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A Macquarie University study has found that Australian children who are exposed to higher levels of environmental lead are more likely in early adulthood to show increased aggressive behaviour and commit an assault that results in death. Explore the study here: http://macq.it/1StOJFm

A new study led by Macquarie University researchers has found that climate change is affecting the development of bird eggs, with warmer temperatures leading to some chicks being underdeveloped and unfed by their parents. Pictured: Professor Simon Griffith and his test subject, the zebra finch. http://macq.it/1o7hjQe

Since September, Macquarie University has been working with Taronga Zoo looking at the social behaviour of sharks. Read more about the project in this piece from The New York Times http://macq.it/1UK9Lgc

PhD student Vanessa Pirotta has looked at the effectiveness of whale alarms in saving humpback whales from netting entanglements off the east coast of Australia, and has found that they have no measurable effect. http://macq.it/1nccPqw