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Authentic Communication Reduces Risky Teen Drinking

While fear-based messaging around alcohol aimed towards teens is common practice, new research suggests a key to curbing adolescents鈥� risky drinking behaviour is through authentic and open communication that acknowledges some of the positive...
17-Feb-2025 9:40 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Australian Plantago Could Replace Psyllium Husk in Gluten-Free Breads

Seeds of two native species of Plantago have been identified as producing mucilage that can be used as a natural additive to make gluten-free bread dough more elastic, resulting in fluffier loaves.
20-Jan-2025 6:50 PM EST Add to Favorites

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World鈥檚 Oldest 3D Map Discovered

Researchers have discovered what may be the world鈥檚 oldest three-dimensional map, located within a quartzitic sandstone megaclast in the Paris Basin.
13-Jan-2025 8:00 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Nearly 30,000 Wild Species Identified in US Trade Data

International research involving the University of Adelaide has found almost 30,000 wild species have been traded in the United States, according to data captured by US wildlife trade monitoring organisation Law Enforcement Manage Information System.
8-Jan-2025 7:55 PM EST Add to Favorites

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DNA Adds New Chapter to Indonesia鈥檚 Layered Human History

A new study from the University of Adelaide and The Australian National University (ANU) has outlined the first genomic evidence of early migration from New Guinea into the Wallacea, an archipelago containing Timor-Leste and hundreds of inhabited...
7-Jan-2025 6:50 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Some Evolutionary Losses May Not Be Lost Forever

Nine species of sea snakes have now been identified as having regained the genetic requirements for advanced colour vision, demonstrating that once a complex trait has been lost to evolutionary time, it may be regained in some way.
19-Dec-2024 9:45 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Large Hadron Collider Regularly Makes Magic

A brotherly research duo has discovered that when the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) produces top quarks 鈥� the heaviest known fundamental particles 鈥� it regularly creates a property known as magic.
19-Dec-2024 9:20 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Functionality of a Grapevine Transport Protein Defined

Researchers at the University of Adelaide have discovered that a protein which mediates the transport of alkali metal ions, such as potassium, and halides ions across plant membranes acts similarly to a protein found in animals.
19-Dec-2024 9:10 PM EST Add to Favorites

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As the clock ticks on the Titan sub, an expert explains what safety features a submersible should have

The oxygen supply of the missing Titan submersible is expected to run out today around 10am GMT, or 8pm AEST. A frantic search continues for the Titan and its five occupants, with sonar buoys having recorded 鈥渂anging鈥� noises in the search area...
22-Jun-2023 9:00 AM EDT

Experts chart the pathway to decarbonising heavy industry

Experts will converge on Adelaide to chart the most prospective pathways to decarbonise heavy industry at this year鈥檚 High Temperature Minerals Processing (HiTeMP) 3 Forum hosted by the University of Adelaide.
22-Sep-2022 9:05 PM EDT

Rewriting the History of the Autobiographical Graphic Novel

21-Jul-2022 8:05 PM EDT

Discovery Casts Dark Shadow on Computer Security

Two international teams of security researchers have uncovered Foreshadow, a new variant of the hardware vulnerability Meltdown announced earlier in the year, that can be exploited to bypass Intel Processors鈥� secure regions to access memory and...
14-Aug-2018 7:05 PM EDT

Why It's "Homicide Bomber" Not "Suicide Bomber"

A suicide prevention expert has called for the term "homicide bomber" to replace the widely used "suicide bomber", because he says people who kill themselves while murdering others have few similarities to actual suicide victims.
3-Sep-2013 9:00 AM EDT

Omega-3 Continues to Astound Award-Winner

After decades of research, scientists continue to uncover the health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids 鈥� and there are many more discoveries yet to come, according to a nutrition researcher being honored for his lifetime of achievement in this field.
16-Apr-2012 9:00 AM EDT

Will the New World Cup Soccer Ball Bend?

Physics experts at the University of Adelaide believe the new ball created for the 2010 World Cup, called the Jabulani, will play "harder and faster", bending more unpredictably than its predecessor.
8-Jun-2010 8:00 AM EDT

Herbal Medicines Can be Lethal, Pathologist Warns

A University of Adelaide forensic pathologist has sounded a worldwide warning of the potential lethal dangers of herbal medicines if taken in large quantities, injected, or combined with prescription drugs.
8-Feb-2010 8:30 AM EST

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