Science & Environment Don't forget about the ugly flowers …in what they choose to research. Our research, published today in Nature Plants, found there’s a clear bias among scientists toward visually striking plants. This means they’re more likely chosen…
Wildlife Giant Cuttlefish: Undetermined decline …But she found almost no research, she says. “All of the information you need to manage a population was missing.” In 1998 Karina persuaded the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation…
Science & Environment Citizens science: using the power of the masses …occurs in this area may one day be of interest to others.” Social media helps facilitate science research IN SIMILAR BACKYARDS, offices and classrooms, inner-city reserves and national parks, citizen…
Island birds & whale sharks …mangrove bird hide to search for waterbirds and waders and also take a walk along white sand beaches beside coral lagoons searching for sea and land based wildlife. At Yardie…
Science & Environment Searching for space rocks …easier any search would be. Their analysis showed that the object came in at a very steep angle, with a velocity of 50,000km/h, and punched down low in the atmosphere,…
News Tasmanian devils are evolving rapidly to fight their deadly cancer FOR THE PAST 20 years, an infectious cancer has been killing wild Tasmanian devils, creating a massive challenge for conservationists. But new research, published today in Nature Communications, suggests that…
News Too ugly for science RESEARCH INTO AUSTRALIA’S mammal species can be roughly grouped into three categories – the good, the bad and the ugly, according to a recent review by Western Australian scientists. And,…
News Research on feeding the world wins PM’s Prize for Science …Professor Graham Farquhar’s research has transformed our understanding of photosynthesis, led to the development of drought-resistant wheat varieties and probed a mystery about declining evaporation rates and wind speeds around…
News Drop bears target tourists, study says …Peninsula to Tasmania. Tracking drop bear behaviour Home is where the food is. Image credit: shutterstock Dr Volker Janssen, a research associate at the University of Tasmania, led a research…
News Have you ever seen a cockatoo open a wheelie bin? Watch this video …bins. The authors gratefully thank the contributions of the survey participants and research volunteers; we acknowledge our co-authors of this research: Barbara, Lucy, Damien and Richard. This article is republished…
