Fruit bats are the only bats that can’t use echolocation. Now we’re closer to...
Echolocation evolved multiple times in bats over millions of year. Yet the earliest bat ancestors probably didn't have this skill — or if they did, it was likely very primitive.
Trailblazing Bristol mathematician and first-time mum scoops ‘Oscar of Science’ stateside
A talented Bristol mathematician took a break from motherhood to mingle with A-list celebrities and world-leading academics at an awards ceremony in America to receive a prestigious accolade in recognition of her pioneering research.
Bournemouth University host girls’ football festival at Vitality Stadium
Bournemouth University hosted a football festival for local girls’ football teams at AFC Bournemouth’s Vitality Stadium.
Special high-carb drinks offer little performance advantage or gut relief
Both elite and amateur athletes would get better performance bang for their buck using traditional carbohydrate drinks/sports foods rather than costly hydrogel drinks
Mini-satellite maker
With her students, aerospace engineer Kerri Cahoy is developing small, affordable “CubeSats” to monitor weather and search for exoplanets.
Top scholars recognised for strategically important studies
Some of the University of Adelaide’s top students have been honoured with prestigious Playford Scholarships.
Singapore teams clinch two Gold awards in inaugural International Olympiad in AI
Two teams of students from Singapore have won Gold medals at the first-ever International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (IOAI), held at the city of Burgas in Bulgaria this year from 9 to 15 August.
“There is no such thing as self-sufficiency in medical supply chains”
Global shortages of medical equipment and problems with supply chains have during the ongoing Covid-19 crisis once again shown the strong need for global cooperation in medical supply chain management.
Curtin students named among best and brightest at Premier’s awards
Two outstanding Curtin University students and a leading science outreach program for children have been crowned winners at the 2021 Premier’s Science Awards.
UCalgary’s 24-hour coding competition offers students networking and growth opportunities
For some, it was just a few months ago during exam period. For others, it might be years or decades in the past and those bleary-eyed, adrenaline- and caffeine-filled moments at 3 a.m. are a distant memory.
