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Wednesday 7 January 2026
NATO funds UOW research to protect drones against cyber attacks
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Remote First Nations students sample Illawarra study and career options
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Science and Technology
Oldest wooden artefacts ever found in East Asia reveal plant-based diet of ancient humans
Collection of sophisticated, 300,000-year-old tools found preserved in oxygen-deprived clay by global researchers
Research, Science and Technology
Ancient skeletons reveal the world’s first city Çatalhöyük was female-centred
UOW scientist helps decode 9,000-year-old genomes to understand gender dynamics, burial practices of ancient society
Environment and Energy
As Antarctic sea ice shrinks, iconic emperor penguins are in more peril than we thought
Emperor penguin populations are falling much faster than expected. Ice is melting beneath their chicks before they’re ready.
Science and Technology
Why do dolphins jump out of the water?
Ever seen images of dolphins jumping out of the waves and performing impressive acrobatics? Let’s explore why they do it.
Science and Technology
Stone tool discovery rewrites human history in East Asia
Researchers unearth stone tool technology in China that was previously only found in Europe and Western Asia
Health and Medicine, Research
Microglia, the brain’s clean-up crew, could hold the key to new Alzheimer’s treatment
UOW researcher awarded more than $700k from Race Against Dementia to investigate new approaches to targeting devastating disease