weak link in the
Fresh Science, Media releases
Music teaches deaf and hard-of-hearing children to listen
Group music therapy helps hearing-impaired kids understand complex sounds The improved listening skills boost educational and emotional growth A 12-week
ASTRO 3D, Media releases
Astronomers see ‘cosmic ring of fire’, 11 billion years ago
Unusual galaxy set to prompt rethink on how structures in the Universe form Full paper, Full video, and images available. Details below.
Fresh Science, Macquarie University, Media releases
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
Fresh Science, Macquarie University, Media releases
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
Fresh Science, Macquarie University, Media releases
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
Macquarie University, Media releases
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
Macquarie University, Media releases
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.
Macquarie University, Media releases
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