Ancient tiny teeth reveal first mammals lived more like reptiles
Pioneering analysis of 200 million-year-old teeth belonging to the earliest mammals suggests they functioned like their cold-blooded counterparts - reptiles...
Psychologist and rebel Peet Dowrick was a world leader in his field
Empathy, innovation and a rebellious streak were hallmarks of psychologist Peet Dowrick's remarkable life and career.
More predictable renewable energy could lower costs
Lower electricity costs for consumers and more reliable clean energy could be some of the benefits of a new study by the University of Adelaide researchers who have examined how predictable solar...
Peak care for youth mental health at UCalgary-supported The Summit
It’s called The Summit, a most fitting name for a place where research into the mental health of young people will reach new heights.
Endangered dolphins’ diet may have changed for the better
Detective work suggests a rare New Zealand dolphin finds food more easily since the establishment of a marine sanctuary.
Stressed Brisbane cyclists take the long way round
Cyclists in Brisbane don’t take the shortest or flattest routes, but rather plan their journeys to minimise traffic stress according to research from The University of Queensland.
Winter learning and sunny vibes as Year 12 students embrace time at UWA
Year 12 students Marlee Whiting and Thomas Leach might live 750km apart but for three days this week they’ll be next door neighbours as they take part in the Fairway Winter School experience at The University of Western Australia.
Aotearoa’s richest short story prize awarded
The art of the Kiwi short story is alive and well if entries to this year’s Sargeson Prize are anything to go by.
Physicists create ‘quasicrystals’ that exhibit superconductive properties
With the ink barely dry on his master’s degree from the University of Toronto, Alex Cui is tackling a towering issue spawned by the recent revolution in artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT: How to tell if written content is generated by person or machine?
Machine learning to help the homeless
Plenty of interest is being shown in AUT’s Centre for Social Data Analytics (CSDA) use of machine learning that reduces issues of systemic racism when housing the homeless.
