The NISEP program has helped almost 1000 Indigenous school children enter leadership roles. The National Indigenous Science Education Program (NISEP), based at the Faculty of Science and …
A New Hope for Coral Reefs: Largest-Ever Study Unlocks Global Solution to Save Coral Communities
Scientists urge priority action on hundreds of surviving reefs. The majority of 2500 reefs surveyed in a major international exercise retain the coral species that give them their distinctive …
Antiseptic resistance in bacteria could lead to next-gen plastics
Australia-UK researchers identify ancient protein pumps that make bacteria tough to treat – but could be key to new green polymers The molecular machinery used by bacteria to resist chemicals …
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National challenge seeks to get inside your head
Researchers set up Australia-wide experiment to explore why and when the pennies drop. Scientists want to know the things that make you go “aha!”. Throughout August, researchers from the …
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Using quantum dots and a smartphone to find killer bacteria
Australian scientists develop cheap and rapid way to identify antibiotic-resistant golden staph (MRSA). A combination of off-the-shelf quantum dot nanotechnology and a smartphone camera soon …
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Gender bending: baby turtles influence their own sex
Chinese-Australian research finds climate change good news, and solves an evolutionary mystery Baby turtles influence their gender by moving around inside their eggs, research has …
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