All posts tagged "science"
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68ScienceGenetic secrets of kangaroo paws to be revealed
Western Australian kangaroo paws are under the microscope as part of a quest to understand more about this iconic flower.
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85SciencePots of gold engineered to help with early disease detection
University of Queensland researchers have developed biosensors that use nanoengineered porous gold which more effectively detect early signs of disease, improving patient...
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104ScienceNative stinging tree toxins match the pain of spiders and cone snails
The painful toxins wielded by a giant Australian stinging tree are surprisingly similar to the toxins found in spiders and cone snails,...
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130ScienceMelting Antarctic Ice Sheet could bring half a metre of sea-level rise
The melting of the Antarctic Ice Sheet could contribute half a metre of sea-level rise in the coming century, a significant increase...
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142ScienceNew thinner Arctic ice more sensitive to ocean heat fluxes and storms
Warming Atlantic water and increasing winter storms work together to reduce sea ice cover near Norway’s Svalbard Archipelago, with the effects potentially...
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176ScienceProtected areas can “double” imperilled species populations
A University of Queensland-led research team has revealed that many endangered mammal species are dependent on protected areas, and would likely vanish...
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119ScienceInnovation needed to overcome biodiversity risks of renewable energy mineral mining
Researchers have warned that mining threats to biodiversity caused by renewable energy production could surpass those averted by climate change mitigation.
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240ScienceFirst years throw away textbook for lab projects
In one of the first of its kind, first-year Modern Chemistry has been ‘turned on its head’ at Flinders University in a...
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200ScienceIngested single-use plastics create ‘flying trash bins’
Convenient single-use plastic sent to landfill and ingested by gulls and other seabirds is creating ‘flying trash cans’, a new IMAS study...
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178ScienceNew study finds latex balloons not biodegradable
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) researchers have tested commercial marketing claims that latex balloons, a frequent source of environmental litter,...
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Pots of gold engineered to help with early disease detection - GetSTEM
University of Queensland researchers have developed biosensors that use nanoengineered porous gold which more effectively detect early signs of disease, improving patient outcomes. Most diagnostic methods use costly materials and are time-consuming and expensive to run, but PhD candidate Mostafa Mas...
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Native stinging tree toxins match the pain of spiders and cone snails - GetSTEM
The painful toxins wielded by a giant Australian stinging tree are surprisingly similar to the toxins found in spiders and cone snails, University of Queensland researchers have found. The Gympie-Gympie stinging tree is one of the world’s most venomous plants and causes extreme long-lasting pain. ...
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Genetic secrets of kangaroo paws to be revealed - GetSTEM
Western Australian kangaroo paws are under the microscope as part of a quest to understand more about this iconic flower. Dr David Field from Edith Cowan University’s School of Science is leading an international research team assembling the first kangaroo paw genome. He said the project would ope...
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FLEXible use case – enhancing the Tonsley shuttle trial - GetINDUSTRY
Using the lessons learnt from the Flinders Express (FLEX) autonomous shuttle trial conducted at the Tonsley Innovation District by Flinders University, the Department for Infrastructure and Transport, RAA and other industry supporters, this project will deliver new and innovative use cases for FLEX....
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Asthma patients given risky levels of steroid tablets - GetSTEM
More than one quarter of asthma patients have been prescribed potentially dangerous amounts of steroid tablets, with researchers warning this puts them at greater risk of serious side-effects. Researchers, led by University of Queensland Professor John Upham, analysed data from the Pharmaceutical Be...
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Thursday, September 17th, 2020 at 3:36am
Pots of gold engineered to help with early disease detection https://t.co/M3VFmi39GX
Pots of gold engineered to help with early disease detection https://t.co/M3VFmi39GX
Thursday, September 17th, 2020 at 3:12am
Native stinging tree toxins match the pain of spiders and cone snails https://t.co/vxbfUgSBdh
Native stinging tree toxins match the pain of spiders and cone snails https://t.co/vxbfUgSBdh
Thursday, September 17th, 2020 at 2:43am
Genetic secrets of kangaroo paws to be revealed https://t.co/43JIOQxUey
Genetic secrets of kangaroo paws to be revealed https://t.co/43JIOQxUey