{"html":"\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:2946,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Willie wagtails: The werewolves of the bird world\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Science Matters\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Ashton Dickerson, Associate Professor Therésa Jones and Dr Michelle Hall\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:818}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/willie-wagtails-the-werewolves-of-the-bird-world\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-3.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--dL6mTfOf--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/9a7/90c/b2c/9a790cb2c3f54b449210a433218dea1b9fff998ff2dbbd1ca71208502690.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e26 August 2020\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Science Matters\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eWillie wagtails: The werewolves of the bird world\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eBy recording birds across Victoria, a new University of Melbourne study shows that willie wagtails are a bit like werewolves because they also sing to the moon.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:2937,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;The mathematics of evolution\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Under the Microscope\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Jared M. Field\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:938}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/the-mathematics-of-evolution\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-1.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--vLCjM1Wl--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/df0/dd5/489/df0dd5489524700cfc6a8af4525b127439df0942c16510821ed704a691d9.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e19 August 2020\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Under the Microscope\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eThe mathematics of evolution\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eDr Jared Field’s work in mathematical biology is working to understand real-world issues – and has landed him in the ABC\u0026#39;s Top 5 Media Residency Program.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:2563,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Why do small dogs live longer than big dogs?\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Science Matters\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Professor Mark Elgar\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:569}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/why-do-small-dogs-live-longer-than-big-dogs\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-1.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--wVYDMmiY--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/8d8/02c/7fe/8d802c7fef12a253ba227309a05c31b26c573abbdae32e515793b3878a1c.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e13 March 2020\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Science Matters\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eWhy do small dogs live longer than big dogs?\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eLarger animals tend to live longer than smaller ones, but within the dog kingdom it pays to be small. A University of Melbourne expert explains what\u0026#39;s going on.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:2430,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Iron and Ice: How life survived snowball Earth\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Science Matters\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Associate Professor Malcolm Wallace, Dr Ashleigh Hood and Dr Maxwell Lechte\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:1002}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/iron-and-ice-how-life-survived-snowball-earth\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-3.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--Xt4cjGGQ--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/846/490/b72/846490b720945a4df2a54fc9a17317551eee67ab0aa207dae6fea79d6fad.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e3 December 2019\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Science Matters\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eIron and Ice: How life survived snowball Earth\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eEarly life forms survived Snowball Earth in ocean refuges that were oxygenated by melting glaciers, suggests discoveries by University of Melbourne geologists.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:2305,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;The shared evolution of the Tasmanian tiger and the wolf\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Science Matters\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Charles Feigin and Professor Andrew Pask\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:707}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/the-shared-evolution-of-the-tasmanian-tiger-and-the-wolf\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-2.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--ES4Wo1AR--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/557/e6e/180/557e6e18050936fde6ade9a1875dbd18edeabfff558b3df8cb49ce546f22.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e24 September 2019\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Science Matters\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eThe shared evolution of the Tasmanian tiger and the wolf\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eThrough a molecular quirk, the Tasmanian tiger and grey wolf have evolved to look like twins finds new University of Melbourne research.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:2115,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;The evolution of schizophrenia\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Health \\u0026 Wellbeing \u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Chad Bousman, Dr Chenxing Liu, Professor Christos Pantelis and Professor Ian Everall\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:761}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/the-evolution-of-schizophrenia\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-1.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--t-exV2Qd--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/6a4/da2/f09/6a4da2f09b577723866ffcebd10794d565fb254cf4794c99474b76622a12.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e5 June 2019\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Health \u0026amp; Wellbeing \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eThe evolution of schizophrenia\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eUniversity of Melbourne research finds that the genetic risks of schizophrenia may eventually evolve out of existence, but the environmental risk factors remain\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:2081,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;The superheroes of nutrient detection living in our oceans\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Science Matters\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Andrew Hein, Dr Douglas Brumley, Dr Francesco Carrara and Professor Roman Stocker\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:1068}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/the-superheroes-of-nutrient-detection-living-in-our-oceans\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-3.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--8o6eKHEV--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/74d/fd8/055/74dfd8055aef58596d3b11d6d3bc270a63f6cc9ed6abf32f1c2ccd19c7ea.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e14 May 2019\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Science Matters\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eThe superheroes of nutrient detection living in our oceans\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eWith no Uber Eats for bacteria, a University of Melbourne-led study reveals how ocean microorganisms are supremely evolved to detect and swim toward nutrients.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:1587,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Speeding natural selection in the name of conservation\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Science Matters\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Associate Professor Ben Phillips, Christopher Jolly and Ella Kelly\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:1227}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/speeding-natural-selection-in-the-name-of-conservation\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-3.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--qIY7ayMH--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/fab/212/9ff/fab2129ff725e71389b7af5d481f522072835a139b111d168a387dfa31c0.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e28 May 2018\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Science Matters\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eSpeeding natural selection in the name of conservation\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eUniversity of Melbourne scientists are using breeding to genetically adapt quolls to resist toxic cane toads – if it works it may help other endangered species\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:1523,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;The legacy of a great scientific hoax\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Health \\u0026 Wellbeing \u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Rohan Long\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:811}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/the-legacy-of-a-great-scientific-hoax\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-5.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--Uu5OeCPg--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/6f0/f46/b44/6f0f46b44f9a8b2a27ad1329b0220db4b48adf4138845063e14b4c45bdd5.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e17 May 2018\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Health \u0026amp; Wellbeing \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eThe legacy of a great scientific hoax\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eThe University of Melbourne\u0026#39;s anatomy museum features model fossils from the famous Piltdown Man hoax, which skewed the study of human evolution for decades.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:1470,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;It’s not just antenna size, but scales that matter for lonely male moths\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Science Matters\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Qike Wang, Professor Doug Hilton and Professor Mark Elgar\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:847}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/it-s-not-just-antenna-size-but-scales-that-matter-for-lonely-male-moths\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-3.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--WgmZGKi3--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/e51/bcc/469/e51bcc4693886f8b675b2cc08c9bf49e7b960423fd6280ba06ec49977b13.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e14 March 2018\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Science Matters\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eIt’s not just antenna size, but scales that matter for lonely male moths\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eUniversity of Melbourne research finds some male moths have evolved intricate scale arrangements on their antennae to enhance detection of female sex pheromones\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e","next":"/topics/evolution.js?page=3"}