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Microbes living on air a global phenomenon

19 Aug 2020

UNSW researchers have found their previous discovery of bacteria living on air in Antarctica is likely a process that occurs globally, further supporting the potential existence of microbial life on alien planets.

Why the brain is programmed to see faces in everyday objects

14 Aug 2020

Face pareidolia – the phenomenon of seeing faces in everyday objects – uses the same brain processes that we use to recognise and interpret other ‘real’ human faces.

Australian State of the Environment Report co-chiefs appointed

13 Aug 2020

Professor Emma Johnston AO, Dean of Science at UNSW Sydney announced as co-chief author of the Australian State of Environment Report 2021.

Dr. Adam Sookdeo loading the 16th century samples

Researchers unlock secrets of the past with new international carbon dating standard

13 Aug 2020

An international team of scientists have recalculated the curves used for radiocarbon dating – a key method for archaeology and environmental science – for the first time in seven years.

Secrets of Antarctic lake’s microbes revealed

11 Aug 2020

UNSW Science Professor Rick Cavicchioli is an expert in microbes and why they are so important – just last year, he led an urgent call for the world to stop ignoring this ‘unseen majority’ in Earth’s biodiversity and ecosystem when addressing climate change.

Pasteurisation inactivates COVID-19 virus in human milk: new research

11 Aug 2020

A new study has confirmed what researchers already suspected to be the case: heat inactivates SARS-CoV-2 in human milk.

Eye catching conservation tool protects livestock, lions and livelihoods

07 Aug 2020

Painting eyes on the backsides of cattle in Botswana appears to prevent attacks from lions in landscapes where they coexist.

‘Roaming reactions’ study to shed new light on atmospheric molecules

07 Aug 2020

A team of chemists has lifted the hood on the mysterious interplay between sunlight and molecules in the atmosphere known as ‘roaming reactions’, which could make atmospheric modelling more accurate.

Whale ‘snot’ study shows poorer health in migration

05 Aug 2020

UNSW Sydney researchers collected and tested samples of humpback whale "snot" – similar to mucus from a human nose – and found severely depleted microbial diversity a

Microrecycling science delivers new ‘material microsurgery’ technique

05 Aug 2020

New developments in microrecycling science could help revolutionise the recycling and manufacturing sectors.

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