Looking ‘weird’ protects robot lizards from predation
Turns out predators don’t like odd-looking prey.
It’s often thought that prey animals face a complicated biological paradox: how do they stand out to attract potentia...
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Rotifers survive being frozen for 24,000 years
In cryptobiosis for millenia, this microscopic beast is ready to reproduce.
Resurrected and hardier than a tardigrade, rotifers are the new bad boy from the (ice) block.A new paper, publish...
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What is a gene drive?
The NSW Government has funded a genetic biocontrol solution to the current mouse plague. What doe...
As part of its $50 million mouse control package, announced in May, the NSW Government yesterday committed $1.8 milli...
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Puppies born ready to communicate with people
It’s in a dog’s genes to interact with humans.
In a result that won’t come as a surprise to dog lovers, US researchers have found that puppies are born with an inna...
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Elephants are ‘supersuckers’ at 30 times the speed of a sneeze
New study investigates the suction capabilities of elephant trunks.
Despite their massive size and 100-kilogram trunks, elephants feed on small, lightweight vegetation, prompting the qu...
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Putting a price on undiscovered Australian species
The mission to map Australia’s biodiversity will bring big economic benefits.
What’s the monetary value of our wildlife? Pretty high, according to Deloitte Access Economics, which has just releas...
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Video platforms normalise exotic pets
Sharing ‘cute’ videos of exotic animals can end up being harmful to their protection
By Kelly BrownResearchers at the University of Adelaide are concerned video sharing platforms such as YouTube cou...
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Eggs are alive with the sound of music
Embryo development is altered by noises before hatching.
Watch out what you say around eggs – they might be listening. A team of researchers, led by Mylene Mariette of Deakin...
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Fly infertility shows we're underestimating how badly climate change harms animals
New research finds that warming temperatures affect reproduction – with big implications for biod...
By Belinda van Heerwaarden, The University of Melbourne and Ary Hoffmann, The University of MelbourneEvidence of ...
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Wallaby study shows a simple approach to saving endangered species
Conservation tactic brings wallabies back from the brink of extinction.
Using a novel conservation strategy, Australian researchers have shown how an endangered wallaby species could be sav...
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Pollen patties could help save pollinators
Microencapsulated enzyme shown to prevent the lethal impact of pesticides.
Scientists may have found a way to protect bees from pesticides and help mitigate the alarming declines of these vita...