Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

A scientist handles uncooked meat in a laboratory

Treatment for a deadly E. coli strain may be possible, after UNSW Sydney researchers identified a new molecular pathway that controls the potent Shiga toxin.

Chris Fogwill

Fast-flowing and narrow glaciers have the potential to trigger massive changes in the Antarctic ice sheet and contribute to rapid ice-sheet decay and sea-level rise, a new study has found.

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Female dolphins who have help from their female friends are far more successful as mothers than those without such help, according to a landmark study.

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Sampling just a few genes can reveal not only the "lifestyle" of marine microbes but their entire environments, new research suggests.