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EXPERT Q&A: Answering your questions about COVID-19 variants

With reports of new COVID-19 strains emerging in the UK, South Africa, and Brazil, an Australian expert a...

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

The praying mantis has a reputation for cannibalism because females often eat males before they get a cha...

Bee gone? A quarter of bee species haven’t been seen in 30 years

While reports and records of animal species have increased dramatically over the last few decades, the nu...

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  1. Effect of COVID-19 greatest on people living with dementia

    Publicly released: Thu 7 Jan 2021 at 0901 AEDT | 1101 NZDT

    Nature Reviews Neurology

    Evidence suggests that people with dementia are more likely to contract COVID-19 than people without dementia. It also shows that older adults with dementia are more likely to have severe disease outcomes from the virus, including increased risk of Read more about Effect of COVID-19 greatest on people living with dementia

    Australia; NSWCHeBA
  2. The world’s fastest optical neuromorphic processor

    Publicly released: Thu 7 Jan 2021 at 0800 AEDT | 1000 NZDT

    Nature

    An international research team led by Swinburne University of Technology has demonstrated the world’s fastest and most powerful optical neuromorphic processor for artificial intelligence (AI), which operates at faster than 10 trillion operations Read more about The world’s fastest optical neuromorphic processor

    Australia; VICSwinburne University of Technology|Monash University...
  3. Not just a guys’ club: resistance training benefits older women just as much as older men

    Publicly released: Thu 7 Jan 2021 at 0700 AEDT | 0900 NZDT

    Sports Medicine

    Sure, everything might come down to sex – but not when strength training is concerned. Men and women aged over 50 can reap similar relative benefits from resistance training, a new study led by UNSW Sydney shows. Men and women aged over 50 can Read more about Not just a guys’ club: resistance training benefits older women just as much as older men

    Australia; NSWThe University of New South Wales
  4. How to talk about death, dying

    Publicly released: Thu 7 Jan 2021 at 0600 AEDT | 0800 NZDT

    PLOS ONE

    Our reluctance to think, talk or communicate about death is even more pronounced when we deal with others’ loss compared to our own, new research finds, but either way we tend to frame attitudes and emotions in a sad and negative way. Teaching new Read more about How to talk about death, dying

    Australia; NSW; QLD; SA; NTFlinders University|CQUniversity
  5. Genomes reveal new insights into iconic Aussie animals

    Publicly released: Thu 7 Jan 2021 at 0300 AEDT | 0500 NZDT

    Nature

    Australian scientists have published the full genetic code of the egg-laying monotreme mammals, platypus and echidna. Monotremes display a unique mix of mammalian and reptilian features and form the most distantly related, and least understood, Read more about Genomes reveal new insights into iconic Aussie animals

    Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; ACTThe University of Adelaide|The University of Melbourne...
  6. Where have all the platypuses gone? Five Brisbane waterways are no longer home to the Aussie icon

    Publicly released: Thu 7 Jan 2021 at 0001 AEDT | 0201 NZDT

    Australian Mammalogy

    Five waterways near Brisbane that were once home to platypuses may no longer have platypuses living there, say Australian researchers, who looked for platypus DNA in 54 waterways around Brisbane. Areas of concern they found were the mid to upper Read more about Where have all the platypuses gone? Five Brisbane waterways are no longer home to the Aussie icon

    Australia; QLDThe University of Queensland|The Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland, CEnviroDNA Pty Ltd
  7. A tale of two cities: Renters in Melbourne and Sydney flock to CBDs while home owners hit the 'burbs

    Publicly released: Wed 6 Jan 2021 at 1101 AEDT | 1301 NZDT

    Proceedings of the Royal Society A

    Renters in Melbourne and Sydney tend to cluster nearer commercial centres, whereas mortgagors tend to populate the outer suburbs, Australian researchers have found. The study found that both cities are developing towards having multiple cities Read more about A tale of two cities: Renters in Melbourne and Sydney flock to CBDs while home owners hit the 'burbs

    Australia; NSW; VICThe University of Sydney|The University of New South Wales
  8. Facebook data could map COVID transmission risk in Aussie outbreaks

    Publicly released: Wed 6 Jan 2021 at 1101 AEDT | 1301 NZDT

    Journal of the Royal Society Interface

    Facebook's mobility data could be used to estimate the spread of COVID-19 transmission risk from locations where active cases have been identified, say Australian researchers. The team used the data, which tells them the number of people moving Read more about Facebook data could map COVID transmission risk in Aussie outbreaks

    Australia; NSW; VIC; SAThe University of Melbourne|The University of Adelaide...
  9. Cats vs Quolls: Feral cats are a triple threat compared to native predators

    Publicly released: Wed 6 Jan 2021 at 1101 AEDT | 1301 NZDT

    Proceedings of the Royal Society B

    Compared to native predators like quolls, feral cats pose a triple threat to native wildlife thanks to their sheer numbers, foraging intensity and their ability to live in a range of environments, according to Australian research. The study found Read more about Cats vs Quolls: Feral cats are a triple threat compared to native predators

    Australia; TASUniversity of Tasmania|Tasmanian Land Conservancy
  10. Looking at nature can lower your brain's load

    Publicly released: Wed 6 Jan 2021 at 1101 AEDT | 1301 NZDT

    Royal Society Open Science

    Compared to looking at urban landscapes, looking at nature scenes, even for a short time, can lower your brain's cognitive load and even help you walk quicker, according to UK research. The study placed people in front of either city or nature Read more about Looking at nature can lower your brain's load

    InternationalUniversity of Bristol, UK

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