Risk, melanomas & medical efficiency: The quest for tailored cancer treatment
With the question of efficiency at the forefront of medical treatment, both doctors and patients want to get the most […]
Power of the sea: WA coast examined as wave energy hotspot
Almost four decades of climate data has been used to test the suitability of wave energy infrastructure development off the […]
Deep learning digs up the dirt on soil properties
Australian scientists have shown neural networks to be more effective at predicting soil properties than other more traditional computational models in a step towards better measurement techniques in the agricultural field.
Scientists tackle smoking after prison SQuARe on
Australian scientists have launched a public health pilot program to try and help those released from prison stay off the cigarettes.
Almost 2.2 billion animals are eaten by cats in Australia each year
A multi-year study has shown the significant environmental impact that the domestic cat has on Australian wildlife with scientists estimating […]
A fluke find: Uncovering an evolutionary oddity in the guts of herbivorous fish
A unique evolutionary cross-over has been discovered for the first time in parasites living in the marine herbivorous fish, the […]
Physicists create hybrid circuits that function through humidity
A team of physicists at UNSW has used a special kind of polymer in a unique way to create basic […]
Mapping the Milky Way: Gas clouds, gamma rays and more
A sky-spanning survey of molecular gas clouds headed by Australian scientists could reveal secrets about the large-scale structure of the […]
“Negligible” effect of water vapour emissions on climate change, scientists say
While water vapour is one of the most abundant gases in our atmosphere, man-made emissions result in minuscule warming effects […]
Scientists sound out the inner mechanics of our vocal tracts
Scientists from UNSW have taken one small step towards a greater understanding of the human voice, uncovering more about how […]