Posts Tagged ‘Australia’
Fluoride halts tooth decay for adults, too
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Fluoride in drinking water improves adults’ dental health, even for people who didn’t drink fluoridated water as children, a new study shows. Continue…
Friday, March 15, 2013 11:53 - 3 Comments
Science & Technology - Mar 12, 2013 16:28 - 0 Comments
Teeny ‘cryptic’ clams hide in plain sight
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Marine biologists have identified three cryptic species of tiny clams, long believed to be members of the same species, which have been hiding in plain view along the rocky shores of southern Australia for millions of years. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 5, 2013 17:54 - 1 Comment
To attract pollinating birds, flowers go red
MONASH U. (AUS) — Flowers that once relied on insects for pollination have since changed their colors to be attractive to birds, biologists have discovered. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 21, 2013 10:37 - 0 Comments
Fairy-wren guys boast body size in song
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — Male fairy-wrens use the pitch of their songs to broadcast their body size, new research shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 13, 2013 13:09 - 0 Comments
Ice age extinctions led to hardier plants
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — When it comes to biodiversity, extinctions have a bigger impact than evolution, say researchers who looked at Australian plant species wiped out by the ice ages. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 29, 2013 10:41 - 3 Comments
Flies give up meat for toxic vegetarian diet
U. ARIZONA (US) — Microbe-eating flies from all over the world have recently evolved to eat some of the most toxic plants on Earth instead. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jan 23, 2013 11:08 - 2 Comments
Plants can go thirsty but only for so long
U. ARIZONA (US) — Many plants’ demand for water is flexible, but prolonged drought conditions have put their resilience to the test. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 21, 2013 11:39 - 2 Comments
Weight stays off long after lap band surgery
MONASH U. (AUS) — Gastric banding is safe and effective for managing obesity long-term, according to a study of patients 10 to 15 years after their surgeries. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 10, 2013 12:52 - 0 Comments
Dino stampede was a swim, not a run
U. QUEENSLAND (AUS) — The world’s only recorded dinosaur stampede was from animals who were swimming, not running, a 3D analysis suggests. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 2, 2013 11:36 - 2 Comments
Rock art clarifies demise of pre-Aboriginal culture
U. QUEENSLAND (AUS) — Ancient rock art suggests a 1,500-year-long mega-drought may have been responsible for the disappearance of a pre-historic culture that predates present day Aboriginal people. (more…)
Top Stories - Nov 26, 2012 11:17 - 2 Comments
Beetles in paradise: 14 new species in Tahiti
CORNELL (US) — Entomologists have discovered 14 new beetle species in the Society Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 11, 2012 10:35 - 0 Comments
2nd-gen immigrants pull ahead in US, Canada, Australia
U. TORONTO / MCGILL (CAN) —Second-generation Chinese and South Asian immigrants in the US, Canada, and Australia are more successful than many third- and higher-generation whites. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 28, 2012 11:44 - 1 Comment
Australian women fall short of health guidelines
U. QUEENSLAND (AUS) — Women in Australia are exercising less and most are not eating nearly enough vegetables, researchers have found. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 31, 2012 11:39 - 0 Comments
Fish dads with ‘Napoleon complex’ act tough
MONASH (AUS) — Among tough little fish from central Australia, smaller males overcompensate for their size with extra aggression. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 8, 2012 10:31 - 0 Comments
Some doctors don’t warn about surgery risks
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — Before providing treatment or surgery, some doctors and surgeons fail to explain the risks that could affect patients’ quality of life later, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 16, 2012 14:27 - 0 Comments
Doctors unfamiliar with some birth control options
MONASH (AUS) — General practitioners lack the knowledge and ability to adequately provide long-term contraceptive care to their female patients, according to new research. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 12, 2012 15:45 - 0 Comments
Fire hunting shields Australian mammals
STANFORD (US) — When species start disappearing, it usually makes sense to blame it on the arrival of humans. But in the case of Western Australia’s declining small mammal populations, the opposite may be true. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 11, 2012 10:13 - 1 Comment
More work, more weight for older women
MONASH (AUS) — Middle-aged women who work more than 35 hours per week are more at risk of gaining weight, according to a new study. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 6, 2012 14:25 - 0 Comments
Evolution clues from nerve-free sponges
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Except for their ‘unwired’ network of neural synapses, sponges and the rest of the animal world may not be so distantly related after all. (more…)
