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Pre-existing immunity to H1N1 flu might help protect against deadly H5N1 bird flu, at least in ferrets

International Pennsylvania State University, USA Science Translational Medicine
8 hours ago

Strict regulations for street stalls a drain on vibrancy

Australia; VIC; QLD The University of Queensland,The University of Melbourne Urban Planning
Expert Reaction
9 hours ago

EXPERT REACTION: Unprecedented ocean heatwaves may signal climate tipping point

Australia; International; NSW; TAS Eastern Institute of Technology, China Science
12 hours ago

Kākāpō parasites are going extinct

Australia; New Zealand Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research,The University of Adelaide,University of Auckland Current Biology
13 hours ago

Weed might weaken cancer immunotherapy, cannabis doc says

Australia; New Zealand Australani Health NZMJ
17 hours ago

Incentivising business investment in R&D

Australia Australian Academy of Science
19 hours ago

Published Next-Gen Blood Test Predicts Diabetic Kidney Disease Years Before Symptoms

Australia Proteomics International Laboratories Ltd Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine
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24 July 2025

EXPERT REACTION: International Court of Justice says states must act on climate change

Australia; International; NSW; VIC; SA; ACT Australian Science Media Centre
23 July 2025

Grassland changes put endangered parrot at greater risk

Australia; SA The University of Adelaide PLOS One
23 July 2025

From check-in to baby boom: seahorse 'hotels' boost Sydney’s underwater life

Australia; NSW The University of New South Wales
23 July 2025

And I would walk 7,000 steps: Daily 7k step count could protect you from a range of health issues

Australia; International; NSW; VIC; SA The University of Sydney,Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute,The University of Adelaide,The University of New South Wales The Lancet Public Health
23 July 2025

Ivermectin may help control malaria

International Universidad de Navarra, Spain, Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Spain New England Journal of Medicine
23 July 2025

Dinosaur tracks show first evidence of multispecies herding

Australia; International; NSW University of Reading, UK, The University of New England, Macquarie University PLOS One
23 July 2025

Teens who smoke or vape may have higher rates of depression and anxiety

International West Virginia University, USA PLOS Mental Health
23 July 2025

How are Pacific Islander communities adapting to climate change?

Australia; Pacific; VIC; QLD The University of Melbourne,CSIRO,The University of Queensland PLOS Climate
23 July 2025

Deep-sea DNA study reveals global connectivity of marine life

Australia; New Zealand; VIC Museums Victoria,National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) Nature
23 July 2025

Moisturising your baby daily could lower their chances of developing eczema

International Oregon Health & Science University, USA JAMA Dermatology
23 July 2025

A 247-million year old Triassic reptile with a crest of not-quite feathers and not-quite skin

International Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Germany Nature
23 July 2025

Could you swap your mouse and keyboard for a smart bracelet?

International Reality Labs at Meta, USA Nature
23 July 2025

AI could help us decipher fragmented ancient texts

International Google DeepMind, UK Nature
23 July 2025

The right fungi in our wheat could make our bread more nutritious

Australia; SA The University of Adelaide Plants, People, Planet
23 July 2025

Australian data confirm link between mRNA COVID-19 vaccination and menstrual cycle changes

Australia; VIC Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),The University of Melbourne Vaccine
23 July 2025

True colours: how red, green and yellow concrete can improve Sydney marine life

Australia; NSW Macquarie University Journal of Applied Ecology
23 July 2025

Interference to astronomy the unintended consequence of faster internet

Australia; WA Curtin University,International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) Astronomy and Astrophysics
22 July 2025

Working up a sweat - understanding how sweat forms, spreads, and evaporates on our skin

International Arizona State University, USA Journal of the Royal Society Interface
22 July 2025

Battle of the diabetes drugs: GLP-1 RAs vs metformin for dementia

International Zhengzhou University, China BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
22 July 2025

Into the great genome: new tracker for Australia’s genomic biodiversity

Australia CSIRO
22 July 2025

Psychedelics and cannabis offer treatment hope for people with eating disorders

Australia; NSW The University of Sydney JAMA Open Network
22 July 2025

Leading the way comes at a cost for feathered friends

Australia; ACT The Australian National University Current Biology
22 July 2025

If you feel like the COVID-19 pandemic aged you, you might be right

International National Institute for Health Research, UK Nature Communications
22 July 2025

More accurate measures required to help diagnose sepsis in children

Australia; VIC Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific
22 July 2025

Do some cultures sound angrier than others?

