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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…