Biology
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Wildlife
Meet the scientist playing God by cryo-freezing 100 species
An Australian scientist is on a life-saving mission with a cryogenic collection of animal cells frozen at minus 196 degrees.
- by Angus Dalton and Laura Chung
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A monkey has been born with fluorescent eyes and fingers in a world first. Here’s why
Chinese scientists injected a monkey embryo with stem cells from another crab-eating macaque, with extraordinary results.
- by Angus Dalton
Life on Mars? This tiny South American mouse might hold the answer
Mummified mice found on mountain summits on the Chile-Argentina border have re-defined what we know about the limits of mammals – and they may help the search for life on other planets.
- by Angus Dalton
‘Stealth bombers’: Why swooping season is getting worse
We’re in the thick of swooping season – here’s how busting magpie myths can help you avoid the suburban stealth bombers.
- by Angus Dalton
‘The important thing is not succeeding or failing, but …’ David Suzuki’s life lesson
The 87-year-old Canadian geneticist, environmentalist and academic on his proudest achievements – and what he wants to be able to tell his grandchildren.
- by Benjamin Law
Worms get a wriggle on after 46,000 years frozen in Siberian permafrost
The creatures, which have a lifespan measured in days, died in the lab – but not before they had reproduced another several generations, researchers said.
- by Orlando Mayorquin
For this British biologist, there really is magic in those mushrooms
Merlin Sheldrake spreads the word about the miraculous fungal network - and why we’d be lost without it.
- by Jennifer Kahn
Victorian set for ‘the Olympics for people who aren’t sporty’
Werribee Secondary College student Alex Park is headed to Dubai for the International Biology Olympiad. To prepare, he’s been testing milk.
- by Nicole Precel
Cute and horny: stink bug with tusks discovered in Western Australia
This little bug has major fashion sense, evolving stylish appendages to match its chosen habitat and, perhaps, triumph over its competitors in love and war.
- by Peter Milne and Emma Young
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Genetics
‘It’s in your genes’: What can we learn from our DNA?
Did we really inherit that singing voice? What about our maths brain? Some of the answers are in our DNA – but how much can scientists actually tell?
- by Jackson Graham
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Sleep
The weight of evidence against shift work is getting hefty
New research out of Monash University has added to the evidence suggesting shift work can harm your health. So, can we be doing things better? Should we stop non-essential shift work altogether?
- by Aisha Dow