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Thursday, 18 September 2014
A new record has been set for the smallest galaxy known to contain a supermassive black hole.
Wednesday, 16 April 2014
Australian research shows long-term, odour-memory formation in the brain affects the expression of olfactory receptors in the nose.
Thursday, 27 March 2014
The clearest picture yet of how our genes are regulated to make the body work has been unveiled in a major international study.
Friday, 17 January 2014
Researchers have uncovered a rare collection of snake venoms, some of which are still potent after nearly 80 years in storage.
Thursday, 28 November 2013
For the first time, scientists have found a way of studying Bose-Einstein Condensates without destroying them.
Tuesday, 8 October 2013
Sperm competition drives suicidal reproduction in antechinus and other marsupials.
Friday, 13 September 2013
Koalas living on the outskirts of a forest are pickier and greedier when it comes to choosing their real estate.
Friday, 26 July 2013
Smart kids get smarter because parents pay them more attention - at least in the US, new research suggests.
Wednesday, 19 June 2013
The first blueprint for real-world quantum memory has been developed, report researchers.
Thursday, 13 June 2013
Kangaroos have survived through millennia of dramatic environmental change in Australia partly by having a very flexible diet, a new analysis of fossilised marsupial teeth suggests.
Tuesday, 4 June 2013
Wolbachia bacteria inhibit dengue virus replication by hijacking gene expression in mosquitoes, Australian researchers have found.
Friday, 31 May 2013
It's not quite the 'smart gene' but researchers have identified a small number of genetic markers associated with educational attainment.
Wednesday, 29 May 2013
More than 20 million years ago an Australian koala was leaping possum-like through the trees at night - a far cry from its couch-potato cousins that slump in eucalypts today.
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
Offspring of pregnant mice exposed to low doses of the common chemical bisphenol A (BPA) have gender-specific changes in gene expression and exhibit anxiety-like behavior, a new study shows.
Friday, 10 May 2013
It's not too late to save coral reefs as long as local action to reduce pollution and fishing pressures is combined with global action on climate change, according to a new model.