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Octo-Tiger Rapidly Models Stellar Collisions

26 Apr 2021

Macquarie University astrophysicists have collaborated in the development of “Octo-T...

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Safety nets: Army ants catch falling comrades

20 Apr 2021

Researchers have now described a new type of self-assembled structure called ‘scaffo...

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Conservation on ice: Frozen zoos to save animals

14 Apr 2021

Countless species worldwide are in need of urgent conservation, but we only have the resou...

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Butterflies hedge their bets when times get tough

12 Apr 2021

Unpredictable environments favour populations divided into those who play it safe and thos...

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600 plant species facing extinction by too-frequent fires

26 Mar 2021

Almost 600 Australian plant species are at heightened risk of extinction after the 2019-20...

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Crime-busting app could speed up police response

22 Mar 2021

Department of Computing researcher is developing a technology that collates a mass of data...

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Shedding a light on microbial dark matter

22 Mar 2021

New research suggests synthetic biology could help to better characterise complex microbia...

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Aussie love for animals leaves plants at risk

10 Mar 2021

‘Zoocentrism’ creates persistent gaps in extinction risk assessments for Austr...

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