International University of Geneva, Switzerland Frontiers in Communication
22 July 2025

STIs during pregnancy linked to adverse birth complications

Australia; SA; WA Curtin University,The University of Adelaide,Edith Cowan University The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific
22 July 2025

New stingray species found at Fiji fish market

Australia; Pacific The University of the South Pacific,CSIRO Journal of Fish Biology
22 July 2025

‘Defying gravity’: Online physio program brings fall prevention into the home

Australia; NSW; VIC The University of Sydney,NSW Government,Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) Medical Journal of Australia
22 July 2025

In foster and kinship care, who cares about the adult carers?

Australia; SA Flinders University,The University of Adelaide,University of South Australia The British Journal of Social Work
22 July 2025

Ensuring a good death for those in aged care

Australia; SA Flinders University BMC Nursing
22 July 2025

On stopping weight loss drugs, many patients find they regain weight

International Peking University People's Hospital, China BMC Medicine
21 July 2025

Getting all your exercise in on the weekend can still protect your heart

International Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, USA Annals of Internal Medicine
21 July 2025

First treatments to prevent life-threatening virus infection identified

Australia; VIC; QLD WEHI,The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity,The University of Melbourne,Mater Research,The University of Queensland,Queensland Brain Institute,Centenary Institute Cell
21 July 2025

Stringent environmental regulations may undermine climate goals and renewable energy production

International University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Energy Policy
21 July 2025

Are steroids sold in Australia what they claim to be?

Australia; VIC; QLD The University of Queensland,Monash University,Griffith University Drug and Alcohol Review
21 July 2025

Gene therapy can outperform a cochlear implant for children with congenital deafness

International Fudan University, China JAMA Neurology
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21 July 2025

EXPERT REACTION: 4-day workweek makes workers happier and more confident at their jobs

Australia; New Zealand; International Boston College, USA Nature Human Behaviour
21 July 2025

Drownings in Australia have fallen by a quarter over 20 years

Australia; NSW; QLD James Cook University,The University of New South Wales,Royal Life Saving Society Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
21 July 2025

How traditional bush foods are transforming health and school attendance

Australia; WA Murdoch University
21 July 2025

Children who get their first smartphone before age 13 face higher mental health risks

International Sapien Labs, USA Journal of Human Development and Capabilities
21 July 2025

New-age and old school shark bite prevention strategies put to the test on Gold Coast beaches

Australia; NSW; QLD; SA; WA; TAS Flinders University,The University of Queensland,James Cook University,Southern Cross University,NSW Government,Government of Western Australia,Bond University,Queensland Government,University of Tasmania People and Nature
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21 July 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Should SA's toxic algal bloom be declared a natural disaster?

Australia; NSW; SA Australian Science Media Centre
21 July 2025

Big changes to Australia’s largest animals over 100,000 years reveal mammals are most vulnerable

Australia; NSW; QLD; SA Flinders University,ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH),University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Australian Museum,The University of Queensland,The University of Sydney Quaternary Australasia
21 July 2025

Knowing better, doing worse: The science behind self-sabotaging behaviour

Australia; NSW The University of New South Wales,Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) Nature Communications Psychology
21 July 2025

Scientists uncover hidden bone structures in the skin of Australian monitor lizards and it could unlock the secrets to their evolutionary success

Australia; VIC Museums Victoria Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
20 July 2025

Co-infections in young bats could underpin coronavirus emergence

Australia; NSW; QLD The University of Sydney,Griffith University,The Westmead Institute for Medical Research Nature Communications
18 July 2025

Low vitamin D may increase your risk of being hospitalised with COVID-19

Australia; International; SA University of South Australia,King’s College London, UK PLOS One
18 July 2025

How do the new diabetes drugs stack up against the old for cancer patients?

International University of Florida, USA JAMA Network Open
18 July 2025

Hungry bugs and disappearing bioplastics hold key to ending plastic waste crisis

Australia; International; WA Murdoch University,CSIRO
18 July 2025

‘AI is not intelligent at all’: Why our dignity is at risk

Australia; NT Charles Darwin University,The University of Melbourne Australian Journal of Human Rights
17 July 2025

Recycled tyre tech boosts railway resilience and cuts waste

Australia; NSW University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Canadian Geotechnical Journal
17 July 2025

New COVID-19 vaccine candidate shows strong protection against multiple variants in mouse study

Australia; NSW Centenary Institute,The University of Sydney npj Vaccines
17 July 2025

Decades of surveys show whale migration shift

Australia The University of Queensland Scientific Reports
17 July 2025

Android's quake detection provides early warning for a third of users

International Google LLC, USA; University of California, Berkeley, USA Science
Expert Reaction
17 July 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Is gene editing the next frontier of conservation?

