Science & Environment What’s the benefit in making human-animal hybrids? …Cell Research call for research where human gametes could be generated from human-animal chimeras to be prohibited, but supports research using human-animal chimeras conducted under appropriate review and oversight. Chimeric…
Science & Environment Record high to record low: what on earth is happening to Antarctica’s sea ice? …sea ice hold it is certain that the large year-to-year swings of Antarctica’s climate will continue to make this a challenging but critical environment for research. Nerilie Abram, Senior Research…
History & Culture Lasseter's Reef: Will it ever be found? …AG stories, been the subject of numerous books and films – including the 2012 documentary Lasseter’s Bones – and inspired countless adventurers to launch expeditions to Central Australia in search…
Wildlife Great white shark nursery …Within 10 minutes the shark Barry has caught for research purposes is released, now carrying two remarkable advances in tagging technology. The team has fixed a satellite tag to the…
News Zebra finches are social singers, new research finds …in their natural habitat in an Australian arid zone. Image credit: Simon Griffiths/Macquarie University The research, published in the Journal of Current Biology, used five years of field studies at…
Wildlife The puzzle of the platypus: could time be up for this iconic Aussie animal? …last year University of Adelaide-led research began exploring a hormone in this complex chemical cocktail as a potential new diabetes treatment. Who’d have thought answers to two of the biggest…
Wildlife Top Aussie animal science stories of 2016 …in human sperm and could provide targets for infertility research in humans. 7. You can teach an old koala new tricks July 2016 Promising new research showed that it is…
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…
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…
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…