DINOSAURS evolved fancy head crests and sails along their backs to attract mates, according to a new study by the University of WA (UWA).

EVERY human being is genetically an African, according to a science advisor to US President Obama visiting Perth universities this month.

RESEARCHERS from Murdoch University and Copenhagen have declared a world first, having successfully sequenced the entire genetic code of a man who lived in Greenland 4000 years ago.

MORE commonly known as hair dye or fake tattoo ink, henna could one day be used by police to detect fingerprints on documents.

PIG burials, growing jackets from tissue culture and books made of human skin are just a few of the projects coming out of SymbioticA, the Centre of Excellence in Biological Arts.

A LABORATORY in Perth is using the artistic medium to explore unchartered territories and ask some of the most culturally sensitive questions in life sciences.

A HOST of distinguished guests and honoraries descended on Curtin University for the official opening of the Curtin Resources and Chemistry Precinct last Friday, in one of the grandest moves forward for science and industry in the State.

WORLD-renowned dinosaur paleontologist Professor Scott Sampson will shatter a few myths about Tyrannosaurus rex and his prehistoric relatives when he arrives in Perth as a keynote speaker for Science Week.

IF you are about to spend a million dollars buying a fourteenth century Ming vase, how can you be sure it’s not a fake?

DNA ALONE will not turn the tide against crime, but its inclusion in a wave of new technologies such as biometrics and forensic profiling promises to pin criminals to crimes, both past and present.

DEEPWATER imaging technology and accurate historical data has yielded not one but two of the greatest prizes in maritime history - the World War Two wrecks of HMAS Sydney and the German raider Kormoran.

MANY businesses use video surveillance to prevent vandalism and theft, but since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, electronic surveillance has been used for everything from intelligence gathering, to public protection.

The flashing blue lights, glamorous forensic scientists and gruesome crimes depicted on television shows such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation might seem a world away, so it could come as a surprise to many that we have our very own “CSI” right here in Perth.

The Centre is an expansion and continuation of the original JDL centre and also seeks to facilitate and promote world-class research and development with an industry focus in WA using advanced methods and techniques in mass spectrometry which will be of benefit to the minerals and petroleum industry and the environmental and health sectors.