Wider applications for Vortex Fluidic Device
Wider clean chemistry applications of the extraordinary Vortex Fluidic Device – invented by Flinders University’s Professor Colin Raston – are likely in the wake of new […]
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Artificial intelligence understanding fishy behaviour
Artificial intelligence has for the first time predicted the reproductive behaviour of Yellowtail Kingfish by tracking their movements as part of new research revealed on #WorldOceanDay. […]
Clues to killer whale cluster
Why do more than 100 gather off Western Australia every year? A Flinders University researcher has finally fathomed why large numbers of killer whales gather at […]
New gauge on weather forecasts
Australia, the driest inhabited continent, is prone to natural disasters and wild swings in weather conditions – from floods to droughts, heatwaves and bushfires. Now two […]
How mammals evolved bigger brains
Scientists have pieced together a timeline of how brain and body size evolved in mammals over the last 150 million years by comparing the brain mass […]
Mapping ‘superhighways’ travelled by first Australians
‘Superhighways’ used by a population of up to 6.5 million Indigenous Australians to navigate the continent tens of thousands of years ago have been revealed by […]
Dolphins’ genetic response to virus
Flinders University researchers have sequenced the genomes of dolphins, revealing variations that may influence their deadly immune response to a measles related virus. Climate change and […]
Making waves in oceanography
A new scientific discovery in Australia by Flinders University has recorded for the first time how ghost currents and sediments can ‘undo’ the force of gravity. […]
Wetland classroom recognised for research and innovation
A Flinders University classroom at Oaklands Wetland has been recognised at a national awards ceremony for its STEM outreach activities engaging high school and university students […]