Super-Earths discovered orbiting nearby red dwarf star
29 June 2020
The international “RedDots” team, together with astronomers at Macquarie University, the University of New South Wales, and the University of …
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A Pack of Thieves: the oldest parasite-host interaction in the fossil record
4 June 2020
The earliest evidence of parasitism found in the fossil record have been unearthed by Macquarie University researchers Professor Glenn Brock …
The antibiotic arms race moves at high speed
21 November 2019
Acinetobacter baumannii is a pathogen that creates serious problems in hospitals throughout the world. It causes opportunistic infections in the …
NEW MONITORING TECHNIQUE LETS YOUR REMOTELY OPERATED DEVICE DO THE SNORKELLING
1 November 2019
Researchers from Macquarie University’s Department of Biological Sciences and the University of Newcastle have found a novel way to remotely …
Dust: not such a fluffy subject
25 October 2019
We normally think dust in the house is a nuisance, not a hazard. But in recent years, exposure science and …
Mapping the route through the research pathway
24 October 2019
Universities have always performed work that benefits the broader community. But in recent years there has been much more emphasis …
Cracking the mystery of nature’s toughest material
24 October 2019
Nacre (often called mother of pearl)—the rainbow-sheened material that lines the inside of mollusc shells—has mystified scientists for more than …
Underwater grandmothers reveal big population of lethal sea snakes
24 October 2019
A group of snorkelling grandmothers is helping scientists better understand marine ecology by photographing venomous sea snakes in waters off …
Like Sniffs That Pass in the Night – Modelling airborne disease diffusion
15 October 2019
With outbreaks of airborne diseases such as measles occurring with growing frequency, modelling how the diffusion process works in dynamic …
New research centre to grow Australian agriculture
10 October 2019
Federal Minister for Education Dan Tehan has announced $35 million in funding to establish the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre …
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