Spotting shot stars
In an explosive discovery, Australian scientists have found a group of life-after-death stars in the galaxy nearest to our own. Dubbed the ‘senior citizens’ of the Large Magellanic Cloud,...
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The best place to bee for pollinators
Native Australian bees and their introduced European relatives can support plant pollination together and are not being drawn away...
Learning and burning in Australia’s schools
New research from Western Sydney University and Macquarie University has found that Australian schools are far from sun smart...
COVID-19 leads to a baby boom in breastfeeding
A Western Sydney University expert in infant feeding during emergencies has observed an upswing in breastfeeding during the pandemic,...
Mystery mammals head downtown
They’re notoriously elusive and usually opt for a quiet life away from the city. Researchers at Western Sydney University...
Birds of a feather save energy together
Superb fairywrens have a pretty superb magic trick. They can switch to energy-saving mode when food is in short...
Cosmic ray of sunshine sheds light on superbubbles
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a superbubble! Hundreds of light-years wide, superbubbles in outer...
Cosmic ray of sunshine sheds light on superbubbles
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a superbubble! Hundreds of light-years wide, superbubbles in outer...
Rare river turtles struggle to survive
Slow and steady may not win the race this time. That’s the sad conclusion of new research from Western...
No fooling ewe with new test for sheep pregnancy
More than just next winter’s woolly jumper, the luxurious wool of Merino sheep can also reveal whether a ewe...