Wildlife The birds we love to hate …an open habitat that is perfect for mobbing other birds. Although less research has been conducted on the habitat preferences of the Bell Miner, our study suggests that they could…
News New tick species facing extinction …conditions. “But more research is required to understand this relationship fully,” she said. The research was published in the journal Parasites and Vectors. READ MORE: The adorable marsupial surviving against…
News Fish dish out punishment to fit the crime …of their misconduct. Co-author of the research Dr Lexa Grutter, a marine biologist from the University of Queensland, told Australian Geographic the study is the first to demonstrate measured discipline…
News New tool predicts drought six months out …of Newcastle agrees this broader approach makes Shishutosh’s research significant. “It’s not just based on rainfall, but looks at the variables of drought,” he says, adding that while the research…
News Australia to build world's biggest solar stations …and commissioned by the end of 2015. Solar research Meanwhile, Prime Minister Julia Gillard and the energy minister officially opened Australia’s largest solar power research facility at Newcastle on Saturday….
News Honesty is the only policy for seniors …Halberstadt, from New Zealand’s University of Otago, has found older adults are worse at detecting lies than young people. The research also suggests seniors have difficulty lying as persuasively as…
Science & Environment This is why you should love spiders …so closely tied that exposure to different chemicals has specific effects on how the webs are spun. Other research suggests the blue colour in tarantulas evolved independently at least eight…
Science & Environment The 'moss forests' of Antarctica are dying THE LUSH MOSS beds that grow near East Antarctica’s coast are among the only plants that can withstand life on the frozen continent. But our new research shows that these…
Wildlife VIDEO: Catching whale 'blows' …assessment stage, before taking ‘blow’ and tissue samples. (Video courtesy Fletcher Mingramm / UQ) There she blows A day in the field for the scientists involves launching their research vessel…
News Poo makes whales carbon neutral WHALES ARE CARBON NEUTRAL on account of their poo, new research on the Southern Ocean has shown. The excretion of nutrient-rich poo boosts the growth of plankton in the ocean,…
