Tag: Research
Forensics database set up in Perth
Researchers in Perth are building a database of skeletons to help identify bodies more quickly and accurately.[MORE]
Biofuels study in Cooper Basin
South Australian resource company Beach Energy and a US business General Atomics are doing a joint study on producing biofuels in the Cooper Basin.[MORE]
Independent body to review UN climate panel
UN chief announces an independent review of UN climate science after a global warming report was found to have errors. [MORE]
Whale research team heads back
An Australian-led Antarctic whale expedition is on its way home after six weeks in the Southern Ocean.[MORE]
Ancient river courses found below Simpson Desert
Researchers have uncovered the courses of ancient river systems under the Simpson Desert in Central Australia.[MORE]
Research considers tsunami risk
The Department of Environment and Climate Change says Newcastle felt the effects of a big tsunami 50 years ago, making it important to be prepared for any future events.[MORE]
Scientists buck political pressure over climate
CSIRO scientists say they are coming under political attack as part of an orchestrated campaign by climate change sceptics. [MORE]
Scientists close on Omega 3 'Holy Grail'
Australian researchers believe they may have solved one of the most pressing food supply problems of the 21st century.[MORE]
Indigenous migraine remedy works 'as well as aspirin'
Scientists on Queensland's Gold Coast say a traditional Indigenous treatment is as effective as aspirin for migraine relief.[MORE]
New device cuts coal pollution
Researchers are trialing a device that could make tailings dams at coal preparation plants less of an environmental hazard.[MORE]
Concerns about reef and rainforest research funding
The Federal government has been accused of turning back the clock on reef and rainforest research in far north Queensland.[MORE]
Funding shake-up prompts fears for research centre
A far north Queensland politician says funding changes could jeopardise the future of James Cook University's reef and rainforest cooperative research centre.[MORE]
Radiation therapy can reduce recurrence of melanomas: study
A long-term medical study has shown a combination of radiation therapy and surgery can reduce the recurrence of melanomas that have spread to lymph nodes. [MORE]
Altruism surfaces only on slow-sinking ships
The primal instinct to selfishly flee from a dangerous situation takes precedence over helping others unless you have time on your hands, according to Australian researchers.[MORE]
Scholarship winner to focus on prostate cancer research
A researcher on Queensland's Sunshine Coast has been awarded a $24,000 State Government scholarship to investigate prostate cancer.[MORE]
Antarctic pioneer dies
Antarctic research pioneer Dr Phillip Law has died in Melbourne, aged 97.[MORE]
Study finds more abnormalities in urban toads
A university researcher has found that toads in the city of Gladstone are more likely to have abnormalities than those further out of town.[MORE]
Adult volunteers needed for golden staph vaccine trial
Brisbane's Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) says it needs healthy adult volunteers to trial a vaccine for the potentially-deadly golden staph infection. [MORE]
A chip off the old iceberg
A massive iceberg, bigger than the Australian Capital Territory, has separated from a glacier in east Antarctica. [MORE]
Expert links corals to clouds
A researcher says he has found proof that corals help to form clouds.[MORE]
Tidbinbilla to get four new space dishes
NASA has plans to add four new dishes to its Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex at Tidbinbilla.[MORE]
Paracetamol could treat heart problems
Australian researchers say preliminary findings indicate paracetamol could be used to treat heart disease.[MORE]
Qld researchers developing tastier, healthier, more profitable fruit
Queensland's Primary Industries Minister Tim Mulherin says researchers are developing new varieties of fruit that taste better and are better adapted to the state's environment.[MORE]
Cyclones to become 'fewer but fiercer'
The author of a new study on the effects of climate change on tropical cyclones says Australia can expect more destructive storms before the end of the century.[MORE]
Women, more than men, become problem pokie players
A new study has found women are more likely than men to become problem poker machine gamblers.[MORE]
