All posts tagged "biology"

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  Research

  Gold-coated fungi are the new gold diggers

  Australian scientists have discovered gold-coated fungi near Boddington in Western Australia.

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  167

  Science

  Tourists and fishers key to future of rare manta nursery

  Both areas, in waters off the island of Nusa Penida, are increasingly frequented by tourism operators potentially putting the manta populations under...

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  166

  Science

  New critically endangered carnivorous plants found

  Curtin University researchers have discovered a new population of a critically endangered aquatic carnivorous plant in Western Australia’s remote Kimberley, following a...

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  171

  Science

  Australian-first wild koala release program

  Two rescued koalas treated for a life-threatening disease will be released back into the wild by Queensland researchers as part of a...

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  148

  Research

  Changing climate may affect animal-to-human disease transfer

  Climate change could affect occurrences of diseases like bird-flu and Ebola, with environmental factors playing a larger role than previously understood in...

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  209

  Research

  Trippy tech explores brain power under LSD

  Monash University researchers are part of a global team that has developed and applied world-first non-invasive computer technology to explore how the...

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  112

  Science

  Male crickets use female scent to rate fertility prospects

  A new study by researchers at The University of Western Australia has found that male insects are able to use female scent...

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  280

  Science

  Mutually-assured destruction in heated coral-algae war

  Global warming and acidifying oceans are creating an intense competition between coral and algae that both are set to lose.

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  399

  Technology

  The key to your heart could be the key to your home

  Car keys and house keys could be made redundant by our own heartbeats, according to a cyber-security expert from Edith Cowan University.

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  Science

  Stress and habitat linked to koala recovery

  New research led by Western Sydney University Stress Lab’s Dr Edward Narayan, has found the psychological state of wild koalas and the...