{{data.meterPrompt.countRemaining}}{{data.meterPrompt.message}}Already subscribed? {{data.paywallPrompt.countRemaining}}{{data.paywallPrompt.title}}{{data.paywallPrompt.message}}Already subscribed? By A surprising new study suggests two-thirds of Australians have been exposed to a potentially mind-altering cat parasite.Toxoplasma gondii is famous for manipulating the brains of infected mice so they run towards cats, instead of away from them – raising questions about what it could be doing to human brains.New research from a team of Edith Cowan University scientists found 66 per cent of the...…{{data.meterPrompt.countRemaining}}{{data.meterPrompt.message}}Already subscribed? {{data.paywallPrompt.countRemaining}}{{data.paywallPrompt.title}}{{data.paywallPrompt.message}}Already subscribed? By A surprising new study suggests two-thirds of Australians have been exposed to a potentially mind-altering cat parasite.Toxoplasma gondii is famous for manipulating the brains of infected mice so they run towards cats, instead of away from them – raising questions about what it could be doing to human brains.New research from a team of Edith Cowan University scientists found 66 per cent of the...WW…

The first real-world data for COVID vaccines is in - and it’s really good newsWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementThe first real-world data for COVID-19 vaccines is in – and the vaccines’ effectiveness have once-again shot past scientists’ expectations.Vaccines are typically less effective in the real-world than in clinical trials. But in data from Israel and the United Kingdom, both of whom...…The first real-world data for COVID vaccines is in - and it’s really good newsWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementThe first real-world data for COVID-19 vaccines is in – and the vaccines’ effectiveness have once-again shot past scientists’ expectations.Vaccines are typically less effective in the real-world than in clinical trials. But in data from Israel and the United Kingdom, both of whom...WW…

‘Stem cells in hyperdrive’: Breakthrough in the hunt for a healing secretWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementA team of Melbourne-based researchers believe they have taken a significant step towards unlocking the regenerative power of the stem cells in our muscles, after six years of experiments on fish isolated a signal that turns on the cells.In mice, a dose of the signalling chemical prompts...…‘Stem cells in hyperdrive’: Breakthrough in the hunt for a healing secretWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementA team of Melbourne-based researchers believe they have taken a significant step towards unlocking the regenerative power of the stem cells in our muscles, after six years of experiments on fish isolated a signal that turns on the cells.In mice, a dose of the signalling chemical prompts...WW…

Scientists call for pause on AstraZeneca vaccine rolloutWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementThe Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology says the federal government should immediately pause the planned rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine because it may not be effective enough to generate herd immunity.Phase three clinical trials of the vaccine, which is the centrepiece of Australia's...…Scientists call for pause on AstraZeneca vaccine rolloutWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementThe Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology says the federal government should immediately pause the planned rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine because it may not be effective enough to generate herd immunity.Phase three clinical trials of the vaccine, which is the centrepiece of Australia's...WW…

Doris the lady lizard now appears to be male, stunning scientistsWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementA small reptile at Melbourne Aquarium appears to have changed its sex from female to male – a discovery which would be a world first, upending what we know about lizards.In February, aquarium keepers noticed one of their female Boyd’s forest dragons – a green-grey lizard with a spiny crest that...…Doris the lady lizard now appears to be male, stunning scientistsWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementA small reptile at Melbourne Aquarium appears to have changed its sex from female to male – a discovery which would be a world first, upending what we know about lizards.In February, aquarium keepers noticed one of their female Boyd’s forest dragons – a green-grey lizard with a spiny crest that...WW…

A flock of sheep, two giant dogs, and a bunch of bandicoots - an unusual solution to extinction?We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementLast month a very special pack of animals was released near Skipton in Victoria’s south-west: a flock of sheep, two giant sheepdogs, and 20 tiny, shy marsupials.This unusual group is serving an important conservation purpose: it is hopefully the start of bringing...…A flock of sheep, two giant dogs, and a bunch of bandicoots - an unusual solution to extinction?We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementLast month a very special pack of animals was released near Skipton in Victoria’s south-west: a flock of sheep, two giant sheepdogs, and 20 tiny, shy marsupials.This unusual group is serving an important conservation purpose: it is hopefully the start of bringing...WW…

The perfect virus: two gene tweaks that turned COVID-19 into a killerWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementIf you were to hold a horseshoe bat in your hand, it would barely fill your palm, and weigh little more than a ballpoint pen.The creatures live in the darkness. Their name comes from their oddly-shaped noses, which look like upward-pointed horseshoes. Generally we ignore them and they ignore...…The perfect virus: two gene tweaks that turned COVID-19 into a killerWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementIf you were to hold a horseshoe bat in your hand, it would barely fill your palm, and weigh little more than a ballpoint pen.The creatures live in the darkness. Their name comes from their oddly-shaped noses, which look like upward-pointed horseshoes. Generally we ignore them and they ignore...WW…

Mask demand crashes websites, creates shortage of elasticWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementAn Australian manufacturer of medical masks says it is operating around-the-clock to fulfil its contract to boost the Commonwealth stockpile and has no capacity to meet increased demand from the Victorian public.Shepparton-based Med-Con, which has been making up to 3 million mostly medical masks per week...…Mask demand crashes websites, creates shortage of elasticWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementAn Australian manufacturer of medical masks says it is operating around-the-clock to fulfil its contract to boost the Commonwealth stockpile and has no capacity to meet increased demand from the Victorian public.Shepparton-based Med-Con, which has been making up to 3 million mostly medical masks per week...WW…

Coronaviruses extremely widespread in wildlife trade: studyWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementCoronaviruses are extremely widespread in wild animals bred for food in Vietnam, with the wildlife supply chain quickly spreading those viruses to uninfected animals, preliminary research shows.The study did not find the specific strain of coronavirus that causes COVID-19, but it illustrates how...…Coronaviruses extremely widespread in wildlife trade: studyWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementCoronaviruses are extremely widespread in wild animals bred for food in Vietnam, with the wildlife supply chain quickly spreading those viruses to uninfected animals, preliminary research shows.The study did not find the specific strain of coronavirus that causes COVID-19, but it illustrates how...WW…

This game helps scientists design COVID drugs. They want you to playWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementStuck at home and feeling helpless in the face of a global pandemic?You don’t need to be.If you like solving puzzles, scientists want your help to start designing potential drugs to combat the coronavirus using a game you can play on your computer.The citizen-science project, known as Foldit,...…This game helps scientists design COVID drugs. They want you to playWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismisscloseAdvertisementBy Log in, or to save articles for later.Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeAdvertisementStuck at home and feeling helpless in the face of a global pandemic?You don’t need to be.If you like solving puzzles, scientists want your help to start designing potential drugs to combat the coronavirus using a game you can play on your computer.The citizen-science project, known as Foldit,...WW…