Marisa Wikramanayake

Previously, lost cats were often mistaken for strays and inadvertently euthanised if there was no shelter available. Lost and stray cats pose an environmental risk as they may become feral and hunt native species. Image: Gary RobertsonNEW legislation…

“Inoculated seedlings then showed similar disease symptoms as trees suffering tuart decline and Phytophthora multivora was reisolated.”—Peter Scott. Flickr: Clare Snow A NEW Phytophthora fungi species might be a significant factor in tuart decline of…

TODAY is the first day of harvesting for a new genetically modified cotton variety, grown in WA. The field trial in the Ord River irrigation district in the Kimberley is the third in a series across Australia. The [harvest] will allow scientists to…

NINE chuditches (Dasyurus geoffroii) have recently been reintroduced into the Francois Peron National Park, in Shark Bay, a designated World Heritage region. The Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) reintroduced the group in May this year…

MURDOCH University researchers are setting woody debris alight to investigate whether the ash-beds and heat will allow tuart trees (Eucalyptus gomphocephala) to regenerate. “If our trials are successful, we hope this could be a cost effective way to…

STUDENTS in the oil and gas industry can now gain more practical experience by operating a binary distillation column. Challenger Institute of Technology trains 300 to 600 students each year for entry into the oil and gas industry. Image: iStock The…

WEST Australian couples are now being encouraged to consider surrogacy if they have fertility problems. Once the child is born, a parentage order is sought to legally hand over the child to the arranged parents. Image: iStock At a Murdoch University…

WA study gives physiotherapists a new approach for treating cystic fibrosis patients. “It highlights the need in WA to spend more time learning new techniques.” —Mr Wood. Image: iStock Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Senior Physiotherapist Mr Jamie…

A NEW non-invasive technique for detecting cell turgor pressure in plant species may help WA farmers. The Probe allows the plant species to be monitored constantly and the data to be easily read by anyone over the web. Image: H.Bramley The device…

THE expansion of the universe does not work the way we expect it to, according to Dr. Tamara Davis, astrophysicist at the School of Mathematics and Physics from the University of Queensland. "Can we see forever?’ ‘Yes’ in a decelerating universe and…

A new species of Arum lily (Typhonium) has been discovered west of Kununurra in the Kimberley region. The new species of Arum lily (Typhonium). Image: Dr Matt Barrett, Kings Park, Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority. Kings Park, Botanic Gardens and…

The latest in genome sequencing equipment was unveiled by UWA at Royal Perth Hospital earlier today, with a promise for the first to publish results from the sequencer. LSBFG director Professor Richard Allcock and research assistant Ms Nina Kresoje…

A new facility for the rehabilitation of cockatoo species at the Native Animal Rescue Centre in Malaga is now operational. The facility was opened by the Western Australian Minister for Environment and Youth Donna Faragher last Friday. The Minister…

THE University of Western Australia launched its second car in the REV (Renewable Energy Vehicle) project earlier today. The converted Lotus Elise S2 has an estimated top speed of 200 km/h and was examined by the Hon. Bill Marmion, West Australian…

A STUDY on the evolution of kangaroo species could provide information on the effect climate change has on biodiversity. Dr Natalie Warburton of Murdoch University and Dr Gavin Prideaux from Flinders University examined the skeletal remains of…

A MURDOCH University researcher has found that Western Australia’s freshwater mussel species, Carter’s Freshwater Mussel (Westralunio carteri) is being threatened by salinity. Michael Klunzinger, a PhD student with the Freshwater Fish Group at the…

A MURDOCH University PhD student is using nanotechnology to aid the treatment of ischemic strokes. Xuan Le is researching the use of nanotechnology to deliver drugs internally as an alternative to injection and oral drug delivery methods. Part of the…

RESEARCHERS working on biomass to gaseous fuel conversion technology have won the 2010 Curtin Commercial Innovation Awards. Curtin’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research and Development, Professor Linda Kristjanson commended the team, which also…