/research/ en /research/news/list/2020/03/16/how-to-flatten-the-curve-of-coronavirus-a-mathematician-explains Slowing the spread of the coronavirus is of utmost importance for Australians, with the Federal government continuing to provide new updates about hygiene and social distancing requirements to ease the stress on hospital beds.  March 16 2020 Dan McCafferty /research/news/list/2020/03/16/how-to-flatten-the-curve-of-coronavirus-a-mathematician-explains /research/news/list/2020/02/27/lets-declare-war-on-type-2-diabetes-australian-of-the-year-james-muecke-on-why Humans are physiologically hardwired to love and seek out sweet things. It’s an ancient survival mechanism that evolved to prepare our bodies for periods of fasting when food supplies were scarce. February 27 2020 Dan McCafferty /research/news/list/2020/02/27/lets-declare-war-on-type-2-diabetes-australian-of-the-year-james-muecke-on-why /research/news/list/2020/02/24/buzz-off-honey-industry-our-national-parks-shouldnt-be-milked-for-money Among the vast number of native species damaged by the recent bushfire crisis, we must not forget native pollinators. These animals, mainly insects such as native bees, help sustain ecosystems by pollinating native plants. February 24 2020 Dan McCafferty /research/news/list/2020/02/24/buzz-off-honey-industry-our-national-parks-shouldnt-be-milked-for-money /research/news/list/2020/02/20/i-made-bushfire-maps-from-satellite-data-and-found-a-glaring-gap-in-australias On the night of January 9 2020, my wife and I secured our Kangaroo Island home and anxiously monitored the South Australian Country Fire Service (CFS) website for bushfire advice. February 20 2020 Dan McCafferty /research/news/list/2020/02/20/i-made-bushfire-maps-from-satellite-data-and-found-a-glaring-gap-in-australias /research/news/list/2020/01/17/australian-sea-lions-are-declining-using-drones-to-check-their-health-can-help Australian sea lions are in trouble. Their population has never recovered from the impact of the commercial sealing that occurred mainly in the 19th century. January 17 2020 Dan McCafferty /research/news/list/2020/01/17/australian-sea-lions-are-declining-using-drones-to-check-their-health-can-help /research/news/list/2020/01/09/pregnant-women-should-take-extra-care-to-minimise-their-exposure-to-bushfire Smoke haze from Australia’s catastrophic bushfires is continuing to affect many parts of the country. January 09 2020 Dan McCafferty /research/news/list/2020/01/09/pregnant-women-should-take-extra-care-to-minimise-their-exposure-to-bushfire /research/news/list/2019/09/30/5800-defence-veterans-homeless-in-australia-thats-more-than-we-thought About 5.6% of Australian defence veterans could end up homeless. September 30 2019 Dan McCafferty /research/news/list/2019/09/30/5800-defence-veterans-homeless-in-australia-thats-more-than-we-thought /research/news/list/2019/09/24/crying-over-plant-based-milk-neither-science-nor-history-favours-a-dairy Plant-based liquids have been called milk for centuries. September 24 2019 Dan McCafferty /research/news/list/2019/09/24/crying-over-plant-based-milk-neither-science-nor-history-favours-a-dairy /research/news/list/2019/09/04/deep-breath-this-sea-snake-gathers-oxygen-through-its-forehead Hydrophis cyanocinctus has a mysterious hole in the top of its skull. September 04 2019 Dan McCafferty /research/news/list/2019/09/04/deep-breath-this-sea-snake-gathers-oxygen-through-its-forehead /research/news/list/2019/08/28/when-a-baby-is-stillborn-grandparents-are-hit-with-two-lots-of-grief-heres-how Grandparents grieve for their child and their stillborn grandchild, a grief we need to acknowledge. August 28 2019 Dan McCafferty /research/news/list/2019/08/28/when-a-baby-is-stillborn-grandparents-are-hit-with-two-lots-of-grief-heres-how