Did we really inherit that singing voice? What about our maths brain? Some of the answers are in our DNA – but how much can scientists actually tell?
New research out of Monash University has added to the evidence suggesting shift work can harm your health. So,can we be doing things better? Should we stop non-essential shift work altogether?
A metal chamber in a metal room in a sealed Brisbane lab contains one of the rarest things on earth – a plastic-free space. And it’s being used to detect toxic trespassers.
A beach is a borderland where marine life survives the best way it can. We take a walk on the sandy wild side.
Since the mid-2000s,beekeepers have reported huge numbers of honey bees disappearing from hives. Pesticides were named as one cause,but there may be more.
The species has the highest number of facial neurons of any land-dwelling mammal,allowing them to flick their ears and perform intricate manoeuvres with their trunks.
UNSW researchers went looking for what makes reptiles and amphibians sick. What they found shocked them.
Researchers have found two-spot octopuses always use the second tentacle from the middle of their body to launch an attack.
Man’s best friend produces oxytocin,the cuddle hormone,which causes feelings of love and affection after separation from humans.
The blood type of a human kidney has been changed for the first time,helping to drastically reduce the amount of time many people wait for a transplant.
Study reveals that felines are more likely to be attracted to people who are less interested in them.