Discovery boosts hopes of preventing Type I diabetes
Australian researchers may be a step closer to preventing Type 1 diabetes after identifying a crucial protein that could prevent the autoimmune disease from taking hold.
Kids’ noses can better fight COVID-19
University of Queensland-led research has found the lining of children’s noses is better at inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 infections than adult noses.
Australian researchers secure $1.8 million grant to pioneer mRNA vaccine against UTIs
UTS, in collaboration with partners including Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, and UNSW, is leading a research project to develop an mRNA vaccine for urinary tract infections (UTIs).
Could an autonomous vehicle harm you?
Would you trust your life to an autonomous vehicle? Do you understand how it will respond in dangerous situations?
ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2020 Press Release
Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) 2020 is released today by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. ShanghaiRanking began to publish Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) by academic subjects since 2009.
Straightening out kinky roots captures carbon and avoids drought stress
Researchers have discovered a new gene in barley and wheat that controls the angle of root growth in soil, opening the door to new cereal varieties with deeper roots that are less susceptible to drought and nutrient stress...
UM holds six biomedicine lectures for local high school students
To enhance the scientific literacy of Macao students, the University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) organised six lectures in biomedicine.
After cracking the “sum of cubes” puzzle for 42, mathematicians discover a new solution...
What do you do after solving the answer to life, the universe, and everything? If you’re mathematicians Drew Sutherland and Andy Booker, you go for the harder problem.
Tweets and web data help track languages around the globe
Billions of words typed into the World Wide Web and Twitter have been meshed into a unique ‘linguistic atlas’ showing how languages are being used internationally.
Funded internships to deliver creative solutions
Small businesses in the region are being offered the opportunity to gain talented students and graduates to work in their company for four weeks to deliver digital creative content...
