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Rare Kangaroo Island dunnart under threat from feral cats
A study involving researchers from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ has found that feral cats are putting the critically endangered Kangaroo Island dunnart – a small, mouse-sized marsupial found only on Kangaroo Island – to the brink of extinction.
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Plant power: the future of sustainability
We know plants are powerful, but are they powerful enough to be the future of sustainability solutions?
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Future fund supports clinical trial on steroid use for pre-term babies
³ÉÈË´óƬ researchers have been awarded more than $3 million from the to conduct a clinical trial to help determine the most beneficial dose of steroids for babies born pre-term.
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Updating our understanding of Earth’s architecture
New models that show how the continents were assembled are providing fresh insights into the history of the Earth and will help provide a better understanding of natural hazards like earthquakes and volcanoes.
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Study reveals Indigenous Australians at higher risk of HPV throat cancers
Researchers from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ have found that throat cancers caused by human papilloma virus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted disease, are 15 times more prevalent in Indigenous Australians than young non-Indigenous Australians, and five times the prevalence reported in a systematic review involving the US, Brazil, Mexico and Finland.
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Fellowships celebrate lifelong dedication to science
The ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Peter Høj AC, Emeritus Professor Peter Langridge, and Professor Timothy Hughes, are among 22 new Fellows of The Australian Academy of Science.
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On the search for the secrets of southern sky
The next steps are being taken to unlock the secrets of the universe above the southern hemisphere. ³ÉÈË´óƬ researchers are working with water tank manufacturer Aquamate to investigate the best way to deploy sensors to detect the highest energy gamma rays from the universe.
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Soil carbon increases under cover crops
Planting cover crops directly underneath grapevines can help mitigate the effects of climate change and improve land sustainability, research conducted by the ³ÉÈË´óƬ has found.
New role in future of Murray-Darling Basin
The ³ÉÈË´óƬ will play a key role in a new multi-million dollar collaborative research program set up to safeguard the environmental and commercial future of the Murray-Darling Basin.
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Reducing atrial fibrillation through ED protocol
Researchers from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ will investigate if a streamlined approach to treating atrial fibrillation (AF) in emergency departments leads to a reduction in heart-related hospitalisations.
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