Key clue to what causes cancer

Australian cancer researchers have made an important new connection between a person’s cancer risk and the functions of circular RNAs, a recently discovered family of genetic […]

How climate changed tree-kangaroos

Tree-kangaroos today are found only in tropical forests of far northern Queensland and New Guinea, but new fossil research has revealed that giant tree-kangaroos were once […]

New insights into teen sleep

Parents setting bedtime rules can be “protective” of their teenage children’s health and wellbeing, helping them to establish good sleep routines as young adults and in […]

Solar car set for world challenge

The Flinders University ‘FAST’ vehicle has made a successful public debut at the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge (BWSC) launch event on World Environment Day. Coinciding with […]

600m years of fossils in 3D

The new Virtual Australian Museum of Palaeontology (VAMP) offers free access to 600 million years of digital Australian fossils, from mysterious early lifeforms to gigantic extinct […]