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  1. How Silicon Valley elites see the world

    Publicly released: Thu 21 Jan 2021 at 0600 AEDT | 0800 NZDT

    PLoS ONE

    The 100 richest information technology entrepreneurs see the world in similar meritocratic, self-affirming and self-serving terms, according to an analysis of their own official and unofficial statements. However, their belief that there is little Read more about How Silicon Valley elites see the world

    InternationalJacobs University Bremen, Germany

  2. The origins of money: Ancient European hoards may contain early currency

    Publicly released: Thu 21 Jan 2021 at 0600 AEDT | 0800 NZDT

    PLOS ONE

    When did money start making the world go round? International researchers say ancient Bronze Age people may have used rings and axe blades as an early form of money, even going so far as to standardise the shape and weight of their currency. The Read more about The origins of money: Ancient European hoards may contain early currency

    InternationalLeiden University, The Netherlands

  3. Fish out of water: The genetics of evolving onto land

    Publicly released: Thu 21 Jan 2021 at 0300 AEDT | 0500 NZDT

    The transition of creatures from sea to land life is still poorly understood, so European researchers sequenced the genome of a "living fossil", the Australian lungfish. to learn more about this important evolutionary step. They found genetic Read more about Fish out of water: The genetics of evolving onto land

    Australia; InternationalUniversity of Konstanz, Germany

  4. Online cognitive behavioural therapy could help people with depression, even without a therapist

    Publicly released: Thu 21 Jan 2021 at 0300 AEDT | 0500 NZDT

    JAMA Psychiatry

    Online cognitive behavioural therapy can help people with depression, and for those with mild depression, they may not even need to be guided by a therapist, according to Australian and international research. The analysis of previous research found Read more about Online cognitive behavioural therapy could help people with depression, even without a therapist

    Australia; International; NSW; VIC; ACTThe University of New South Wales|The University of Melbourne...

  5. In hotter water: Climate change prolongs lake heatwaves

    Publicly released: Thu 21 Jan 2021 at 0300 AEDT | 0500 NZDT

    Nature

    Climate change may have more prolonged effects on heat waves in lakes than on dry land. A research team led by the European Space Agency used satellite observations and modelling to investigate changes in lake heatwaves for hundreds of lakes Read more about In hotter water: Climate change prolongs lake heatwaves

    InternationalEuropean Space Agency, UK

  6. How dolphin airways could help save endangered whales

    Publicly released: Wed 20 Jan 2021 at 1200 AEDT | 1400 NZDT

    BMC Microbiology

    A UNSW study shows airway bacteria can indicate the health of dolphins and whales ­– a finding that could benefit endangered species like the northern right and blue whales. A UNSW researcher has found promising evidence that airway samples Read more about How dolphin airways could help save endangered whales

    Australia; NSWThe University of New South Wales

  7. New eco-friendly way to make ammonia could be boon for agriculture, hydrogen economy

    Publicly released: Wed 20 Jan 2021 at 1130 AEDT | 1330 NZDT

    Energy and Environmental Science

    Ammonia has sustained humanity since the early 20th century, but its production leaves a huge carbon footprint. Now researchers have found a way to make it 100 per cent renewable. Chemical engineers at UNSW Sydney have found a way to make Read more about New eco-friendly way to make ammonia could be boon for agriculture, hydrogen economy

    Australia; NSWThe University of New South Wales|The University of Sydney

  8. Did hot girls start as boys? Heat may override genetics when it comes to the sex of our Jacky dragon

    Publicly released: Wed 20 Jan 2021 at 1101 AEDT | 1301 NZDT

    Proceedings of the Royal Society B

    In many reptiles, sex is determined by incubation temperature, but Australian researchers say for one Aussie lizard, the Jacky dragon, there may be a previously unrecognised role for genes too. The Jacky dragon tends to have female babies when Read more about Did hot girls start as boys? Heat may override genetics when it comes to the sex of our Jacky dragon

    Australia; NSW; SA; ACTUniversity of Canberra|CSIRO|Flinders University|The University of New South Wales

  9. Mantis males must wrestle if they don't want to lose their heads

    Publicly released: Wed 20 Jan 2021 at 1101 AEDT | 1301 NZDT

    Biology Letters

    The praying mantis has a reputation for cannibalism because females often eat males before they get a chance to mate, but it turns out that for one species, the Springbok mantis, the boys may have a way to escape this deadly love. Australian Read more about Mantis males must wrestle if they don't want to lose their heads

    Australia; New Zealand; NSWUniversity of Auckland|The University of New South Wales

  10. Is COVID-19 affecting male fertility?

    Publicly released: Wed 20 Jan 2021 at 1101 AEDT | 1301 NZDT

    Royal Society Open Biology

    International scientists warn that COVID-19 may affect fertility in men, and may even be passed on through sex. The researchers reviewed existing studies, and say there is some preliminary evidence that the male reproductive system may be targeted Read more about Is COVID-19 affecting male fertility?

    InternationalAssam University, India

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