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…
News Sheep the ideal animal for domestication …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. RELATED STORIES…
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…
AG Blog Postcards from the minke whale expedition pt 4 …known but research has shown a steady population with similar numbers returning each year to this part of the Great Barrier Reef. The animals are not considered endangered or under…
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…
