Awards for twisted tales
Lisa L Hannett has just won two accolades at the 2011 Aurealis Awards for Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror writers.
Back to bed for Clarence
Maritime archaeologists have been going to great lengths to unearth a Victorian shipwreck and its artefacts, only to bury them again.
SA speaks on death and organ donation
Almost three in every four South Australians believe they should have the final say – not their families – when it comes to organ donation.
Tropical fruit’s role as skin cancer weapon
Flinders researcher rewarded for her exciting breakthrough on the potential anti-skin cancer properties of the tropical fruit, mangosteen.
Voter loyalty waning
Recent elections clearly show that the degree of voter loyalty to their chosen party has declined, according to Associate Professor Haydon Manning.
Solution to spare embryos
An overwhelming majority of South Australians would rather see spare embryos used and not discarded, a Flinders University study has found.
Invest in research, says visiting Chief Scientist
Visiting Flinders yesterday, Australia’s Chief Scientist, Professor Ian Chubb, said that Australia needs to make a strong commitment to research investment if it “wants to stay in the game”.
Flinders finds clues to early Dutch postal system
Ancient maritime inscriptions dating back to the early 1600s have been found on the coast of Madagascar by Flinders University researchers.
Saving endangered scavengers
In sharp contrast to the seed-eating songbirds he studied for his PhD, Flinders graduate Toby Galligan is now on a mission to save birds that live off the bodies of the dead.