International University of East Anglia, UK; Colossal Biosciences, USA Nature Reviews Biodiversity
17 July 2025

Could we use global smartphone networks to predict earthquakes?

International Google, USA Science
17 July 2025

Cancer patients who received a COVID-19 booster vaccine were less likely to be hospitalised with the virus

International Kaiser Permanente Northern California, USA JAMA Oncology
17 July 2025

Can we predict a bird flu outbreak?

International Heidelberg University, Germany Scientific Reports
17 July 2025

Dogs might have TV preferences based on their personality

International Auburn University, USA Scientific Reports
17 July 2025

Neanderthals at two nearby caves butchered the same prey in different ways

International The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology
17 July 2025

New dual-drug strategy shows promise against aggressive leukaemia

Australia; NSW; VIC Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre,Monash University,The University of New South Wales Cancer Discovery
17 July 2025

‘Ultimate dinner party guests’: Dispersed communities attending feast in ancient Iran gifted boars sourced from distant lands

Australia; QLD; SA; ACT The Australian National University,Griffith University,The University of Adelaide,Southern Cross University Nature Communications Earth and Environment
17 July 2025

Australia’s future science and technology leaders land in Melbourne to kickstart their future

Australia; VIC National Youth Science Forum
16 July 2025

Spinal cord stimulators: ineffective treatment found to be costly and risky

Australia; NSW; VIC The University of Sydney,Monash University,The University of New South Wales Medical Journal of Australia
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16 July 2025

EXPERT REACTION and MEDIA BRIEFING: First babies born in the UK through mitochondrial donation

Australia; International; VIC Monash University,Newcastle Fertility Centre, UK, Newcastle University, UK New England Journal of Medicine
16 July 2025

Reanimating a heart after death for organ transplant

International Duke University Medical Center, USA, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA New England Journal of Medicine
16 July 2025

Reducing food insecurity could significantly reduce anxiety and depression

International Newcastle University, UK PLOS Mental Health
16 July 2025

Trump's climate rollbacks could be causing a public health emergency

International Vanderbilt University, USA PLOS Climate
16 July 2025

We might be more likely to believe men's tears are genuine

International University of Lodz, Poland PLOS One
16 July 2025

Emotion to our ears: Hearing aids that amplify all sound levels might restore the ability to hear emotion in voices

International Linköping University, Sweden PLOS One
16 July 2025

Walking just 14 steps a minute faster could help older people improve their endurance

International University of Chicago, USA PLOS One
16 July 2025

Whether the super rich stash their cash offshore is influenced by politics at home

Australia; New Zealand; International Dartmouth College, USA PLOS One
16 July 2025

People who don't get the flu shot are being protected by those who do

International University of Pittsburgh, USA JAMA Network Open
16 July 2025

Children from a town contaminated by radioactive waste have faced a higher cancer risk throughout life

International Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, USA JAMA Network Open
16 July 2025

LGBT adults are more likely to report having a disability

International RAND, USA JAMA Network Open
16 July 2025

Where did all the antimatter go? This mismatch in how subatomic particles behave could hold a clue

Australia; International; VIC Monash University,LHCb Collaboration, INFN Sezione di Genova, Italy Nature
16 July 2025

Telescope images show planets beginning to form around baby star

International Leiden University, The Netherlands Nature
16 July 2025

Ancient 'dolphin' fins could help shush ships for their modern-day counterparts

International Lund University, Sweden Nature
16 July 2025

Lunar soil could support life on the Moon

International Nanjing University, China Joule
16 July 2025

Restored wetlands reap benefits for climate, drought-resilience after just one year

Australia; VIC RMIT University,Deakin University Journal of Environmental Management
16 July 2025

Wastewater contaminants boost green hydrogen production

Australia; VIC RMIT University ACS Electrochemistry
16 July 2025

Fitness tracker data shows running too fast can be deadly for bearded dragons

Australia; VIC The University of Melbourne Journal of Animal Ecology
16 July 2025

