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"Returning the Gift": The ethics of repatriating Indigenous blood samples
New Zealand
University of Auckland
Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
Psychosocial safety under pressure across university sector
Australia; SA
Adelaide University
Twilight fish study reveals unique hybrid eye cells
Australia; International; QLD
The University of Queensland,Queensland Brain Institute
Science Advances
Bird poop powered the rise of the Chincha Kingdom
Australia; International; NSW
The University of Sydney
PLOS One
Flagship whales facing climate-driven decline in Australia
Australia; International; SA; WA
Flinders University,Curtin University,Current Environmental, University of Pretoria, University of Western Australia, Southwest Fisheries Science Centre (USA), WA Museum, SA Museum, DEW and Yalata Anangu Community
Scientific Reports
A little protein with a big role in building Earth’s carbon fixing machinery
Australia; International; NSW; ACT
The University of Newcastle,Australian Research Council (ARC),The Australian National University,Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry (Germany),ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology
Nature Plants
The writing is on the wall — Are kids ditching pens for keyboards?
Australia; NSW; WA; ACT
Edith Cowan University,Murdoch University,University of Canberra,The University of Newcastle
Reading and Writing An Interdisciplinary Journal
Bin chicken's mysterious ancestor in Hawaii
Australia; Pacific; International; SA
Flinders University,University of Lethbridge (Canada)
Integrative and Comparative Biology
Silent witnesses: Dogs and cats wag a fur-ensic tale
Australia; VIC; SA
Flinders University,La Trobe University
Forensic Science International
Why do some kids struggle with maths? It might be about more than just numbers
International
Stanford University School of Medicine, USA
JNeurosci
Baby beat drops: We're born with a sense of rhythm
International
Italian Institute of Technology, Italy
PLOS Biology
Youth among targets of gambling addiction intervention drive
Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; NT; ACT
Flinders University
Journal of Behavioral Addictions
A mint idea becomes a game changer for medical devices
Australia; VIC; SA
Flinders University,RMIT University
Small
Stress hormones may explain why your dog is acting out
International
Kyungpook National University, Republic of Korea
PLOS One
Silky skills: Australian spider rewrites the rules of web design
Australia; NSW
Macquarie University
PNAS
Playful teasing may help great apes establish social boundaries
International
Indiana University, USA
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B
How mindfulness can support GenAI use in transforming project management
Australia; WA
Edith Cowan University,Curtin University
International Journal of Project Management
Could AI help students feel better about learning maths?
Australia; SA
Adelaide University
njp science of learning
Missing pieces added to ancient global fish puzzle
Australia; International; SA; ACT
Flinders University,Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)
Canadian Journal of Zoology
Passerine birds' hidden survival tactic revealed
Australia; NSW
Western Sydney University
Current Biology
Brisbane dinosaur fossil is Australia’s oldest
Australia; QLD
The University of Queensland
Alcheringa
Shining a light on sustainable new polymers – that can be reused
Australia; VIC; SA; TAS
Flinders University,University of Tasmania,Deakin University
Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS)
Solving the mystery of why termite kings and queens are monogamous
Australia; NSW
The University of Sydney
Science
Teaching kids critical thinking may help everyone
Australia; International; SA
Flinders University
Microbial Biotechnology
Through the looking glass: New framework gives language to representation in children’s books
Australia; WA
Edith Cowan University
The Australian Journal of Language and Literacy
A lost world: Ancient cave reveals million-year-old wildlife
Australia; New Zealand; SA
Flinders University,Canterbury Museum,University of Auckland,Victoria University of Wellington
Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology
Indigenous knowledge reveals the decline of northern quolls in the Pilbara
Australia; WA
The University of Western Australia,Curtin University,Government of Western Australia,Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa
Wildlife Research
Whales may be working together as climate change puts pressure on food supplies
International
Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Canada
Frontiers in Marine Science
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Female scientists spend longer under peer-review
New Zealand; International
University of Bath, UK
PLOS Biology
Women find well endowed men more attractive, while men find them more intimidating
Australia; VIC; WA; ACT
The University of Western Australia,Monash University,The Australian National University,The University of Melbourne
PLOS Biology
Ancient giant kangaroos could hop to it when they needed to
Australia; International; VIC
The University of Melbourne,The University of Manchester, UK, The University of Bristol, UK
Scientific Reports
Ancient clay hidden under Japan caused rupture that triggered devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami
Australia; International; ACT
The Australian National University
Science
Evidence of ancient wild potato domestication in the American Southwest
International
University of Utah, USA
PLOS One
Briefing
NEWS BRIEFING: World's oldest rock art holds clues to early human migration to Australia
Australia; Pacific; NSW; QLD
Griffith University,Southern Cross University,Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)
Nature
Bird life in southern Australia highlights ancient climate change
Australia; SA
Flinders University,The University of Adelaide
Palaeontologia Electronica
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Four shark attacks off NSW beaches
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA
Australian Science Media Centre
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