12 February 2016 • News Whales unfazed by Macquarie scientists’ mix tape alarm tunes An international team lead by Macquarie University researchers has found that humpback whales are not only unfazed by complex alarm sounds designed to alert them…
23 November 2015 • News New biological teaching laboratories at Macquarie University Last week saw the successful official opening of three new state-of-the-art, interconnected biological teaching laboratories in Building E8C at Macquarie University. The new labs, part…
3 November 2015 • News Macquarie researchers say humans are changing ocean ecosystems in fundamental and surprising ways Humans are changing the ‘landscape of fear’ in oceans in many more ways that previously thought, and the effects of these changes can ripple through…
10 August 2015 • News New lizard named after Sir David Attenborough A research team led by Dr Martin Whiting from the Macquarie Department of Biological Sciences recently discovered a beautifully coloured new species of flat lizard,…
5 August 2015 • News Macquarie biological sciences researchers find antibiotic resistance spreading to wildlife Researchers have found antibiotic resistance genes are spreading to bacteria of Australian wildlife, including captive sea lions and rock wallabies, and the little penguins of…
10 July 2014 • News Macquarie researchers call for a new diet classification for mammals The analysis of 139 land mammals’ dietary preferences has led researchers to call for a new classification system, as many diets were varied beyond the…
26 June 2014 • News Macquarie research determines that fish can feel pain Do you still believe that fish are dumb and cannot feel pain? That we do not have to worry much about how they are cared…