Telehealth works but rules need changing

Australia; SA Flinders University,The University of Adelaide Health & Social Care in the Community
16 July 2025

From orchard to fridge: Helping mangoes stay sweet for longer

Australia; WA Edith Cowan University Plant Growth Regulation
15 July 2025

Some players are spending more on loot boxes than they can afford

Australia; TAS University of Tasmania Royal Society Open Science
15 July 2025

Aussie sponge carrying dolphins' tool use might come at the cost of echolocation

Australia; WA Curtin University,Georgetown University, USA Royal Society Open Science
15 July 2025

Finding the voice of a critically endangered Australian dolphin

Australia; VIC; WA Curtin University,Marine Mammal Foundation, Australia Royal Society Open Science
15 July 2025

Decoding eye contact

Australia; NSW; SA Flinders University,Macquarie University Royal Society Open Science
15 July 2025

These mild forms of exercise could help ease your insomnia

International Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, China BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine
15 July 2025

Before the lump: a simple blood test to detect cancer early

Australia; NSW; VIC The University of New South Wales
15 July 2025

Playing an instrument may keep our brains fit as a fiddle as we age

International Chinese Academy of Sciences, China PLOS Biology
15 July 2025

Rethinking the role of genetic variant in late-onset Alzheimer’s, Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases

Australia; International; NSW The Westmead Institute for Medical Research,The University of Sydney Nature Medicine
15 July 2025

New diabetes and weight loss drugs could be reducing the risk of dementia and stroke

International Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan JAMA Network Open
15 July 2025

Depression linked to ‘internal jet lag’

Australia; NSW The University of Sydney Journal of Biological Rhythms
15 July 2025

AI divide is hindering healthcare progress in the Global South

International University of Sharjah, UAE Digital Health
15 July 2025

Which supermarket depression treatments work?

International Liverpool John Moores University, UK Frontiers in Pharmacology
Expert Reaction
15 July 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Landmark Australian Climate Case ruling

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA Australian Science Media Centre
15 July 2025

Maternity costs are lower in private vs public maternity care

Australia; NSW; VIC; ACT Monash University,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),The Australian National University BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
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15 July 2025

89% of the world's children received key childhood vaccine last year

International World Health Organization (WHO)
15 July 2025

New route into cells could make gene therapies safer

Australia; International Centenary Institute,The University of Sydney Cell
14 July 2025

Rethinking wildlife tourism: Ruling out ‘orangutan kickboxing’ a good start to limit harmful animal objectification

Australia; QLD Griffith University Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics
14 July 2025

Children don't fill the void after the death of a spouse

International University of Siegen, Germany Aging & Mental Health
14 July 2025

Aluminium in childhood vaccines not linked to autoimmune, allergic, or neurodevelopmental disorders

International Statens Serum Institut, Denmark Annals of Internal Medicine
14 July 2025

Diabetes patients on Ozempic-like drugs more likely to develop gastroesophageal reflux disease

International Jewish General Hospital, Canada Annals of Internal Medicine
14 July 2025

Vaping more effective at helping socially disadvantaged people quit smoking compared to nicotine gum or lozenges

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC),The University of Newcastle,Monash University,Deakin University,The University of Queensland,The University of New South Wales,Bond University Annals of Internal Medicine
14 July 2025

New technique can dramatically improve laser linewidth

Australia; NSW Macquarie University APL Photonics
14 July 2025

Scientists can tell what you'll buy by scanning your friends' brains

International Shanghai International Studies University, China, Joint Lab of Finance and Business Intelligence, China JNeurosci
14 July 2025

Whether you can enjoy healthy ageing depends on where you live

Australia; International; NSW The University of Sydney,Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Nature Medicine
14 July 2025

Scientists unlock ancient cellular wisdom of brain stem cells, offering hope for brain cancer and degenerative disease

Australia; QLD QIMR Berghofer,The University of Queensland,Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Science Advances
14 July 2025

Almost 4 in 10 Australians living with multiple chronic health conditions

Australia Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
14 July 2025

If you think its a jungle out there you might admire an aggressive leader

International Columbia University, USA Journal of Personality and Social Psychology: Attitudes and Social Cognition
14 July 2025

Tracking muscle damage in racehorses: New test to optimise recovery and performance

Australia; WA Proteomics International Laboratories Ltd,The University of Western Australia Veterinary Medicine and Science
14 July 2025

