By a nose: Australian science prize goes to team who use odours to distract predators from endangered species

September 5th, 2024

theguardian.com, General News, 04/09/2024, Luca Ittimani
Peter Banks’ remarkable road to a prestigious Eureka prize began nearly two decades ago as he watched rodents escape predators and wondered: why were the mice peeing everywhere? “They were just putting their smell everywhere,” the ecologist said.

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