Hot weather is bad news for bird sperm
19 January 2018
A new study led by Macquarie University and spanning Sydney and Oslo has shown that exposure to extreme temperatures, such …
Science & nature
Tracing lead contamination in NSW bees and their honey
15 January 2018
This is the first systematic Australian study of its kind that traces the source of contaminating metals in NSW bees, …
Boogie flights: how scientists are monitoring whale health by using drones to collect their blow
12 January 2018
Macquarie University researchers have led the design and construction of a new system that can be fitted to a custom-built, …
Saving our species and the future of weeds: protecting biodiversity in a changing climate
22 November 2017
Biodiversity Node at Macquarie University wins 2017 BHERT Award for Outstanding Collaboration for National (Non-Economic) Benefit New South Wales is …
Two Macquarie researchers achieve the Web of Science 2017 Highly Cited Researcher list
15 November 2017
Two researchers from Macquarie University, Professor Richard Kefford and Professor Ian Wright, have been named a Web of Science 2017 …
Do you have dangerous household dust? 360 Dust Analysis program offers a free test for household dust contaminants
2 November 2017
A new program has been launched by environmental scientists from Macquarie University that will allow households worldwide to test whether …
New white paper maps the very real risks that quantum attacks will pose for Bitcoin
2 November 2017
Combining expertise in quantum technologies and cryptography, researchers have been projecting future dates that quantum computers could jeopardise the security …
Cochlear Chair announced at Macquarie University
24 October 2017
Macquarie University and Cochlear have today announced the establishment of the co-funded Cochlear Chair in Hearing and Healthy Ageing at …
Large meteorite impacts drove plate-tectonic processes on the early Earth
26 September 2017
An international study led by researchers at Macquarie University has uncovered the ways in which giant meteorite impacts may have …
The millions of microbial species we ignore at our peril: we are spreading bacteria around the planet, with potentially dangerous consequences
15 September 2017
Wastewater, tourism, and trade are moving microbes around the globe at an unprecedented scale, a group of international researchers, including …
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