Human breastmilk responds quickly to protect the child when there is an infection in mothers or babies, according to new international research led by The University of Western Australia....[Read more]
An animal biologist from The University of Western Australia is among a large team of international researchers biting their fingernails as they wait to learn whether their bid to impregnate a rare giant panda in Scotland has paid off....[Read more]
Travelling around the top end of Australia, would you be able to tell the difference between a poisonous cane toad and a bumpy rocket frog or a giant frog? - They look similar but sound quite different. A new mobile app developed by The University of Western Australia aims to help save those native frogs that so often become the victim of mistaken identity....[Read more]
Strawberries are one of the most economically important berry crops in the world, and a high value export crop for the Australian horticultural industry....[Read more]
Researchers at The University of Western Australia and Macquarie University will investigate how international laws can be reformed to improve shark conservation and management....[Read more]
A puppet in a mask and flippers wonders why blue whales have pushed the limits of evolution to become the biggest animal ever, in a new video produced by a student from The University of Western Australia.
The University of Western Australia's internationally recognised plant scientist Winthrop Professor Harvey Millar has become the first Australian to win a prestigious American award in its 40-year history.
The Moon, water temperature and even time of day affect the diving behaviour of sharks, according to new research at The University of Western Australia.
A new study examining gender disparities in the Australian labour market has found female graduates earn less than their male counterparts - and the gender pay gap widens dramatically the older women are at the time of graduation.
An announcement today of a licensing agreement with US drug company Sarepta Therapeutics to develop new treatments based on award-winning research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) at The University of Western Australia may lead to the State's first genetic drug derived from WA research.
An internationally respected occupational cancer expert from The University of Western Australia will lead a team of researchers in investigating work-related asthma and cancer.
A potential link between professional pesticide treatments in the home and a higher risk of children developing brain tumours has been revealed in a new study from the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research.
Researchers have made some significant breakthroughs in understanding the early growth and survival of Australia's most valuable single-species fishery, the western rock lobster.
