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Modern science shows Roman wheat farming advice was on the money

Ancient Romans beat modern scientists to a wheat temperature discovery. Plant biologists have made an imp...

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  1. Ancient cow skull surgery

    Publicly released: Thu 19 Apr 2018 at 2300 AEST | Fri 20 Apr 2018 at 0100 NZST

    Scientific Reports

    A near-complete cow skull found in Neolithic site (aged 3, 400– 3, 000 BC) suggests it might have undergone cranial surgery. Such surgery in humans dates back as early as the Mesolithic (10, 000– 2, 700 BC), which involved drilling or cutting a Read more about Ancient cow skull surgery - Scimex

    InternationalCNRS, France
  2. Cicadas that rarely meet but still hybridise

    Publicly released: Thu 19 Apr 2018 at 2300 AEST | Fri 20 Apr 2018 at 0100 NZST

    Communications Biology

    Cicadas are a common soundtrack to summer, but did you know species vary depending on how many years they spend underground as larvae? Researchers have found genetic evidence of hybridisation between cicadas that spend 13- and 17-years underground Read more about Cicadas that rarely meet but still hybridise - Scimex

    InternationalKyoto University, Japan
  3. Blow flies drink their own spit bubbles to keep cool

    Publicly released: Thu 19 Apr 2018 at 2300 AEST | Fri 20 Apr 2018 at 0100 NZST

    Scientific Reports

    Blowflies blow from hot to cold by blowing spit bubbles and then slurping the saliva back down, according to a new study. The Brazilian researchers found that once a saliva droplet leaves a blowfly’ s mouth, it partially evaporates - cooling down - Read more about Blow flies drink their own spit bubbles to keep cool - Scimex

    InternationalUniversity of São Paulo, Brazil | São Paulo State University, Brazil
  4. Scientists urge international community to act on childhood pneumonia in war zones

    Publicly released: Thu 19 Apr 2018 at 1301 AEST | 1501 NZST

    ISPPD Symposium

    Scientists at an international pneumococcal conference in Melbourne this week, the ISPPD Symposium, urged international agencies to provide a new class of pneumococcal vaccines to children in acute humanitarian emergencies, such as war zones and Read more about Scientists urge international community to act on childhood pneumonia in war zones - Scimex

    Australia; International; VICMurdoch Childrens Research Institute
  5. New Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of the Kimberley highlights the need to conserve these pristine waters

    Publicly released: Thu 19 Apr 2018 at 1205 AEST | 1405 NZST

    A new colour publication, A Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of the Kimberley, details the Kimberley's fascinating freshwater fishes, many unique to the region, and includes newly described species. Funder: The project was supported through an Read more about New Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of the Kimberley highlights the need to conserve these pristine waters - Scimex

    Australia; VIC; WAThe University of Melbourne
  6. Artificial pancreas can smooth out blood sugar levels for type 1 diabetics

    Publicly released: Thu 19 Apr 2018 at 0830 AEST | 1030 NZST

    The BMJ

    Artificial pancreas can help people with type 1 diabetes smooth out blood sugar peaks and troughs, according to a new review of trials by Greek researchers. The researchers compared a regular treatment for type 1 diabetes – insulin pumps where Read more about Artificial pancreas can smooth out blood sugar levels for type 1 diabetics - Scimex

    New Zealand; InternationalAristotle University, Greece
  7. Curtin research finds no vasectomy reversal link to prostate cancer

    Publicly released: Thu 19 Apr 2018 at 0501 AEST | 0701 NZST

    The Journal of Urology

    New Curtin University research that studied almost 10, 000 men who had undergone vasectomy reversals across the globe has found no evidence of a link between the procedure and prostate cancer. Media Release. From:Curtin University. New Curtin Read more about Curtin research finds no vasectomy reversal link to prostate cancer - Scimex

    Australia; WACurtin University
  8. Study reveals new Antarctic process contributing to sea level rise and climate change

    Publicly released: Thu 19 Apr 2018 at 0401 AEST | 0601 NZST

    Science Advances

    A new study has revealed a previously undocumented process where melting glacial ice sheets change the ocean in a way that further accelerates the rate of ice melt and sea level rise. Led by IMAS PhD student Alessandro Silvano and published in the Read more about Study reveals new Antarctic process contributing to sea level rise and climate change - Scimex

    Australia; TASInstitute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)|University of Tasmania
  9. A quarter of all US food ends up in the bin

    Publicly released: Thu 19 Apr 2018 at 0400 AEST | 0600 NZST

    PLOS ONE

    Between 2007-2014, US consumers chucked out more than 400 grams of food per person each day, reports a new study. That works out to be a quarter of all food (by weight) ending up in the rubbish! Growing this wasted food used 30 million acres of Read more about A quarter of all US food ends up in the bin - Scimex

    InternationalUS Department of Agriculture, USA
  10. Krill — the ocean’s blender

    Publicly released: Thu 19 Apr 2018 at 0300 AEST | 0500 NZST

    Nature

    The daily commute of millions of krill from deep waters to the ocean surface causes quite a stir, report the authors of a new lab-based study. Monitoring water disturbance in tanks full of tiny shrimp, the US authors found that vertically migrating Read more about Krill — the ocean’s blender - Scimex

