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09 December 2024
Look out for these five beautiful Australian beetles this summer
Australia boasts some of the world's most stunning beetles. University of Sydney entomologist Tanya Latty and CSIRO beetle expert James Bickerstaff highlight five outstanding examples to keep an eye out for.
04 December 2024
The mystery gene that makes ginger cats orange has been discovered
Orange and tortoiseshell house cats (torties) have long been an enigma for hair colouration in mammals: now, the genetic basis of their distinctive coat colour has been unveiled.
03 December 2024
New map shows where koalas are at most risk
A first-of-its-kind map created by a team of scientists at the University of Sydney shows that the genetic diversity of koala populations is in decline across Australia, putting the iconic marsupial at increased risk of extinction.
28 November 2024
Celebrating 50 years of marine discovery at One Tree Island Research Station
For fifty years One Tree Island Research Station has been a focal point for environmental insight and scientific discovery within the Great Barrier Reef, shedding light on the ecosystems that form this natural wonder.
28 November 2024
'Velcro' DNA origami helps build nanorobotic Meccano
The nanorobots developed by Dr Minh Luu and Dr Shelley Wickham could be used to deploy targeted cancer drugs, make futuristic materials that respond to their environments and find uses in creating energy-efficient signal processing.
27 November 2024
Joint centre for food security will leverage China-Australia cooperation
Vice-Chancellor Professor Mark Scott and Professor Brent Kaiser met with senior administrators and academics at Peking University to unveil the centre, dedicated to sustainable and secure agriculture.
26 November 2024
Science continues to exclude Indigenous communities
An enduring challenge facing science around the world is how to best include and engage Indigenous communities. Dr Jordan Pitt is a mathematician and Associate Dean (Indigenous Strategy) in the Faculty of Science.
19 November 2024
Sydney researchers recognised in highly cited list
Sydney academics have been recognised in Clarivate's 2024 Highly Cited Researchers list.
14 November 2024
Largest prime number ever found is an astonishing 41-million-digits long
Euclid proved there are an infinite number of primes millennia ago. Professor John Voight looks at the most recent discovery of a Mersenne prime number, the largest yet found, and ponders the beauty of the infinite, with practical uses in cryptography.
12 November 2024
'Sleepy cannabis': first objective study to show cannabinol increases sleep
Research at the University of Sydney Lambert Initiative shows that cannabinol increases both REM and non-REM sleep in rats. Human trials are now under way.