Keeping babies alive will lower population growth
New research showing high infant mortality rates are contributing to an incessant rise of the global human population supports arguments for greater access to contraception and […]
Remapping superhighways travelled by first Australians
New research has revealed that the process of ‘peopling’ the entire continent of Sahul — the combined mega continent that joined Australia with New Guinea when […]
Modelling shows interrupted river flows endanger frogs
Flooding in the Murray-Darling Basin is creating ideal breeding conditions for many native species that have evolved to take advantage of the temporary conditions. Australian scientists […]
‘Blue bioeconomy’ centre awarded industry collaboration prize
Sustainable new products made from seaweed, from fast food wrappers to disease-fighting medicines, has seen Flinders University’s Centre for Marine Bioproducts Development (CMBD) – Driving Australia’s […]
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 […]
Global award for high performance computing research
Innovative use of high-performance computing technology to map ‘superhighways’ of early human migration has snared an international team of researchers a prestigious global award. Flinders University’s […]
Extinct megafauna prone to ‘hunger games’
Different combinations of human hunting and climate change caused Australia’s famed ‘giant’ species to go extinct, and now it turns out that for some species, changing […]
Banishing bias in research metrics
h-index, g-index, i10 index, m-quotient, Journal Impact Factor, Altmetrics … it’s long been an intractable issue plaguing the research community — how to assess the relative […]
Australia’s $390 billion invasive species bill
In just the last 60 years alone, deliberately or accidentally introduced invasive species have cost the Australian economy AUD$389.59 billion, a new analysis has revealed, with […]