Homalictus fijiensis, a common bee in the lowlands of Fiji. Credit: James Dorey, Flinders University Early land clearance helped Fijian pollinators. After centuries of human…
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Scientists using computer modeling to study SARS-CoV-2, the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, have discovered the virus is most ideally adapted to infect human…
For the first time, Australian scientists have confirmed a link between the role of regular fish oil to break down the ability of ‘superbugs’ to…
Flinders University Professor David Lynn, an EMBL Australia Group Leader based at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), right, with coauthors Saoirse…
New detailed surveys of Viking age ship settings in Hjarnø, Denmark have been completed by archaeologists examining the origins and makeup of the Kalvestene grave…
The global population could reach 10 billion by 2050; explosive population growth is contributing to a broad array of other challenges for the planet. The…
Young Dakal clan landowner Desmond Lindsay visits this site on his country for the first time. Most sites are remote and often impossible to even…
The giant mihirung Dromornis stirtoni, by artist Peter Trusler. Credit: Peter Trusler The largest flightless bird ever to live weighed in up to 600kg and…
The deployment of personal electronic deterrents is an effective way to prevent future deaths and injuries. With shark bites increasing in countries like Australia —…
The recently found Pharohylaeus lactiferus (Colletidae: Hylaeinae). Credit: James Dorey Photography Rainforest degradation, wildfire reducing species. A widespread field search for a rare Australian native…
Lions in the wild. Credit: Associate Professor Enrico Di Minin, University Of Helsinki Recreational hunting — especially hunting of charismatic species for their trophies —…
Industrial scale micro-algal bioreactors. Credit: Stock images Marine microalgae-based cellular agriculture is a promising new way to sustainably produce plant-based ‘meat’ and healthy ‘superfoods’ for…
Flinders University forensic DNA technology research associate Dr. Jennifer Young. Credit: Flinders University Forensic science experts at Flinders University are refining an innovative counter-terrorism technique…
(Reepenia bituberculatav) Nomiine bee with night foraging activity. Credit: James Dorey, Flinders University A new study has identified two Australian bees that have adapted their…
Dr. Martin Breed, Flinders University. Credit: Flinders University Billions of people using the Earth’s resources and changing or destroying ecosystems are not only creating the…
Co-author Anne-Laure Decombeix excavating the Barraba fossil site during an expedition in 2013. Credit: Antoine Champreux Antoine Champreux, a PhD student in the Global Ecology…
Mysterious Australian Night Parrots in natural environment. Credit: Steve Murphy, Charles Darwin University Australia’s most elusive bird, the Night Parrot, may not be much better…
Western cavity adjacent to Pudjinuk Rockshelter No. 1 facing west (note that the entrance to the rockshelter is partially concealed from this vantage point). Photo…
[embedded content] An ancient fossil found in Canada reveals new insights into how the human hand evolved from fish fins. An ancient Elpistostege fish fossil…
The protocol begins with Vortex Fluidic Device (VFD) treatment of a mixture of proteinase K and the frozen, then broken-up tissue. The reaction mixture is…