“Shark Vision” Confirms Mistaken Identity May Explain Why Sharks Bite Humans
New shark-vision models show that many shark bites by great whites may be a case of mistaken identity, as surfing and swimming humans on the…
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Mating Season Mishaps? Unprovoked Attacks by Venomous Olive Sea Snakes on Scuba Divers
Attacks by venomous Olive sea snakes on scuba divers may be misdirected courtship behaviors, according to a study published in Scientific Reports. Scuba divers frequently…
Unveiling the Fate of Ultra-Short Period Exoplanets
The last decades of “exoplanet hunting” – the search for planets orbiting stars other than the Sun – have allowed us to better understand the…
Wildlife Conservation on Ice: Frozen Zoos To Save Animals
In a south-eastern suburb in Melbourne, there’s a zoo. It has no visitors, and there are no animals anywhere inside it. Rather, the Australian Frozen Zoo…
Using Synthetic Biology To Shed Light on “Biological Dark Matter”
A new body of research, published in Nature Communications, suggests synthetic biology could help to better characterize complex microbial communities, unlocking their potential for industrial…
Bursting the Hubble Bubble: Powerful Ground-Based Telescope Will See Further and Clearer Than Hubble Space Telescope
Australian scientists will help construct one of the world’s most powerful ground-based telescopes that promises to see further and clearer than the Hubble Space Telescope and unlock mysteries…
Winner Takes All: Galaxies Headed for Collision on Intergalactic “Road of Matter”
An international group of astronomers has created images with never-before-seen detail of a galaxy cluster with a black hole at its center, traveling at high…
Immune Response Depends on Mathematics of Narrow Escape Problem
The shape of immune cells plays key role in recognizing invaders. The way immune cells pick friends from foes can be described by a classic…