Microplate discovery dates birth of Himalayas
This Lab Talk geologist Kara Matthews describes her research.
The Himalayas stretch 2,400 kilometres across central Asia and are home to nine of the 10 highest mountains on Earth....
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The koala genome reveals its secrets
The koala genome is remarkably resilient.
A koala’s sleepy demeanour hides a resilient genome. Despite being hunted to near extinction across Australia 200 yea...
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Lab talk: another reason to save the whale
What do whale numbers have to do with climate change?
Commercial whaling has killed off nearly 1.3 million whales, including blue, fin and humpbacks since the early 1900s....
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Lab talk: a step forward for arthritis patients
How do you make arthritis surgery safer?
Any invasive surgery comes with the risk of complications, from excessive bleeding to infection. And for the very old...
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Lab talk: Improving a super-strong material
How do you make carbon fibre composites even stronger?
Carbon fibre threads woven together to make a tough carbon fibre mesh, used in strong yet feather-light reinforced pl...
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Lab Talk: How to punch big holes in cells
Lethal protein that can go awry to cause autoimmune diseases.
As you read this, the cells of your immune system are busy eliminating invaders. Their weapons are awe-inspiring – bu...
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Merging galaxies: the bigger guy wins
As part of our Lab Talk series, Luke Davies explains what happens when galaxies collide.
Photo of the Milky Way which is on course to eventually merge with the Andromeda galaxy. – Miles Bowers Photography /...
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Lab talk: Crack addicts hooked on their environment
In the latest in our Lab Talk series, we ask Jee Hyun Kim to describe her research and why it mat...
Around half of drug addicts relapse within a year of going “clean”. My research suggests we’d lower that figure if ou...
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Clues in a Neanderthal's milk tooth
Renaud Joannes-Boyau describes his research and why it matters.
We may have deciphered their DNA but much of Neanderthal life remains a fascinating mystery. New research on an eight...