    InternationalStanford University, USA
  11. Liver ‘life support’ better for transplants

    Publicly released: Thu 19 Apr 2018 at 0300 AEST | 0500 NZST

    Nature

    Preserving livers at body temperature may improve transplant outcomes and increase viable donor liver numbers, according to the results of a new UK clinical trial. Researchers compared two methods of storing livers for transplant: keeping livers on Read more about Liver ‘life support’ better for transplants - Scimex

    InternationalUniversity of Oxford, UK
  12. EXPERT REACTION: The GBR may never fully recover from 2016's heatwave

    Publicly released: Thu 19 Apr 2018 at 0300 AEST | 0500 NZST

    Nature

    Australian and US scientists say the marine heatwave of 2016 caused a catastrophic die-off of corals on the Great Barrier Reef, transforming the ecology of around a third of the reef, which may never fully recover. The researchers mapped heat Read more about EXPERT REACTION: The GBR may never fully recover from 2016's heatwave - Scimex

    Australia; QLDARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies|James Cook University...
  13. Melanoma picked up earlier in married people

    Publicly released: Thu 19 Apr 2018 at 0100 AEST | 0300 NZST

    JAMA Dermatology

    Melanomas are more likely to be detected early in married people than in singles, divorcees or widowers, according to US research. The study of more than 50, 000 people found that married people presented to doctors with earlier stage tumours. They Read more about Melanoma picked up earlier in married people - Scimex

    InternationalUniversity Pennsylvania, USA
  14. Cheap new oil spill solution from waste products

    Publicly released: Thu 19 Apr 2018 at 0100 AEST | 0300 NZST

    Advanced Sustainable Systems

    Polluted beaches, oily water, dead birds and marine life destruction caused by crude oil spills could be a thing of the past with pioneering new research led by Flinders University. An exciting, more sustainable answer to effectively clean up oil Read more about Cheap new oil spill solution from waste products - Scimex

    Australia; QLD; SAFlinders University
  15. Smoking a lot of weed makes you dopey, until you straighten out

    Publicly released: Thu 19 Apr 2018 at 0100 AEST | 0300 NZST

    JAMA Psychiatry

    A US study of existing research reveals that teens and young adults who smoke a lot of weed show small reductions in cognitive functioning, but those reductions disappear when they stay straight for three days. The scientists found 69 studies that Read more about Smoking a lot of weed makes you dopey, until you straighten out - Scimex

    InternationalUniversity of Pennsylvania, USA
  16. World-first research into injury rates among people released from prison

    Publicly released: Thu 19 Apr 2018 at 0001 AEST | 0201 NZST

    The Lancet Public Health

    People released from prison who have both mental illness and substance use problems are at 12 times the risk of suffering injury compared to the general community, world-first research from the University of Melbourne has found. Funder: National Read more about World-first research into injury rates among people released from prison - Scimex

    Australia; VIC; QLDThe University of Melbourne
  17. Modern science shows Roman wheat farming advice was on the money

    Publicly released: Wed 18 Apr 2018 at 1901 AEST | 2101 NZST

    Scientific Reports

    Ancient Romans beat modern scientists to a wheat temperature discovery. Plant biologists have made an important discovery about rising temperatures and wheat crops - and subsequently learned that the Romans suspected the effect more than 2000 years Read more about Modern science shows Roman wheat farming advice was on the money - Scimex

    Australia; WAARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology|The University of Western Australia
  18. 340,000 stars’ DNA interrogated in search for Sun’s lost siblings

    Publicly released: Wed 18 Apr 2018 at 1000 AEST | 1200 NZST

    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society & Astronomy and Astrophysics

    An Australian-led group of astronomers working with European collaborators has revealed the “DNA”of more than 340, 000 stars in the Milky Way, which should help them find the siblings of the Sun, now scattered across the sky. This is a major Read more about 340,000 stars’ DNA interrogated in search for Sun’s lost siblings - Scimex

    Australia; NSWThe University of Sydney
  19. Moa didn't disperse large seeds

    Publicly released: Wed 18 Apr 2018 at 0901 AEST | 1101 NZST

    Proceedings of the Royal Society B

    For decades it had been assumed that New Zealand’ s largest native fruits evolved to be eaten and spread about prehistoric landscapes by the large extinct moa. The new study from the University of Canterbury casts doubt on this theory. By Read more about Moa didn't disperse large seeds - Scimex

    New ZealandUniversity of Canterbury
  20. Car crash karaoke? Give a little whistle instead

    Publicly released: Wed 18 Apr 2018 at 0901 AEST | 1101 NZST

    Royal Society Open Science

    Can't sing? Well pucker up and whistle instead, and thank your ape ancestors for the privilege, say international researchers. Their study looked at muscular control of the voice box while people were asked to repeat a tune, either by singing or Read more about Car crash karaoke? Give a little whistle instead - Scimex

    InternationalBloorview Research Institute, Canada

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