Noise exposure study seeks community volunteers
16 February 2016
As the outdoor music festival season begins, researchers from Macquarie University’s Hearing Hub are continuing to recruit volunteers who have …
Science & nature
Where will the Weddell seals go? Deciphering the movements of marine predators
9 February 2016
A Macquarie University researcher has tested two prominent marine animal-tracking models to determine which is better at inferring the movements …
Hatching in a heat wave: Climate change makes chicks hatch early
3 February 2016
A study led by Macquarie University researchers has found that climate change is affecting how quickly bird eggs develop and …
Humpback highway to hell: whales unfazed by scientists’ mix tape alarm tunes
22 January 2016
An international team lead by Macquarie researchers has found that humpback whales are not only unfazed by complex alarm sounds …
Man vs wi-fi: Could the digital world eventually compete with the biological world?
14 January 2016
A paper by Macquarie University and US researchers has highlighted the importance of understanding the internet as an organism that …
Climate change is killing our trees
1 December 2015
In a report to be released by the Ecological Society of Australia, Dr Niels Brouwers from Murdoch University, Dr Melanie …
Students to experience how robots can tackle real-world problems using their own designs
30 November 2015
This weekend more than 600 school students will get up close and personal with robots at two of the largest …
Macquarie researcher receives prestigious Nancy Millis Medal for Women in Science
25 November 2015
One of Macquarie’s brightest female scientists, Dr Elena Belousova, has received the prestigious 2016 Nancy Millis Medal for Women in …
New agreement to open the door to next generation cell therapies
24 November 2015
A new collaboration agreement has been announced today by Macquarie University and clinical-stage regenerative medicine company Regeneus Ltd (ASX: RGS), …
Supermodel Aussie finches do a sexy DNA swap at hotspots like we do
20 November 2015
When we mammals produce egg and sperm, our chromosomes like to swap bits of DNA so that our children actually …
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