Science & nature

New state-of-the-art, interconnected biological teaching laboratories transforming biology studies at Macquarie

18 November 2015

Last week saw the successful official opening of three new state-of-the-art, interconnected biological teaching laboratories in Building E8C. The new …

A whale of a migratory tale: A mother whale’s cultural traditions shape the genetics of her offspring

11 November 2015

An international team lead by Macquarie researchers has found that the migratory behaviour of endangered southern right whales, learned from …

Dr Lee Spitler wins ECR category at Research Excellence awards

6 November 2015

The Macquarie Research Excellence Awards were held on Campus on 4 November. Dr Lee Spitler and Dr Simon Gross were both …

Smartest fish in the school: some guppies can do the math

28 October 2015

The humble guppy may not look like the smartest fish in the school, but research conducted by Associate Professor Culum …

Macquarie researcher receives Tall Poppy Science Award

26 October 2015

Macquarie researcher Dr Rachael Gallagher has been recognised with a prestigious Young Tall Poppy Science Award at a recent ceremony …

Safeguarding Australia’s iconic oyster industry

9 October 2015

Professor David Raftos has been awarded the Rural Research and Development Corporations Eureka Prize for Rural Innovation for his pioneering …

Humans are changing ocean ecosystems in fundamental and surprising ways

9 October 2015

Humans are changing the ‘landscape of fear’ in oceans in many more ways that previously thought, and the effects of …

Toxic metals exposures lower school scores and slow childhood development in Australia’s mining and smelting communities

7 October 2015

High levels of toxic metals, found in and near mining towns, could be negatively influencing the neurological development of children …

‘Common’ animal species are not that common and rare species are rare

28 September 2015

New research by Dr John Alroy in the Department of Biological Sciences suggests that current models describing the commonality and …

Macquarie Egyptologist shortlisted for higher education’s ‘Oscars’

11 September 2015

Research by Dr Jana Jones, Research Fellow at the Department of Ancient History that has rewritten the history of Egyptian …

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