Cells in the nervous system can 'put the brakes' on the immune response to infections in…
Discovery shows wine grapes gasping for breath
Researchers have discovered how grapes 'breathe', and that shortage of oxygen leads to cell death in…
Rethinking childbirth education could save AU $97 million p.a.
Research shows antenatal education not only reduces the rates of medical interventions during childbirth, but can…
Here’s how viruses inactivate the immune system, causing cancer
It's no new news that viruses cause cancer. For example, human papillomavirus (HPV) causes almost all…
Two species of ravens nevermore? New research finds evidence of ‘speciation reversal’
A new study almost 20 years in the making provides some of the strongest evidence yet…
Sedative may prevent delirium in the ICU
A low dose of the sedative dexmedetomidine given at night may prevent delirium in critically ill…
Desert-dwelling bacteria offer clues to habitability on mars
The survival tricks adopted by microbes known as hypolithic cyanobacteria, which are found underneath quartz rocks…
Payments to protect carbon stored in forests must increase to defend against rubber
Efforts to protect tropical forests in Southeast Asia for the carbon they store may fail because…
Previously unknown ‘supercolony’ of Adélie penguins discovered in Antarctica
In a paper released on March 2nd in the journal Scientific Reports, the scientists announced the…
Fossilised plant leaf wax provides new tool for understanding ancient climates
New research has outlined a new methodology for estimating ancient atmospheric water content based on fossil…