Researchers united on international road map to insect recovery
7 January 2020
Insects aren’t just small things that eat our plants and annoy us at picnics – they’re an absolutely vital part …
Science & nature
Macquarie University secures Ideas Grants for innovative cross-faculty health and medicine research
11 December 2019
In a highly competitive first round, Macquarie University researchers from across medicine, science and engineering and business have been awarded …
Macquarie University Hospital cardiologist performs Southern Hemisphere first in life-saving heart repair
26 November 2019
A Macquarie University Hospital interventional cardiologist has pioneered an innovative heart procedure that is helping patients avoid heart failure and …
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 …
Runaway Star – Out of the Galactic Heart of Darkness Like a Bat Out of Hell
13 November 2019
Macquarie University and Australian Astronomical Optics astronomers are among a team that has spotted something they weren’t expecting. During an …
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 …
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