Starving breast cancer cells of nutrients
13 October, 2015A research team led by Sydney's Centenary Institute has discovered a significant link between breast cancer and nutrition — one which could lead to a new treatment aimed at 'starving' breast cancer cells.
Why don't elephants get cancer?
12 October, 2015US researchers may have solved an intriguing mystery — why do elephants rarely get cancer?
Trialled in the wild — the Tasmanian devil vaccine
29 September, 2015Nineteen Tasmanian devils, who were recently immunised against the deadly devil facial tumour disease (DFTD), have been released into Narawntapu National Park as part of a program to test the vaccine in the wild for the very first time.
Kangaroo cartilage could improve implants
25 September, 2015QUT scientists are studying kangaroo cartilage in order to improve implants for joints that have been worn out by age, arthritis or injury.
The basis for high-efficiency energy transfer in photosynthetic organisms
25 September, 2015Chinese and Japanese researchers have elucidated the mechanisms governing the conversion of carbon dioxide into sugars for high-efficiency energy transfer in photosynthetic organisms.
Applications open for Early Career Researcher Showcase 2016
22 September, 2015The CRC Association is inviting five early-career researchers to give five-minute presentations at the association's annual conference 'The Business of Innovation 2016'.
A 'living' geological map at Monash University
21 September, 2015The Monash Earth Sciences Garden, said to be the first of its kind in Australia, is anticipated to establish a hands-on approach to teaching geology, physical geography and atmospheric sciences.
No sign of advanced alien civilisations
18 September, 2015Professor Michael Garrett has used radio observations of candidate galaxies to show that advanced civilisations are very rare or entirely absent from the local universe.
Precisely testing the speed of light
15 September, 2015Australian and German researchers have completed testing that has effectively measured the spatial consistency of the speed of light with a precision 10 times greater than ever before.
CSIRO and Chevron to study the Great Australian Bight
15 September, 2015CSIRO and Chevron have partnered up for the Great Australian Bight Deepwater Marine Program — a multimillion-dollar initiative to answer questions about the geology and ecology of the unique region off Australia's southern coastline.
Australia's record-breaking heat levels
11 September, 2015In the past 15 years, new heat records in Australia have outnumbered cold temperature records by 12 to 1 — with global warming said to be the prime cause.
An unexpected funnel-web encounter
09 September, 2015Scientists from ANU have comes across an unexpected species of funnel-web spider during their studies at Booderee National Park, near Jervis Bay.
Single-cell genomics to combat inflammation
04 September, 2015Marcel and Claudia Nold are using single-cell technologies to control inflammation — an important response to infection or injury which, nevertheless, can cause conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease if not carefully controlled.
How plants cope with a salty environment
04 September, 2015It turns out a diet high in salt isn't just unhealthy for humans, with salty soil being one of the major factors that negatively impacts plant growth.
The phoenix factor
27 August, 2015 by Graeme O’NeillCompounds called karrikins, present in bushfire smoke, induce mass germination of seeds shed by Australia's fire-adapted plants in the wake of fire. University of Western Australia chemist Dr Mark Waters has traced the story of karrikins right back to the first simple plants to colonise the land, more than 430 million years ago.
