New way to listen to mini hearts could transform drug development
Current ways of monitoring whether these cardiac organoids are working properly often rely on optical imaging, essentially filming…
Helium is more than party balloons. Why Australia needs to take this invisible gas seriously
The problem is that helium is not like many other industrial gases. It cannot be made at scale…
Aliens might exist. But there are three reasons why they’re not visiting us
The United States government’s recent release of hundreds of previously classified Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) cases spanning the…
How malaria research could reveal clues to male infertility
Disrupting the cycle Malaria infects around 250 million people each year and causes more than 600,000 deaths globally,…
are we on the brink of the next major evolutionary transition?
Rob Brooks, UNSW Sydney What happens when natural selection, the most powerful process driving change in the living…
One whale song unlocks oceans of data
A UNSW-led study demonstrates how a new tool can detect blue whale calls with almost 100% accuracy, despite…
Australian-first research hub dedicated to solar panel recycling opens at UNSW Sydney
Unveiling a plaque to officially open the new research centre were Hub Director Professor Yansong Shen, Assistant Minister…
How does imagination really work in the brain? New theory upends what we knew
Your brain is currently expending about a fifth of your body’s energy, and almost none of that is…
Australia risks losing access to world-leading telescopes, says UNSW report
Losing access to the stars The report comes as Australia faces a decision about its future access to…
250 million-year-old amphibian fossils from Australia reveal global spread of ‘sea-salamanders’
The Kimberley region in the north-west corner of Western Australia is full of rugged ranges and gorges, and…
our modern obsession with ‘wellness’ is driven by ancient instincts
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If you’ve spent even a little time on social media in…
lives of zoo animals reveal inner workings of ageing
Drawing on data from more than 100 mammal species, an international team of researchers examined the trade-off between…