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The blue spiral galaxy is NGC 4647 ">Size doesn't matter for black holes</a></h4> <p class="item001 itemList"><span class="txdate">Thursday, 18 September 2014</span><span class="description"><br>A new record has been set for the smallest galaxy known to contain a supermassive black hole.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=blackholes">blackholes</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=stars">stars</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=galaxies">galaxies</a> <strong>Locations: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=germany">germany</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=united-states">united-states</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=university-of-queensland-4072">university-of-queensland-4072</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=macquarie-university-2109">macquarie-university-2109</a></span></p> <h4 class="item002"><a href="/science/articles/2014/04/16/3976992.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201404/r1259901_16865483.jpg" align="left" alt="Sweet smell of success: Bee antennae help regulate odour memory">Bees have antennae up for memories</a></h4> <p class="item002 itemList"><span class="txdate">Wednesday, 16 April 2014</span><span class="description"><br>Australian research shows long-term, odour-memory formation in the brain affects the expression of olfactory receptors in the nose.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=neuroscience">neuroscience</a> <strong>Locations: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=university-of-queensland-4072">university-of-queensland-4072</a></span></p> <h4 class="item003"><a href="/science/articles/2014/03/27/3972677.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201403/r1255051_16757601.jpg" align="left" alt="Roadmap: Scientists have shown how our genetic material works together ">Genome 'navigation map' revealed</a></h4> <p class="item003 itemList"><span class="txdate">Thursday, 27 March 2014</span><span class="description"><br>The clearest picture yet of how our genes are regulated to make the body work has been unveiled in a major international study.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=cloning-and-dna">cloning-and-dna</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=genetics">genetics</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=nanotechnology">nanotechnology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=dna">dna</a> <strong>Locations: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=japan">japan</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=scotland">scotland</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=university-of-queensland-4072">university-of-queensland-4072</a></span></p> <h4 class="item004"><a href="/science/articles/2014/01/17/3926989.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201401/r1225582_16105962.jpg" align="left" alt="The boxes belonged to 'the Godfather of Australian venom research', Struan Sutherland ">Vintage venom still has bite</a></h4> <p class="item004 itemList"><span class="txdate">Friday, 17 January 2014</span><span class="description"><br>Researchers have uncovered a rare collection of snake venoms, some of which are still potent after nearly 80 years in storage.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=medical-research">medical-research</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=reptiles">reptiles</a> <strong>Locations: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=university-of-queensland-4072">university-of-queensland-4072</a></span></p> <h4 class="item005"><a href="/science/articles/2013/11/28/3900284.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201311/r1208147_15707608.jpg" align="left" alt="Until now, it's been impossible to measure and control Bose-Einstein Condensates simultaneously ">Researchers shine light on cool substance</a></h4> <p class="item005 itemList"><span class="txdate">Thursday, 28 November 2013</span><span class="description"><br>For the first time, scientists have found a way of studying Bose-Einstein Condensates without destroying them.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=physics">physics</a> <strong>Locations: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=england">england</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=university-of-queensland-4072">university-of-queensland-4072</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=australian-national-university-0200">australian-national-university-0200</a></span></p> <h4 class="item006"><a href="/science/articles/2013/10/08/3863851.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201107/r795680_6959616.jpg" align="left" alt="The study found that extreme stress causes immune system collapse, infections and internal bleeding, leading to death ">Suicidal antechinus mystery solved</a></h4> <p class="item006 itemList"><span class="txdate">Tuesday, 8 October 2013</span><span class="description"><br>Sperm competition drives suicidal reproduction in antechinus and other marsupials.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=weird-and-wonderful">weird-and-wonderful</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=marsupials">marsupials</a> <strong>Locations: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=university-of-queensland-4072">university-of-queensland-4072</a></span></p> <h4 class="item007"><a href="/science/articles/2013/09/13/3847456.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201309/r1173269_14926676.jpg" align="left" alt="Koalas living in the eastern parts of the range rely on the moisture of their leaves for water ">Koalas on the outer live life differently</a></h4> <p class="item007 itemList"><span class="txdate">Friday, 13 September 2013</span><span class="description"><br>Koalas living on the outskirts of a forest are pickier and greedier when it comes to choosing their real estate.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=conservation">conservation</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=animals">animals</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=marsupials">marsupials</a> <strong>Locations: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=university-of-queensland-4072">university-of-queensland-4072</a></span></p> <h4 class="item008"><a href="/science/articles/2013/07/26/3804268.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201307/r1143447_14266839.jpg" align="left" alt="Do parents spend more time reading to their smarter children? ">Smart kids get more attention from parents</a></h4> <p class="item008 itemList"><span class="txdate">Friday, 26 July 2013</span><span class="description"><br>Smart kids get smarter because parents pay them more attention - at least in the US, new research suggests.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=education">education</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=child-health-and-behaviour">child-health-and-behaviour</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=epidemiology">epidemiology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=brain-and-nervous-system">brain-and-nervous-system</a> <strong>Locations: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=united-states">united-states</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=university-of-queensland-4072">university-of-queensland-4072</a></span></p> <h4 class="item009"><a href="/science/articles/2013/06/19/3785078.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201306/r1131891_13954526.jpg" align="left" alt="Quantum memory will be key in building the powerful next generation of computers ">Quantum memory gets a reality check</a></h4> <p class="item009 itemList"><span class="txdate">Wednesday, 19 June 2013</span><span class="description"><br>The first blueprint for real-world quantum memory has been developed, report researchers.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=computers-and-technology">computers-and-technology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=engineering">engineering</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=physics">physics</a> <strong>Locations: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=the-university-of-sydney-2006">the-university-of-sydney-2006</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=university-of-queensland-4072">university-of-queensland-4072</a></span></p> <h4 class="item010"><a href="/science/articles/2013/06/13/3780206.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201306/r1128814_13889864.jpg" align="left" alt="Kangaroos can survive on a variety of plant food ">Fossil teeth reveal roo survival strategy</a></h4> <p class="item010 itemList"><span class="txdate">Thursday, 13 June 2013</span><span class="description"><br>Kangaroos have survived through millennia of dramatic environmental change in Australia partly by having a very flexible diet, a new analysis of fossilised marsupial teeth suggests.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=palaeontology">palaeontology</a> <strong>Locations: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=australia">australia</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=university-of-queensland-4072">university-of-queensland-4072</a></span></p> <h4 class="item011"><a href="/science/articles/2013/06/04/3773516.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201306/r1124780_13805813.JPG" align="left" alt="Mosquitoes are being infected with Wolbachia to reduce dengue virus transmission ">Wolbachia hijacks mosquito gene</a></h4> <p class="item011 itemList"><span class="txdate">Tuesday, 4 June 2013</span><span class="description"><br>Wolbachia bacteria inhibit dengue virus replication by hijacking gene expression in mosquitoes, Australian researchers have found.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=diseases-and-disorders">diseases-and-disorders</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=entomology">entomology</a> <strong>Locations: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=university-of-queensland-4072">university-of-queensland-4072</a></span></p> <h4 class="item012"><a href="/science/articles/2013/05/31/3771134.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201305/r1123197_13772329.jpg" align="left" alt="Piece of the jigsaw: Genes play a role in the level of schooling people complete ">Degrees of learning in the genes</a></h4> <p class="item012 itemList"><span 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