News Dinosaurs would still exist if the asteroid had landed almost anywhere else THE DECLINE OF the dinosaurs, the rise of mammals and, ultimately, the origins of humans were even more unlikely than previously thought, according to new research. The huge asteroid collision…
News Queensland Museum acquires rare meteorite …of Collections, Research and Learning at the Museum, told Australian Geographic. “Because of the rarity of this meteorite it provides opportunities for further research on this class of meteorites. Queensland…
Science & Environment Scalloped hammerheads gather in seas off Perth With the help of drones, we now know a bit more. In our new research, we describe finding a location in a marine park off the coast of Perth where…
News Less than 300 swift parrots remain in the wild …estimation is in line with previous research published in 2015 that suggested swift parrot populations would plummet over a 15 year period. “Unfortunately our genetic data supports the results of…
News Cuttlefish use polarising vision to communicate …study. Previous research has shown that fish and some reptiles can use wavelengths of the invisible UV spectrum to communicate with each other, but it was unknown how much other…
History & Culture Sheep the ideal animal for domestication …shows the potential benefit of the research. And given that Australia is one of the most prolific sheep-farming countries in the world, this research could be very good news indeed….
News Sunlight may help ward off allergies …develop eczema and food allergies than those who lived further north. Professor Katie Allen at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute says the results support the hypothesis that sunlight, or more…
News Future camouflage may mimic octopus skin …for the moment limited, says Francois, who was not a member of the research team. Xuanhe says their research focussed on illustrating a new display mechanism, rather than targeting a…
Wildlife The race against Lorikeet Paralysis Syndrome …other research has ruled out countless suspected causes already, so we’re getting very close to discovering the cause in the current round of research from samples from this last event.”…
On This Day On this day: Tragic lighthouse first lit …had all been caught up in a twisted love triangle. The search for the two became the most expensive police search Queensland had ever seen. These tragedies and others have…
