Dead shrubs reveal past climate changes
The growth rings of alpine shrubs can provide a clue to past climatic conditions.
Enzyme promotes aggressive breast cancer
Understanding the role of EZH2 enzymes in promoting breast cancer could lead to more effective treatments.
First stem cells from endangered species
Scientists have used skin cells to produce the stem cells from the drill monkey and the Northern white rhinoceros.
Stars and gas affect dark matter
The dynamics of dark matter are more complicated on a single galaxy level.
Rare plants flourish after fires
The 2009 bushfires in Victoria triggered a population explosion for a number of rare plant species.
Thylacine’s jaws linked to its extinction
The thylacine’s weak jaws would have restricted it to small prey, according to a new study.
Early life on Earth had sulphur-based metabolisms
Microfossils from the Pilbara in Western Australia have extended the fossil record of sulphur-loving bacteria by 500 million years or more.
Fossil reveals origin of the whale’s giant mouth
The fossilised jaws of the extinct baleen whale Janjucetus hunderi. Photograph by Jon Augier; Copyright Museum Victoria Baleen whales first evolved their huge mouths for capturing large prey, a new study has shown.
Eucalyptus genome sequenced
The flooded gum (Eucalyptus grandis) has become the second forest tree in the world to have its genome sequenced.
