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Mangroves: environmental guardians of our coastline

Nov 29, 2022

The study tested the health of grey mangroves living around the Port Pirie smelter. Using leaf chlorophyll content as a proxy to plant health, mangroves were found to be unaffected...

Alzheimer’s risk gene undermines insulation of brain’s “wiring”

Nov 29, 2022

Deficiency of this fatty insulation, called myelin, may be a significant contributor to the pathology and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease because without proper myelination, communications among neurons are degraded. “We...

Elon Musk prepares to release sensitive 'Twitter Files' on suppression

Nov 29, 2022

Elon Musk said Twitter would be releasing files on its own 'free speech suppression,' in a tweet on Monday. The billionaire is expected to disclose the full details of Twitter's...

Scientists unveil the functional landscape of essential genes

Nov 29, 2022

A team of scientists at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has systematically evaluated the functions of over 5,000 essential human genes...

Biden calls on Congress to head off potential rail strike

Nov 29, 2022

Business groups are increasing the pressure on lawmakers to intervene and block a railroad strike before next month's deadline in the stalled contract talks. Business groups are increasing the pressure...

Non-detection of key signal allows astronomers to determine what the first galaxies were – and weren’t – like

Nov 29, 2022

Understanding the early Universe, when the first stars and galaxies formed, is one of the major goals of new observatories. This signal is known as the 21-centimetre line – a...

Channeling creativity through art and engineering

Nov 29, 2022

“I always thought that engineering and art were opposites and you couldn’t really do both,” she says. But she quickly found herself gravitating more toward mechanical engineering. Her time in...

Dr John Debs earns national recognition for teaching methods

Nov 29, 2022

The AIP Education Medal recognises outstanding contributions to tertiary physics education in Australia. We recently interviewed John to learn more about his unique approach to physics education and what makes...

There’s a Job-Market Riddle at the Heart of the Coming Recession

Nov 28, 2022

But there’s a glimmer of good news: This time around, workers have a better-than-usual shot at holding onto their jobs if recession arrives. That would make the coming economic slowdown...

Exploring alternate realities to help build social skills for the real world

Nov 28, 2022

28 November 2022UniSA has partnered with social gaming company Minds At Play to better understand how roleplaying games can build social skills in people who are neurodivergent or live with...