Red foxes feasting on Australian mammals
Scientists at Murdoch University's Harry Butler Institute (HBI) have discovered that red foxes are ravaging a larger range of Australian animals than previously realized, with 70% of fox diet samples turning up mammal remains......»»
WHO urges vigilance but no alarm over bird flu
The World Health Organization called Wednesday for vigilance after the recent detection of bird flu in mammals, but tried to calm fears that large-scale human outbreaks could be looming......»»
Britishvolt: UK battery start-up set to be bought by Australian firm
Recharge Industries is named preferred bidder for collapsed battery firm Britishvolt......»»
Bird flu detected in mammals but risk to humans low: experts
Experts have warned that the recent detection of bird flu in mammals including foxes, otters, minks, seals and even grizzly bears is concerning but emphasized that the virus would have to significantly mutate to spread between humans......»»
Patch your Jira Service Management Server and Data Center and check for compromise! (CVE-2023-22501)
Australian software maker Atlassian has released patches for CVE-2023-22501, a critical authentication vulnerability in Jira Service Management Server and Data Center, and is urging users to upgrade quickly. “Installing a fixed version of Jira.....»»
Aussie authorities still searching for tiny radioactive capsule
Australian authorities are still searching for a tiny radioactive capsule that apparently fell from a truck during a recent journey in the west of the country......»»
Three of four people experience abuse on dating apps. How do we balance prevention with policing?
A 2022 survey by the Australian Institute of Criminology found three in four app users surveyed had experienced online abuse or harassment when using dating apps. This included image-based abuse and abusive and threatening messages. A further third e.....»»
Antibiotic resistance induced by the widespread use of… antidepressants?
Bacteria evolve drug resistance more readily when antidepressants are around. Enlarge (credit: Larry Washburn) Jianhua Guo is a professor at the Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology. His research f.....»»
Large mammals shaped the evolution of humans in Africa, says ecologist
That humans originated in Africa is widely accepted. But it's not generally recognized how unique features of Africa's ecology were responsible for the crucial evolutionary transitions from forest-inhabiting fruit-eater to savanna-dwelling hunter. Th.....»»
No spread of H5N1 bird flu between mammals found
Mammals can become infected with the highly pathogenic (HPAI) avian influenza H5N1 virus when they feed on infected sick or dead wild birds. Studies by Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR) show that there is no spread of the virus between the mam.....»»
France under pressure to save dolphins from trawlers
Hundreds of dolphins are washing up on France's Atlantic coast and thousands more are believed killed in fishermen's nets each year, as environmentalists and Brussels pressure the government to protect the marine mammals......»»
How researchers cracked the mystery of Australia"s prehistoric giant eggs
It's a long-running Australian detective story. From the 1980s onwards, researchers found eggshell fragments, and on rare occasions whole eggs, exposed in eroding sand dunes within the country's arid zone (which covers most of Australia's landmass)......»»
A blind spot in diversity programs is holding equality back, suggests study
Diversity, inclusion and equity policies are now broadly endorsed in Australian organizations. But not all diversities are equal. Our research suggests while programs for women and some racial minorities are being embraced, other diversities are excl.....»»
Climate change: Bill Gates backs Australian start-up targeting cow burps
Livestock - such as cows - produce methane when their stomachs are digesting hard fibres......»»
Split-second of evolutionary cellular change could have led to mammals, suggests new hypothesis
A newly-published hypothesis, led by a UCL researcher, suggests a momentary leap in a single species on a single day millions of years ago might ultimately have led to the arrival of mammals—and therefore humans......»»
Avian flu could decimate Australian black swans
The unique genetics of the Australian black swan leaves the species vulnerable to viral illnesses such as avian flu, University of Queensland research has revealed......»»
Australian rangers find "monster" 2.7 kg cane toad
Australian rangers have killed an invasive "monster" cane toad discovered in the wilds of a coastal park—a warty brown specimen as long as a human arm and weighing 2.7 kilograms (6 pounds)......»»
Offshore wind farm construction is noisy—but gadgets used to protect marine mammals are working
The European Union had 14.6 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy installed in 2021, and this is projected to increase by at least 25 times in the next ten years. While an expanding renewable energy sector is necessary to replace fossil fuels and sl.....»»
Apple Watch, Siri, Muay Thai combo ends in accidental police raid
A series of unfortunate events led to Australian police showing up in force at a Muay Thai gym after an inadvertent emergency call was made via Siri made an inadvertent emergency call on a trainer's Apple Watch.Activating Siri by accident can lead to.....»»
Are the fish in your aquarium happy? Five things to look out for
If 1,500 captive mammals suffocated to death in a zoo, their suffering would spark an outcry. So when a Berlin hotel aquarium exploded at the end of 2022, why did so few people comment on the welfare of the fish? Aquatic species don't seem to induce.....»»
The role of a novel long non-coding RNA in the immune escape of pathogenic Vibrio in fish
MicroRNAs (miRNA) are small non-coding RNAs that regulate almost all biological processes, protein production, inflammatory responses, immune regulation, tumorigenesis and infection. In mammals, the classic formation of miRNA needs to transcribe a lo.....»»