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25.01.2022 Ghostly traces of massive ancient river revealed. Leading the research, Dr Sara Morón from the University of Sydney used zircon crystals to discovered the route of a massive ancient river that could help find new reservoirs of fossil fuels and suggest how modern rivers might change over time. Geologists can use ancient deltas to understand how modern river systems should be behaving says Sara... Read the story: https://freshscience.org.au//ghostly-traces-of-massive-anc #freshsci #geology #rivers

25.01.2022 Whooping cough is fighting back. Researchers discover how whooping cough is evolving paving the way to a new vaccine. Whooping cough strains are adapting to better infect humans, a team of Sydney researchers has found.... The scientists, led by microbiologist Dr Laurence Luu of the UNSW, may have solved the mystery of why, despite widespread vaccinations, the respiratory disease has been resurgent in Australia across the past decade. Read the story: http://bit.ly/3865G2M #FreshSci #vaccine #whoopingcough #medicalresearch

25.01.2022 Shining a light on brain temperature. Light could replace invasive techniques to measure brain temperature eliminating the need to place a thermometer in the brain when treating a range of neurological disorders. Researchers, led by Blanca del Rosal Rabes from Victoria’s Swinburne University of Technology have teamed up with Universidad Autónoma de Madrid in Spain and Stanford University in the US to develop a technique for measuring sub-degree brain temperature changes usin...g near-infrared light. Read the full story: http://bit.ly/31K7CMM #freshsci #neuroscience

22.01.2022 Leaky water pipes found at high speed using AI Jessica Bohorquez and researchers from the University of Adelaide have developed a system that utilises the deep learning capability of AI and has dramatically increased the chances of detecting cracks in underground pipes. At present, about 15 percent of Adelaide’s treated drinking water is lost through cracks in pipes before it reaches households. In some cases these cracks are tiny and almost impossible to locate. says Jessi...ca. Read the story: https://bit.ly/2XtUMCf #freshsci #artificialintelligence #water

22.01.2022 Tea trees crave water during hot and dry summer days. The iconic Australian tea tree (Melaleuca decora) is more vulnerable than native eucalypt species to extreme temperature and moisture stress, Western Sydney University researcher Anne Griebel has discovered. To make the finding, Anne and colleagues fitted instruments that measure the exchange of carbon, water and heat at 10 times a second to an extendable mast on a trailer deployed in a critically endangered woodland in ...Western Sydney. Read the story: http://bit.ly/39A0hlF #freshsci #environment #endangered #trees

21.01.2022 Science in Public is open for business with our usual support for researchers, plus online training. We have a suite of mentoring and training services availabl...e that cover media, stakeholders, social media, prizes, pitching and presentations. A month ago we thought we would be badly hit by COVID's impact on universities. Today, we realise that we’re luckier than many small businesses which have hit a brick wall. Science goes on, slowed, but results are being analysed, papers, grants and prize nominations are being written. Our team of six salaried staff are all working from home and we’re working hard to ensure that we can keep the team together. We’ve trained thousands of researchers through our physical workshops and we are now ready to run online versions of all our regular training courses and forums. We can run sessions online for one person or 100. We’re offering most of our services including: Online training media, pitching, social media etc for groups of one to 100 Research communication planning Media releases, social media, websites and other publications Advice and editing for prize nominations. For more information visit our website: https://www.scienceinpublic.com.au/ #trainingprograms #onlineworkshop #upskilling

16.01.2022 One step closer to understanding cancer-fighting immune cells Researchers discover that protective immune cells are not created equally. Personalised treatment of cancers has moved one step closer, thanks to The University of Melbourne researcher Dr Susan Christo.... Read the story: http://bit.ly/38dex2N #FreshSci #cancertreatment #immunotherapy

15.01.2022 Detecting asthma in horses. Using a face mask, The University of Adelaide researchers have a new way to detect a major hidden equine health issue. Up to 80 percent of horses including racehorses and showjumpers suffer from a form of asthma that affects their performance and wellbeing.... Read the story: http://bit.ly/2wLzc0u #freshsci #health #horse #veterinarysciene #asthma

14.01.2022 Meet and ask questions of journalists THIS Wednesday 13 May at 11am with: - Liam Mannix from The Age, - Donna Demaio from Radio 3AW, and - Will McDonald from Channel 9.

13.01.2022 15 percent of Adelaide's drinking water is lost through leaks. Using artificial intelligence, former Fresh Scientist Jessica Bohorquez from The University of Ad...elaide can now detect faults faster, cheaper and within 1 percent of its actual location. The research appears in the Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management: bit.ly/Leakdetection #FreshSci

10.01.2022 New clues for allergy prevention by breast milk Written by Akila Rekima and the University of Western Australia. UWA press release - http://bit.ly/2SCmQPo... A research team at The University of Western Australia is investigating the complex interactions of breast milk with allergens and baby’s gut immune system. They’ve found that food-derived but also airborne allergens are present in breast milk. Some do give protection and reduce allergies later in life. But they’ve also found that other allergens in breast milk such as house dust mite derived allergens may interfere with protection from allergies. Read the story on FreshSci: http://bit.ly/2vpsZ9H #FreshSci #allergens #breastmilk #allergies

09.01.2022 Goannas return to mine site. Animals play critical roles in ecosystems, but they are broadly overlooked in assessments of mine site restoration success says Sophie Cross, an ecologist at Curtin University She tracked Australia’s largest lizard species, the perentie, using VHF radio and GPS tracking, and walked hundreds of kilometres through unmined and restoration bushland on a mine site in the mid-west region of Western Australia for her study published in the Australian Jou...rnal of Zoology. Read the story: http://bit.ly/2Sgwt7P #freshsci #ecology #zoology #lizards

09.01.2022 Bendable, safe, long-lasting and green cement-free concrete A new type of concrete that is made out of waste materials and can bend under load has been developed by researchers from Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia. This material, which incorporates industrial waste products such as fly ash produced by coal-fired power stations, is especially suited for construction in earthquake zones in which the brittle nature of conventional concrete often lead...s to disastrous building collapses. Read the story: http://bit.ly/2PNfAzU #FreshSci #Swinburne #concrete #sustainable