Scientists urge focus on bacterial genetics to prevent outbreaks and other public health threats
A group of scientists has called for greater collaboration on the study of how bacterial genomes change and evolve over…
Gene sequencing tool clarifies ancient megafauna family tree
From giant cats to massive armadillo-type creatures, the giant megafauna that roamed our planet millions of years ago were a…
Cane toads able to chill as climate change heats up, study suggests
Cane toads have the ability to lower their stress hormones when colonising harsh environments, according to new findings by Australian…
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Zoology
Startle displays in praying mantises: Using beauty and terror to deter predators
Imagine you’re a praying mantis minding your own business and you suddenly stumble upon a bird, spider or some other…
Why a focus on antibiotic resistance may hurt our understanding of bacteria
While studying how bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics is a vital endeavour, our understanding of this process has the…
Luck and logic: How a brand new group of Australian dinosaurs was uncovered
A series of lucky events and some quick thinking on behalf of paleontologists at Swinburne University of Technology have helped…
A costly affair: Study examines price paid by wasps tricked into mating with deceptive orchids
While tales of people conned out of their fortunes through romance proliferate our media, the same trickery extends into the…
Eau de toilet: How dung mimicking arum lilies attract unsuspecting pollinators
On the east coast of Australia lie a type of arum lily which has foregone the typical sweetness of nectar…
Parasites, evolution & flying foxes: The road to better malaria treatment
A new survey of malaria in flying foxes across eastern Australia may help scientists unlock the evolutionary history of these…
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…