Ever wondered what your pet dog or cat (or pig) would say if they could talk?
It's now pawsible to find out: https://bit.ly/3ySPRgE
Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Stockholm ... Perth?
We take a look at what it would take for Perth to join the ranks of the world's greenest cities, including greening infrastructure and guerrilla gardening: https://bit.ly/38yQsJe
Olfactory reset: Has COVID-19 killed your sense of smell or taste? 👃👅 It's been a hallmark of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic and new research suggests a genetic link could be the cause: https://bit.ly/3IPMzMm
Jealousy: it’s a complex emotion involving feelings of insecurity, fear, anger, anxiety or resentment that can be directed at almost anything – real or perceived. But why do we feel it? https://bit.ly/3BkZaVG
Legs for days: Deep beneath the WA outback, a cryptic creepy crawly is expanding the boundaries of evolutionary biology. But how far is too far?
https://bit.ly/3pS6Qu8
Do you know where your food comes from? Most of us don't.
Strap yourself in, it's time to learn about regenerative farming 🧑🌾🌾🥔🍊 https://bit.ly/3Krel30
Besides being eaten, fungi can be used to make leather, building materials or even medicine 🍄 In fact, current research is finding that psilocybin, found in psychoactive mushrooms, can be safely used as an effective way to treat a variety of mental health issues, such as anxiety and depression.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/3HL4gfA
Pain – we've all been there 🤕
From tearing your ACL to that tiny paper cut that just won't quit, it all hurts. But what is pain, how does it work and can we control it? Particle unpacks pain: https://bit.ly/3HdCfgu 🚑🤒
New UWA Research has discovered a surprising link between burns, blood and heart disease. Could it change the way we treat burns in the future? https://bit.ly/3JrbHKo
If Carrie Bradshaw was a science writer, she'd ponder things like the evolutionary purpose behind romantic jealousy. It’s a complex emotion, but why do we feel it? https://bit.ly/3BkZaVG
Looking for true love? Both men and women rate intelligence as one of the most attractive qualities in a prospective partner – but there's a limit to just how smart we want them to be ❤️🧠 ❤️🧠 https://bit.ly/3sF9aFC
Feeling anxious about COVID? You are not alone. Which is why WA researchers created a free self-help guide to help reduce pandemic anxiety and depression. It takes just 30 minutes to read and it's backed by research 👩🔬 https://bit.ly/covidselfhelpguide
These two would be ideal participants in a world-first Murdoch University study into the science of finding clandestine graves.
The research – led by forensic scientist Brendan Chapman and criminal psychologist Dr David Keatley – aims to examine the conscious and subconscious decisions people make when they decide where to bury a body: https://bit.ly/winthropping ⛏️ ⚰️🔍
What about with a virtual reality flame? 🤔 How award-winning WA #virtualreality tech from Edith Cowan University (ECU) is firing up the next gen of welders 🥽🔥 https://bit.ly/3pw89hv
Hormones – they affect our mood, movement, fertility, appetite, sex drive, sleeping cycle and more. It's a continual and delicate balancing act, so why don't we know more about them? https://bit.ly/3qWyGH8
Inside a dimly lit laboratory, strangely coloured chemicals bubble in vials. Thunder rumbles overhead as a scientist circles a table. The shape of a human body lies beneath a white sheet.
We know how it goes, but do we know why? Particle unpacks the ethics behind the good, the mad and the ugly parts of science: https://particle.scitech.org.au/people/the-making-of-a-mad-scientist/
