
Dr Christy Hipsley
Research Fellow, School of BioSciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne; Research Associate, Museums Victoria
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Sciences & Technology
Tasmanian tigers start to look like dogs in the pouch
The Tasmanian tiger and wolf evolved similar genetic blueprints and lifestyle strategies, generating similar skull shapes even at the puppy stage, finds a new study

Sciences & Technology
The story in the bones of lizards and frogs
Highly detailed CT scans of the tiny fossilised bones of Australia’s lizards and frogs are telling scientists an important story of adaptation and extinction in a changing climate

Sciences & Technology
3D scanning reveals new (but extinct) star fish
Advanced digital imaging has ‘virtually dissected’ the Derwent River Seastar, confirming it as a new but extinct species without harming remaining precious specimens

Sciences & Technology
Extinct Tasmanian tiger now back in 3D
Using 3D scanning, researchers are peeking under the preserved skin of Tasmanian tiger specimens to reconstruct its growth and development