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Discovery of ‘cellular bike couriers’ clue to disease spreading
A previously unknown component of our cells that delivers proteins like a bike courier in heavy traffic could shed light on the mechanisms that...
Malaria pathogen under the X-ray microscope
Malaria is one of the most threatening infectious diseases in the world. An international team has now been able to investigate malaria pathogens in...
Huge-clawed predatory dinosaur discovery in Victoria
Swinburne and Museums Victoria have announced the discovery of several theropod bones, including a 20 centimeter long hand claw, from the Otway Coast of...
Insect decline more extensive than suspected
Compared to a decade ago, today the number of insect species in many areas has decreased by about one-third. This is the result of...
Two million-year-old ice provides snapshot of Earth’s greenhouse gas history
Two million-year old ice from Antarctica recently uncovered by a team of researchers provides a clearer picture into the connections between greenhouse gases and...
To survive in the human gut, bacteria need genetic ‘passcode’
Humans' guts are a dangerous place.
Bacteria living in people's intestines pump out toxins to deter microbial intruders. But each person's gut comes with its...
Carbon bomb: Study says climate impact from loss of intact tropical forests grossly underreported
A new study in the journal Science Advances says that carbon impacts from the loss of intact tropical forests has been grossly underreported.
The study calculates new...
Twisted physics: Magic angle graphene produces switchable patterns of superconductivity
Last year, scientists demonstrated that twisted bilayer graphene—a material made of two atom-thin sheets of carbon with a slight twist—can exhibit alternating superconducting and insulating...
What makes the Earth’s surface move?
Do tectonic plates move because of motion in the Earth's mantle, or is the mantle driven by the movement of the plates? Or could...
Putting the ‘bang’ in the Big Bang
As the Big Bang theory goes, somewhere around 13.8 billion years ago the universe exploded into being, as an infinitely small, compact fireball of...
Engineers develop a new way to remove carbon dioxide from air
A new way of removing carbon dioxide from a stream of air could provide a significant tool in the battle against climate change. The...