Bowel cancer survivors at higher risk of subsequent cancers

Australia; SA Flinders University Cancer Medicine
14 July 2025

Revealing the hepatitis B risks for First Nations people in the Northern Territory

Australia; VIC; NT Menzies School of Health Research,Charles Darwin University,The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity BMC Infectious Diseases
13 July 2025

Learning music helps young people flourish

Australia; WA Edith Cowan University Research Studies in Music Education
13 July 2025

Food taxes and subsidies could transform Australians' diets

Australia; NSW George Institute for Global Health,The University of New South Wales Nature Food
11 July 2025

Long term obesity from childhood could make you age faster

International Universidad de Chile JAMA Network Open
11 July 2025

'Molecular shield' in the nose could one day treat common hayfever trigger, mouse study suggests

International Kazakh National Agrarian Research University, Kazakhstan Frontiers in Immunology
11 July 2025

Artificial sweeteners leave bitter aftertaste for the environment

Australia; NSW University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Journal of Hazardous Material
11 July 2025

We dammed so much water it moved Earth's poles

International Harvard University, USA Geophysical Research Letters
11 July 2025

Untapped potential of semen for men’s health

Australia; SA The University of Adelaide Nature Reviews Urology
11 July 2025

Are sports playing the role of religion in modern life?

Australia; ACT University of Canberra
11 July 2025

Using First Nations calendars for solar power forecasting

Australia; NT Charles Darwin University IEEE Open Journal of the Computer Society
11 July 2025

High-tech dive into 'mighty bite' of ancient lungfish

Australia; International; SA; WA; ACT Flinders University,Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO),Curtin University iScience.
10 July 2025

Staying physically active cuts risk of early death by 40%

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland British Journal of Sports Medicine
10 July 2025

Nerve pain drug may increase risk of dementia

International Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, USA, Arizona State University, USA Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
10 July 2025

Exposure to a common type of medication could make you age faster

Australia; International; SA South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI),University of Washington, USA JAMA Network Open
10 July 2025

Most high-risk mental health calls to 1737 come from women and teens

New Zealand AUT University,Whakarongorau Aotearoa , New Zealand Telehealth Services, New Zealand Medical Journal
10 July 2025

Steps towards equitable lung cancer care, but barriers remain

New Zealand University of Otago,University of Waikato,Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand,University of Auckland New Zealand Medical Journal
10 July 2025

Māori less likely to receive best available lung cancer treatment

New Zealand University of Waikato,University of Auckland,Waikato Hospital New Zealand Medical Journal
10 July 2025

Psychedelic therapy for depression needs to be equitable - editorial

New Zealand University of Canterbury,Elimbias Health New Zealand Medical Journal
10 July 2025

Hot weather causes children to sweat at the same rate as adults, study shows

Australia; NSW; SA; ACT The University of Sydney,University of Canberra,University of South Australia British Journal of Sports Medicine
10 July 2025

Superbugs in wastewater? Just add rhubarb and turmeric

International Utah State University, USA Frontiers in Microbiology
10 July 2025

Feral-free zones spark small mammal boom in Australian desert

Australia; NSW; SA The University of New South Wales,The University of Adelaide Proceedings of the Royal Society B
10 July 2025

Global vaccine stockpiles prevented more than 5.8 million cases

Australia; VIC Burnet Institute,Monash University,The University of Melbourne BMJ Global Health
10 July 2025

Cancer survivors could be missing out on exercise benefits

Australia; NSW; QLD; SA; WA Edith Cowan University,The University of Adelaide,The University of Sydney,The University of Queensland Supportive Care in Cancer
9 July 2025

Tracking insect and bug health in a heartbeat from a digital camera

Australia; SA University of South Australia Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology
9 July 2025

More support needed for police mental health

Australia; New Zealand; NSW University of Technology Sydney (UTS) The Journal of Forensic Practice
9 July 2025

Health experts’ 8 recommendations for the UN Plastics Treaty

Australia; International; NSW The University of Sydney Bulletin of the World Health Organization
9 July 2025

Underwater robots inspired by real eels

International Guiyang University, China PLOS One
9 July 2025

5 cancers may be more common among the less well off

International Kanagawa Cancer Center Research Institute, Japan PLOS One
9 July 2025

Lonely people may be more likely to have poor physical and mental health

International Howard University, USA PLOS One
9 July 2025

NZ's oldest burial site risks being swallowed by the sea

New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA),Massey University,Te Rūnanga a Rangitāne o Wairau Trust MAI Journal
9 July 2025

What symptoms might you experience after you stop taking antidepressants?

