Looking for love in all the wrong places
Male funnel-web spiders have evolved to produce deadly venom to protect themselves against predators when they leave their webs to go looking for love. Researchers at the University of...
Finding the cause of adolescent bone cancer
A new international study has uncovered the gene that causes one of the most...
Sounding sirens for US paramedics
United States paramedics have been found to have a much higher risk of death...
WAIT WATCHERS: How intermittent fasting could help diabetics
Time-restricted eating could be key to curbing the diabetes epidemic, research from the Australian...
City foot traffic fall
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many pedestrians to cross cities off their lists. New...
Social media saves the ray
Imagine trying to save the giant panda from extinction if you didn’t know it...
A new blood count for COVID-19
Australian researchers have gone for COVID-19’s jugular, by creating a new, highly sensitive blood...
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Innovation powerhouse
University research has added $10 billion to Australia’s GDP each year for the last 30 years – equivalent to one-third of the growth in our living standards over those three decades.