Stanford study dives deeper into genetic differences between modern and archaic humans
Researchers examined 14,000 genetic differences between modern humans and our most recent ancestors at a new level of detail.
£10.5 million investment to revolutionise future vaccine manufacture
A new collaborative initiative between UK universities and countries worldwide to share cutting-edge vaccine technology to prevent future global outbreaks of infectious diseases has been awarded £10.5 million...
First step to curb COVID vaccine misinformation is finding out who is most vulnerable
The success of Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout will depend on everyone’s willingness to receive it. But experts have warned vaccine misinformation online puts Australia’s communities at risk...
Building resilience around MOA’s irreplaceable collection
Looking out through the panoramic windows of the Great Hall in the Museum of Anthropology (MOA), you can gaze across a bluff that was used for thousands...
Discovery could open door to new COPD treatment
Research led by the Centenary Institute, the University of Technology Sydney and Ghent University Hospital, Belgium has identified a new therapeutic approach for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)...
University of Waikato Fulbright Scholar to study how kava can be used to reduce...
Dr Apo Aporosa, a former police officer who left policing with PTSD, has received a Fulbright Scholarship to work for three months with institutes in Hawai’i on two projects.
University of Macau holds Macao Humanities Forum on interdisciplinarity in arts and life
The University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) recently held the second Macao Humanities Forum featuring Prof Pan Gongkai, former president of Central...
Most-detailed collision of black holes provides strongest evidence yet to support Hawking’s 50-year-old prediction
An international team of scientists have observed a collision of two black holes, violent and energetic events in the cosmos, in detail never-before-seen.
Western alumni appointed to Order of Canada for building “hope for a better future”
Three Western alumni and an honorary degree recipient have been named to the Order of Canada, the second-highest national honour for merit.
Researchers on a mission from the Moon to Mars
Research that could help materials be found in space more easily, enable satellites to swarm together and extend the reach of telecommunications is being kick-started by new funding.
