News Light in the night: flock of Australia's rarest bird discovered in WA …recorders to search for night parrots. Researchers then searched for the birds on Country between 2018 and 2023. Rangers’ detailed knowledge of habitats, water and seed resources was combined with…
Science & Environment Prestigious research award announced …long-running collaborative research project is led by La Trobe and Deakin universities, and has shown that the effects of a single fire could last well over a century. The research…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
Nature & Wildlife Man deliberately bitten by snakes helps create new antivenom …and vaccination research company Centivax saw potential for Friede’s own antibodies, as a survivor of hundreds of snake bites and self-injections, to form the basis of a new antivenom. The…
