Out on a limb – koala fossil fills 30m year gap
Koalas are endangered in much of Australia now but in in the past there were multiple species living across the continent. The discovery of an ancient […]
Weird animals uncovered after 25m years
The discovery of an early wombat relative with a powerful bite and a possum with bizarre nut-cracker teeth helps fill in a lost part of a […]
Keep an eagle eye out for kestrels
The public is invited to help raptor ecologists at Flinders University’s BirdLab work on observing and conserving the ‘charismatic’ Nankeen kestrel, a small native bird of prey, which […]
New tests on shark deterrents
A new study led by Flinders University experts has tested the effectiveness of a newly developed, long-range electric shark deterrent on white sharks. The 80 […]
Focus on caregivers of childhood glaucoma
Even with more advanced treatments and early intervention, caregivers of young people living with childhood glaucoma face profound challenges with no cure or way to reverse the damage […]
Better crime scene testing
Skin cells and their DNA varies between individuals, but new data from Flinders University shows that some groups of people have higher variability in their cell […]
Health signs signal change
The use of COVID-19 health warnings and regulation in posters and public signage has effectively turned much of the responsibility and policing of compliance back on […]
First records of orcas hunting largest animals on Earth
In late March 2019, annual whale and dolphin research surveys led by Cetacean Research Centre (CETREC WA), discovered the first ever record of killer whales hunting […]
Finding Doreyi – James takes a bow, for a bee
Flinders University PhD graduate and Australian bee photographer James B Dorey has had a new bee species named after him. With 1668 known species of bee […]