Destinations Volunteer research with manta rays …Participate in manta ray research We passengers observe their activity using a mask and snorkel, mesmerised and breathless from attempting to keep up with their seemingly effortless but remarkably swift…
News Eureka Prizes 2017: see the winners …Aboriginal Heritage Project. Murdoch Children’s Research Institute associate professor Andrew Steer won the Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research. With the the University of New…
History & Culture Turning toxins to therapies: the wild world of researching venom …the world in terms of venom research,” says Professor Glenn King, a biochemist at the institute. “There are other places doing excellent work in antivenom research, and groups in Belgium…
News $4 million endowment for rock art research EXPERTS SAY A NEW position that will focus the funds of a $4 million endowment on Kimberley rock art, could be a turning point in the search for clues about…
News Western pygmy possum research gets a boost …western pygmy possum. A new research project is looking into the secret lives of this tiny species, which are just under 8cm long, and its cousin, the honey possum. “We…
News New Australian research could help eradicate the spread of mosquito-borne disease Research carried out in north Queensland could help eradicate the spread of mosquito-borne disease across the world, including dengue fever, yellow fever and the Zika virus. It found that a sterilisation…
History & Culture Understanding Indigenous DNA …but actively against Aboriginal people.” ‘Indigenous Genomics Patient Journey’. Illustration credit: Brooke Sutton/QIMR Medical Research Institute Painful examples of medical mistreatment remain fresh in the hearts of many Indigenous communities….
News This ground-breaking Aussie study told the world ultrasound and IVF are safe …from fertility, to diet, and developmental learning. The Raine Study began in 1989, when 2900 pregnant women volunteered to take part in research looking at the effects of ultrasound during…
AG Blog Dingo research wins top science prize …Australian ecosystems has been awarded this year’s Eureka Prize for Environmental Research. Through this research, a team of Australian professors demonstrated the environmental significance of the dingo, a species at…
History & Culture The lost children of Daylesford …search of wild goats. The boys didn’t return. Concerned, their fathers and a group of neighbours spent the afternoon searching the junction of Wombat, Stony and Sailors creeks for the…
