Clever way to study bird brains

It’s difficult to know what birds ‘think’ when they fly, but scientists in Australia and Canada are getting some remarkable new insights by looking inside birds’ […]

New jobs for people with disability

A pilot program bringing employers together with people with a disability is opening the door for South Australian businesses to seize the opportunities created by inclusive […]

Deadly spider dubbed ‘Big Boy’

An international team of scientists has revised the classification of Australia’s most famous spider, the Sydney funnel-web. With a bite more deadly to humans than that […]

Testing used cars for drug traces

Environmental health experts at Flinders University have found most surfaces in a car retain traces of methamphetamine after it’s been smoked in the vehicle, putting subsequent […]

Varied diet helped kangaroo survival

Prehistoric kangaroos in southern Australia had a more general diet than previously assumed, giving rise to new ideas about their survival and resilience to climate change, […]

Progress with new-look wind turbine

A next-generation vertical wind turbine is set to be put on trial south of Adelaide in a novel research collaboration between Flinders University and South Australian […]

Dating apps and body image risks

Dating apps have become the go-to for starting a romance but new research reveals they may harm Australian’s body image, mental health and overall wellbeing, as […]