Cognition is influenced by siblings, researchers find. Autistic children with autistic siblings have better cognition than those who are the only family member with the condition, …
Sugar found to boost lethal bacteria
Adelaide researchers find how a bacteria digests a sugar can be key to new treatments The severity of a common and often lethal type of bacteria depends on its ability to process a type of sugar, …
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Researchers use sound to deliver drugs
A technique adapted from telecommunications promises more effective cancer treatments. Drugs can be delivered into individual cells by using soundwaves, Melbourne researchers have …
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Faecal pellets and food remains reveal what ghost bats eat in the Pilbara
UWA, Curtin university and Perth zoo researchers have discovered that Australian endangered ghost bats in the Pilbara (WA) eat over 46 different species. Its diet is very diverse ranging from small …
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Meet the Freshies at the Pub
Bright ideas and beer combine when Australia’s Fresh Scientists strut their stuff at 2019’s Fresh Science Pub Nights. Fresh Science is annual competition that invites early-career scientists to …
The shape of a perfect storm: saving lives by predicting firestorms
Scientists available for interview - details and photos below. Correction: an earlier version stated the tool is being formally trialed by the NSW Rural Fire SERVICE. It is currently in use, but …
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