Norfolk Island green parrots are self-medicating with pepper tree bark and leaves, to rid themselves of parasites. But is there more to it? Birds are known to indulge in alcohol and take stimulants.
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Enigmatic organisms called archaea can harvest energy from hydrogen, and new research is revealing exactly how they do it.
Taking more carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere by stashing it in the ocean seems like a good idea, but it could backfire if tiny marine animals called zooplankton get extra hungry.
Here’s why so few drug candidates in animal trials end up as human therapies.
When we look at the study itself, it seems the media coverage has focused on a tiny aspect of the research, and is misleading.
Fluctuating hormones affect the frequency of seizures at multiple times in women’s lives. So we need to tailor their therapies accordingly.
The hunt for the origin of garnet crystals found on South Australian beaches took researchers thousands of kilometres and half a billion years back in time to a hidden Antarctic mountain range.
At the heart of the Maya civilisation were sacred sites where ritual sacrifices took place. A new DNA analysis reveals more about this practice and Maya genetic legacy.
In 2021 a former avocado farmer discovered the most complete pterosaur skeleton ever found in Australia – and new research shows it represents a previously unknown species.
Here’s how to reduce heat-related health risks during major sporting events, from the Summer Olympics to test cricket. Athletes, officials, spectators and volunteers all need to take responsibility.
The need to restore native vegetation is clear, but we can’t properly repair nature without good, diverse supplies of native seeds.
Women play a critical role in fieldwork in the Arctic and Antarctica, but the vast majority of them report negative experiences while undertaking this research. Here’s how we can fix the problem.
Male cyclists greatly outnumber female cyclists in Australia. New research points to ways to close the gap.
Is one term less pathologising than another? Here’s what our new research found.
The very early Earth may not have been as inhospitable as scientists thought, with life perhaps starting more than 4 billion years ago.
The aim is to make health care affordable and sustainable. Our new research shows how.
Simple changes to Australia’s skilled migration points test could boost visa-holders’ earnings, government budgets and Australia’s productivity.
Our new research predicts how Hunga Tonga’s vast underwater eruption in 2022 will change winters worldwide for years to come – as far away as Australia, North America and even Scandinavia.
Traditional methods based on trap, adopt or euthanise have failed to control cat numbers. An eight-year trial of a more supportive community cat desexing program has been a resounding success.
The bigger the brain, the better we are at finding fruit. But is that true? A new study on wild primates refutes this idea.
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Adjunct Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Human Geography, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Geochronology and Geochemistry, Southern Cross University
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Associate Professor of Global Change Ecology, University of Adelaide
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NHMRC Research Fellow, School of Population Health & co-founder UNSW Beach Safety Research Group, UNSW Sydney
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Lecturer in Government, Flinders University
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Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, La Trobe University
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Director, Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, Griffith University
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Research Fellow, Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language, and Literature, Macquarie University
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Professor of Psychology, University of Toronto
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Professor, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Fellow, Centre for Childhood Nutrition Research, Queensland University of Technology
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Casual Academic, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney
