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  1. New placement for one of Earth's largest mass extinction events

    Publicly released: Tue 17 Nov 2020 at 0700 AEDT | 0900 NZDT

    PNAS

    Curtin University research has shed new light on when one of the largest mass extinction events on Earth occurred, which gives new meaning to what killed Triassic life and allowed the ecological expansion of dinosaurs in the Jurassic period. The Read more about New placement for one of Earth's largest mass extinction events

    Australia; WACurtin University
  2. National supplies of protein, carbs and fats can predict your lifespan

    Publicly released: Tue 17 Nov 2020 at 0700 AEDT | 0900 NZDT

    PNAS

    A new global study from the University of Sydney has looked at how macronutrient supplies (proteins, carbohydrates and fats) of different countries are associated with the risk of death at different ages. It is the most extensive analysis to date of Read more about National supplies of protein, carbs and fats can predict your lifespan

    Australia; NSWThe University of Sydney
  3. Henderson Island fossils reveal new Polynesian sandpiper species

    Publicly released: Tue 17 Nov 2020 at 0700 AEDT | 0900 NZDT

    Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

    Fossil bones collected in the early 1990s on Henderson Island, part of the Pitcairn Group, have revealed a new species of Polynesian sandpiper. The newly-described bird is formally named Prosobonia sauli after Cook Islands-based ornithologist and Read more about Henderson Island fossils reveal new Polynesian sandpiper species

    Australia; New Zealand; InternationalCanterbury Museum
  4. Who's Australia's best super-recogniser? This test could help us find them

    Publicly released: Tue 17 Nov 2020 at 0600 AEDT | 0800 NZDT

    PLOS One

    Psychologists are hoping the UNSW Face Test will help unearth more of Australia’s top performers in facial recognition, known as super-recognisers. Read more about Who's Australia's best super-recogniser? This test could help us find them

    Australia; NSWThe University of New South Wales
  5. Using sand to reconstruct 3,000 years of typhoons

    Publicly released: Tue 17 Nov 2020 at 0300 AEDT | 0500 NZDT

    Nature Geoscience

    The number of typhoons and tropical cyclones in the past has been affected by changes in ocean and atmosphere conditions, new research finds. The research team, including a New Zealander, looked at evidence of past cyclones in sediment layers to Read more about Using sand to reconstruct 3,000 years of typhoons

    New Zealand; InternationalMassey University|Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US
  6. Native lizards thriving after Kāpiti Island cleared of rats

    Publicly released: Tue 17 Nov 2020 at 0300 AEDT | 0500 NZDT

    New Zealand Journal of Ecology

    Some native lizard populations have increased 28-fold after rats were eradicated from Kāpiti Island, off the West coast of the lower North Island. Ecologists surveyed the island in 2014-15 and found more of almost every type of skink and gecko than Read more about Native lizards thriving after Kāpiti Island cleared of rats

    New ZealandMassey University|Victoria University of Wellington...
  7. Hawke’s Bay feral cats take a hit from new poison regime

    Publicly released: Tue 17 Nov 2020 at 0300 AEDT | 0500 NZDT

    New Zealand Journal of Ecology

    Conservationists suggest a predator control regime in Hawke’s Bay has reduced the feral cat population by nearly 40 per cent. A 2018 trial saw toxic PredaSTOP baits laid at stations across 9,000 hectares of bush. They found baits were removed from Read more about Hawke’s Bay feral cats take a hit from new poison regime

    New ZealandManaaki Whenua - Landcare Research|Department of Conservation...
  8. Measles outbreaks likely in wake of COVID-19 pandemic

    Publicly released: Tue 17 Nov 2020 at 0001 AEDT | 0201 NZDT

    The Lancet

    Major measles outbreaks will likely occur during 2021 as an unexpected consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new academic article. Read more about Measles outbreaks likely in wake of COVID-19 pandemic

    Australia; VICMurdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)
  9. Key patient insights the missing link in understanding COVID-19 and its mutations

    Publicly released: Tue 17 Nov 2020 at 0001 AEDT | 0201 NZDT

    Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

    A new study led by Australia’s national science agency CSIRO, has found 95. 5 per cent of current entries in GISAID, the world’s largest novel coronavirus genome database, do not contain relevant patient information — a critical piece Read more about Key patient insights the missing link in understanding COVID-19 and its mutations

    AustraliaCSIRO
  10. Revealing Australia’s multi-billion dollar superbug crisis

    Publicly released: Tue 17 Nov 2020 at 0001 AEDT | 0201 NZDT

    One of the world’s most common infections will cost Australia more than $1 billion a year within the next decade, if nothing is done to stop the rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria (superbugs). Read more about Revealing Australia’s multi-billion dollar superbug crisis

    Australia; NSWUniversity of Technology Sydney (UTS)

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