Flinders University
Coverage of Flinders University in the Nexus archive.
- Spectacular fossil preserves internal organs of ancient marine reptile
A 245-million-year-old fossil of Austronaga minuta, a marine reptile from the Triassic Period, preserves its intact digestive system, including the stomach, liver, and intestines. Found in Yunnan province, China, the specimen belongs to the archosaur group, which includes dinosaurs and crocodiles, and shows reptilian digestive anatomy has remained largely unchanged for over 240 million years.
- Australia’s Flinders University to open Bengaluru campus in 2027
Flinders University will open a new campus in Bengaluru in 2027. The initiative marks the university's expansion into India.
- The largest scorpion to walk the Earth was the size of a baseball bat
Scientists identified Praearcturus gigas, a 1-meter-long scorpion that lived 415 million years ago in what is now Great Britain. The study, published in Palaeontology, used fossils from London's Natural History Museum and new discoveries to revise its classification from crustacean to scorpion, highlighting the importance of revisiting scientific findings.
- People taking common sleep drug may not realize they're too impaired to drive, study finds
A study found that quetiapine (Seroquel), an antipsychotic used off-label for sleep issues, improved sleep in adults with obstructive sleep apnea but caused next-day driving impairment. Participants experienced slower reaction times and more attention lapses in a simulator, despite reporting reduced sleepiness.