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  1. Tasmanian tiger pups found to be extraordinarily similar to wolf pups

    Publicly released: Fri 8 Jan 2021 at 2000 AEDT | 2200 NZDT

    Communications Biology

    Researchers have established that there are more similarities between the thylacine and the wolf than previously thought. Micro-CT scanning and digital reconstructions have been used to compare the skulls of the Tasmanian tiger (thylacine) and wolf Read more about Tasmanian tiger pups found to be extraordinarily similar to wolf pups

    Australia; VIC; TASThe University of Melbourne

  2. Increased trust in government and science amid pandemic

    Publicly released: Fri 8 Jan 2021 at 1824 AEDT | 2024 NZDT

    Australian Journal of Public Administration

    New Curtin University research has found a dramatic increase in people’s trust in government in Australia and New Zealand as a result of the COVID pandemic. New Curtin University research has found a dramatic increase in people’s trust in Read more about Increased trust in government and science amid pandemic

    Australia; New ZealandCurtin University

  3. Call to end the 'war on drugs' and free non-violent drug users from jail

    Publicly released: Fri 8 Jan 2021 at 1601 AEDT | 1801 NZDT

    The American Journal of Bioethics.

    Non-violent offenders serving time for drug use or possession should be freed immediately and their convictions erased, according to more than 60 international experts, including Australians. The experts, including bioethicists, drug experts, legal Read more about Call to end the 'war on drugs' and free non-violent drug users from jail

    Australia; International; NSWThe University of Sydney|Yale University USA, Dublin City University Ireland, Columbia University USA

  4. New defence against dengue and emerging mosquito-borne viruses

    Publicly released: Fri 8 Jan 2021 at 0600 AEDT | 0800 NZDT

    Science

    New treatments to cut the global death rate from dengue, Zika and West Nile viruses could result from research led by The University of Queensland. Associate Professor Daniel Watterson from UQ’s School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences said Read more about New defence against dengue and emerging mosquito-borne viruses

    Australia; QLDThe University of Queensland

  5. COVID-19 likely lingered longer than reported in Wuhan

    Publicly released: Fri 8 Jan 2021 at 0600 AEDT | 0800 NZDT

    PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

    COVID-19 likely lingered longer in Wuhan than what was reported, according to international researchers who tested more than 60,000 healthy people in China for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. The researchers tested for two kinds of antibodies: IgG, which Read more about COVID-19 likely lingered longer than reported in Wuhan

    InternationalWuhan University, China

  6. If COVID vaccines just shortened the infectious period they'd save millions of lives and billions of dollars

    Publicly released: Fri 8 Jan 2021 at 0600 AEDT | 0800 NZDT

    PLOS Computational Biology

    A vaccine or medication which shortened the infectious period of COVID-19 could potentially prevent millions of cases and save billions of dollars, according to US computer modelling. The researchers created a computer model that simulates the Read more about If COVID vaccines just shortened the infectious period they'd save millions of lives and billions of dollars

    InternationalCity University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, USA

  7. NEWS BRIEFING: BOM Annual Climate Statement 2020 - Australia's 4th-warmest year on record

    Publicly released: Fri 8 Jan 2021 at 0500 AEDT | 0700 NZDT

    BRIEFING RECORDING AVAILABLE The Bureau of Meteorology's (BOM) Annual Climate Statement summarises the previous year, providing information on temperature, rainfall and significant weather in Australia. Bureau scientists say 2020 was Australia's Read more about NEWS BRIEFING: BOM Annual Climate Statement 2020 - Australia's 4th-warmest year on record

    Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACTBureau of Meteorology

  8. Feeding wolves scraps may be why you have a pupper now

    Publicly released: Fri 8 Jan 2021 at 0300 AEDT | 0500 NZDT

    Scientific Reports

    Handing over leftover meat to wolves during harsh winters may have led to the early domestication of dogs around the end of the last ice age - 29,000 to 14,000 years ago - say European researchers. The team suggests that, where we would usually have Read more about Feeding wolves scraps may be why you have a pupper now

    InternationalFinnish Food Authority, Helsinki, Finland

  9. Identical twins no longer genetically identical early in development

    Publicly released: Fri 8 Jan 2021 at 0300 AEDT | 0500 NZDT

    Nature Genetics

    Identical twins have genetic differences that begin in the early stages of embryonic development, according to international research. Identical twins come from a single sperm and egg but cell division during embryonic growth can lead to genetic Read more about Identical twins no longer genetically identical early in development

    InternationaldeCODE genetics/Amgen, Iceland

  10. More than half of all COVID-19 is spread by people without symptoms

    Publicly released: Fri 8 Jan 2021 at 0300 AEDT | 0500 NZDT

    JAMA Network Open

    More than half of all transmission of COVID-19 is from people without COVID-19 symptoms, according to US modelling. The modelling suggests that 59 per cent of all transmission came from people without symptoms comprising 35 per cent from people Read more about More than half of all COVID-19 is spread by people without symptoms

    InternationalUS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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