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WEBPublicly released: Thu 3 Oct 2024 at 1900 AEST | 2200 NZDT. Nature Neuroscience. International scientists, including Australians, investigated the genetics of nearly 21,000 people with epilepsy, and found seven individual genes, three gene sets and four gene variants that increase the risk of developing the disease. The team Read more.
Horridus is here! Meet the world's most complete triceratops
WEBHorridus, the world’s most complete and finely preserved Triceratops will be unveiled for the first time at Melbourne Museum on Saturday 12 March. After 67-million years, audiences will come face-to-face with Horridus as part of the museum’s monumental new exhibition Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs. Organisation/s: Museums Victoria.
School uniforms can lead to discrimination and inequity
WEBNov 2, 2023 — Media release. Uniforms have long been a topic of debate in schools and while they are often seen to promote discipline and unity, new research suggests they can lead to discrimination and inequality. Associate Professor Wendy Cumming-Potvin, from Murdoch University’s School of Education, said her recent research shows a …
Kimchi three times a day could keep the kilos at bay - Scimex
WEBJan 31, 2024 — Yes. Up to three daily servings of kimchi may lower men’s obesity risk. And radish kimchi linked to lower prevalence of midriff bulge in both men and women. Eating up to three daily servings of the Korean classic, kimchi, may lower men’s overall risk of obesity, while radish kimchi is linked to a lower prevalence of midriff bulge in both ...
A century of cinema shows movies are rife with gender stereotypes
WEBDec 22, 2022 — Analysing over 1.2 million scenes from 912 movies spanning 1909 to 2013, the researchers say they were able to identify various gendered differences in the actions of characters, some of which remained consistent over time. They say in the movies analysed, differences included women being more likely to show affection, cry and be subjected to ...
Rat skull size explains why they are nature's survivors
WEBA new study, co-led by scientists from Flinders University and The University of Queensland, has revealed that the skulls of rodents resemble each other in any given size, meaning little adaptation seems to be necessary for a rodent to survive in a variety of habitats. Journal/conference: The American Naturalist. Research: Paper.
Women are just as good as men at Olympic shooting, unless the
WEBSep 28, 2023 — A US and Spanish analysis of a mixed-gender shooting competition held during the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, which included 177 male and 178 female shooters, found women performed just as well as men when targets were stationary.
Our lifespan is increasing... but what about our 'healthspan'?
WEBMar 16, 2022 — The number of healthy years a person lives is increasing on average, even for people with chronic conditions, according to UK researchers. Healthcare advances over recent decades mean many people with chronic health conditions are living longer, so the team analysed two population studies of over 65s in the UK to find out whether this extension to life also involves an increase in years ...
Adding insects to our diet could be even more sustainable than we ...
WEBMar 3, 2022 — While insects have been touted as a strong potential addition to our diets as a sustainable source of protein, insect production could have additional benefits for plants, according to a team of international researchers. In an opinion piece, the team outline how discarded exoskeletons as insects moult and their 'frass', a combination of poo ...
Unusual space signals challenge our understanding of neutron stars
WEBJun 5, 2024 — Signals from space from a newly discovered object are challenging our understanding of neutron stars, say Aussie and international astronomers. The researchers discovered a new object, called ASKAP J1935+2148, which produces powerful bursts of energy – but is strange because it has three distinctive emission states: a …