Science News
March 2013
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Monash students dig Victoria’s history
14 March 2013
Monash students Jesse Savage and Lachlan Grose have teamed up with archaeologists in the search for lost sites important to the history of the state of Victoria.
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Tales of the star-craving mad
11 March 2013
Local stargazers have the chance to meet one of Australia's most popular astronomers when he launches his latest book at the Monash Centre for Astrophysics this week.
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For birds, red means "go"
5 March 2013
New research has shown that certain Australian native flowers have shifted away from using insects as pollinators and evolved their flower colour to the red hues favoured by birds.
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Study provides insights into plant evolution
4 March 2013
New research has uncovered a mechanism that regulates the reproduction of plants, providing a possible tool for engineering higher yielding crops.
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Seeds without sex – some racy findings on the cloning of plants
4 March 2013
A breakthrough in understanding how plants reproduce could lead to advances in agriculture such as higher-yielding crops.
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