Deakin University researchers have discovered that the zebra finch, a small Australian desert bird, calls to its embryos during incubation to warn them about the heat they will face upon hatching. [ + ]

ANU researchers are engineering a bacterial enzyme that could help detect many performance-enhancing drugs over longer time frames compared with current anti-doping tests. [ + ]

Scientists have shown for the first time the important and different role played by the proteins MLKL and RIPK3 as regulators of the necroptotic process in a preclinical model of autoimmune disease. [ + ]

Scientists have used a novel ceramic membrane to make the direct, non-oxidative conversion of gas to liquids possible for the first time — reducing cost, eliminating multiple process steps and avoiding any carbon dioxide emissions. [ + ]

Scitech has been appointed the authorised distributor for Omicron-Laserage — a company that develops, builds and produces an innovative range of lasers, laser light engines and LED sources and light engines. [ + ]

The Pacific Northwest Research Institute has announced a strategic collaboration with Indivumed, a German oncology research company, designed to harness the power of molecular and clinical cancer data for tailoring successful treatments for individual cancer patients. [ + ]

Australian scientists have developed a material based on graphene that has the heat resistance of some metals but is much lighter. [ + ]

Using the Geoscience Atom Probe Facility at Curtin University, scientists have found metallic gold nanoparticles only a few nanometres in diameter within the common mineral arsenopyrite. [ + ]

Scientists have suggested that the reasons people and animals develop cancer in some organs but not in others may have more to do with evolution than any lifestyle or genetic factors. [ + ]

As the search to find signs of life on Mars continues, researchers have suggested that a good place to find organic compounds native to the planet would be deep underground — from rocks that have been blasted to the surface by meteorite impacts. [ + ]

A new training program for Australia's future marine scientists is set to transform CSIRO's science research vessel, the RV Investigator, into a floating classroom. [ + ]

MTPConnect and ARCS Australia have signed a memorandum of understanding that will officially recognise ARCS as one of MTPConnect's education affiliates. [ + ]

Three Australian research satellites will be deployed to the International Space Station (ISS) later this year, marking the first time an Australian-made satellite has gone into space since 2002. [ + ]

Australian health researchers have predicted that the transmission of dengue could decrease in a future warmer climate, countering previous projections that climate change would cause the potentially lethal virus to spread more easily. [ + ]

The Eliminate Dengue Program is developing a natural method for controlling mosquito-transmitted diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus. [ + ]