Scientists map numbat DNA with help of Perth Zoo
The numbat genome has been sequenced for the first time by researchers from The University of Western Australia and DNA Zoo Australia.
Research reveals new insights into the biology of New Zealand’s pilot whales
Each year New Zealand experiences mass strandings of long-finned pilot whales along its shoreline. Exactly why these whales strand remains unclear. However, new biological insights into these phenomenal events has just been published in an international peer reviewed journal.
45,000 marine species are at-risk – what’s most vulnerable?
A framework for identifying the most vulnerable marine species will boost global conservation and policy efforts against anthropogenic climate change.
Understanding how your romantic partner sees your emotions may help couples cope with conflict
A study by researchers at McGill University is shedding new light on the importance of the perception of emotion in romantic relationships.
UM appoints Prof Mok Kai Meng as vice rector
The University of Macau (UM) has appointed Prof Mok Kai Meng as its vice rector (student affairs), after a global recruitment process and a rigorous selection process.
The strange mechanics of pregnancy in one Australian shark
Biologists have long been fascinated by reproductive diversity in sharks, but haven't yet figured out why some sharks have placentas and others don't.
Canterbury Aerospace students fire rocket into the black
While students make the most of their summer break in myriad ways, the University of Canterbury Aerospace Club (UC Aerospace) has been striving for new heights, attempting to break the world amateur altitude record with its sounding rocket.
Otago researcher and medical oncologist win national award for cancer research
A University of Otago researcher and a medical oncologist have won the 2021 Roche Translational Cancer Research Fellowship Award, worth $30,000, for their project on lung cancer.
New game shows how animals choose their mate
A challenge to bring fun and creativity to the classroom has sparked an ambitious side-project for one researcher at The Australian National University (ANU).
Two UM scholars elected fellows of prestigious international societies
Two University of Macau (UM) professors have been elected fellows of prestigious international societies. Prof Xu Qingsong in the Department of Electromechanical Engineering of the Faculty of Science and Technology (FST)...
