Climate changing whale breeding
The tide has turned on the conservation success story of the southern right whale. Once considered a global conservation success story, the species is now emerging […]
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New insights into ancient ‘bin chicken’
Islands are famous for producing some of the world’s strangest creatures, and now a new international study shows that evolution of bird species on Hawaiian islands […]
Silent witnesses: Pets offer a fur-ensic tale
New research confirms the potential for police forensic investigators to carefully consider the presence of pets at crime scenes as a credible new avenue for finding […]
New pieces link fish puzzle
New pieces have been added to the puzzle of the evolution of some of the oldest fish that lived on Earth more than 400 million years […]
Kidney cells exposed to nanoplastics
As concerns rise about the effects of tiny plastic particles on human health, Flinders University researchers have led new research on whether nanoplastics can accumulate or […]
Shining a light on recyclable polymers
For the first time, scientists have used ultraviolet (UV) light, a low-cost and readily available energy source, to successfully synthesise more sustainable and recyclable polymer materials. […]
Promoting critical thinking for children
Education systems need to focus more on independent critical thinking and rational, evidence-based learning and problem-solving to find answers to many of the unprecedented environmental, social […]
1m-year-old ‘lost world’ discovered
Australian and New Zealand scientists have unearthed the remains of ancient wildlife in a cave near Waitomo on Aotearoa’s North Island, the first time a large […]
Midas touch tech moves ahead
New gold recovery technology developed at Flinders University has received a major boost towards its commercialisation this year, with an Australia’s Economic Accelerator Ignite grant. Collaborating […]