Science & Environment What it will take to rescue the Great Barrier Reef …was a research team from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) whose aim was to collect coral colonies that had survived mass bleaching for laboratory research back at the…
History & Culture Moreton Bay, the bay of plenty …research on dolphin behaviour, particularly communication, at Tangalooma in 2001. These days she’s working on the Moreton Bay Dolphin Research Project, established in 2014 in partnership with the Queensland Department…
News The 2016 Eureka Prizes showcase the best in Australian science …This is the ultimate ambition behind the research of the 2016 UNSW Eureka Prize for Scientific Research winners, which was awarded to Melissa Little and Minoru Takasato from the Murdoch…
News How captivity affects the brain size of animals …Dickman, an ecologist at the University of Sydney agrees that the research could help improve the success of reintroducing small mammals like the dunnart, and conservation in general. “Reintroductions are…
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…
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…
News Shark cull planned for popular WA beaches …continuing shark tagging programs, including the use of GPS tracking systems, while $2 million will go into a research fund over four years. Tim welcomed the research funding. “If we…
Wildlife Relax, shark numbers aren't booming …is arguably the best way to prepare. Recent research from James Cook University has generated insights into the “secret lives” of bull sharks, as has research on white shark movements…
News Nets bad news for migrating dugongs …Scientists suspected dugongs migrated close to the shoreline, but it was impossible to establish before recent technological advances. “The new technology has greatly reduced the time that the tag has…