Short shift for volunteer numbers
Every year about 6 million Australian volunteers chip in more than 500 million hours of unpaid labour but raising the retirement age will reduce people’s ability […]
World-famous sardine migration explained
Scientists have discovered how one of the world’s biggest migration runs works. The Sardine Run involves the movement of hundreds of millions of sardines from their […]
Rare artefacts discovered on the Murray River
New research by archaeologists has described rare shell artefacts discovered at Calperum Station and Murrawong (Glen Lossie) on the Murray River in South Australia. The artefacts […]
PE a forgotten lesson in COVID-19 lockdowns
Physical Education (P.E.), often seen as less important to the school curriculum than other more ‘academic’ subjects, took a further blow during the COVID-19 lockdowns, according […]
$6 million funding success for Flinders researchers
Flinders University projects ranging from chronic pain to cancer will share in over $6 million of research funding, thanks to the National Health and Medical Research […]
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 […]
Baby birds tune in from the egg
Ever wondered why birds are born to peep, chirrup and sing? Surprisingly international avian experts have shown this to be true, after finding fluctuations in bird […]
Targeting new drugs for schizophrenia
Flinders University researchers have investigated how an antipsychotic drug currently in the development stage binds to its intended target, potentially paving the way for the design […]
More action needed on recyclable plastics
Recyclable plastic has been recorded on popular beaches and urban watercourses in Adelaide, South Australia – highlighting the need for more efforts to remove and reuse […]