Australia; International; VIC Deakin University,Imperial College London, UK JAMA Psychiatry
9 July 2025

The bacteria, viruses and parasites that have plagued humans for over 37,000 years

Australia; International; WA Curtin University,University of Copenhagen, Denmark Nature
9 July 2025

The Atlantic Ocean is swimming in nanoplastics

International Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Germany Nature
9 July 2025

Whale poo shows rising ocean temperatures linked to more algal bloom toxins entering the food chain

International NOAA Fisheries, USA Nature
9 July 2025

Dancing to the same tune: Live performances sync brainwaves

International University College London, UK iScience
9 July 2025

What factors affect the success of weight loss drugs?

International Peking University People’s Hospital, China Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism
9 July 2025

Healthy plant-based diet linked to a reduced risk of inflammatory bowel disease

International Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China. Molecular Nutrition and Food Research
9 July 2025

Long COVID and chronic fatigue may share features in common

International Stanford University, USA PNAS
8 July 2025

Culturally diverse WA kids face disadvantage from day one at school

Australia; WA Curtin University World Journal of Paediatrics
8 July 2025

Keeping rabbits, cats and foxes out of this reserve has helped our small animals bounceback

Australia; NSW; SA The University of New South Wales,The University of Adelaide,Arid Recovery Proceedings of the Royal Society B
8 July 2025

Sid the sloth's Ice Age migration unusually energetic

International Universidad de la República, Uruguay Proceedings of the Royal Society B
8 July 2025

Coldplay's music has become blander, but Radiohead have kept it interesting

International Durham University, UK Royal Society Open Science
8 July 2025

Fish mass is 34% higher in Australia's marine protected areas, but only if all fishing is banned

Australia; SA; TAS University of Tasmania,The University of Adelaide Proceedings of the Royal Society B
8 July 2025

Tree pollen reveals 150,000 years of monsoon history—and a warning for Australia’s northern rainfall

Australia; NSW; QLD; SA Flinders University,James Cook University,ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH),University of Wollongong,University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Quaternary Science Reviews
8 July 2025

COVID, flu & other nasties: what to expect this season and beyond

Australia; NSW The University of New South Wales
8 July 2025

We're told to limit processed foods, but do we know what that means?

International George Washington University, USA JAMA Network Open
8 July 2025

Quantum battery device lasts much longer than previous demonstrations

Australia RMIT University,CSIRO PRX Energy
8 July 2025

A new plan for Australia to remain an astronomy world-leader

Australia Australian Academy of Science
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8 July 2025

EXPERT REACTION: 230,000 deaths prevented by cancer control measures in Australia since the mid-1980s

Australia; International; VIC; SA Cancer Council Victoria,The University of Melbourne,Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute,Monash University Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
8 July 2025

Not all species flee the heat: New hypothesis explains surprising movements in nature

Australia; NSW; WA The University of New South Wales,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Curtin University Global Change Biology
8 July 2025

Potential antibody treatment for deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses shows promise in early lab study

Australia; VIC; QLD The University of Queensland,CSIRO,The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
8 July 2025

Global study reveals clover’s genetic secrets

Australia; International; VIC Monash University Nature Ecology & Evolution
6 July 2025

Indigenous people on dialysis are far less likely to go on the list for a transplant

Australia; SA; NT South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI),The University of Adelaide,Flinders University,Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry, National Indigenous Kidney Transplantation Taskforce Medical Journal of Australia
Briefing
1 July 2025

NEWS BRIEFING: More icebergs, fewer penguins: What happens when we lose sea ice?

Australia; SA; TAS; ACT Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP),University of Tasmania,Bureau of Meteorology,The Australian National University,The University of Adelaide PNAS Nexus
Expert Reaction
24 June 2025

EXPERT REACTION: 20 newly-discovered Chinese bat viruses alarm scientists

Australia; International; NSW The University of Sydney,Yunnan Institute of Endemic Disease Control and Prevention, China, Dali University, China, Sun Yatsen University, China PLOS Pathogens
19 June 2025

Spiders could protect our crops, but research is hanging by a thread

New Zealand Plant and Food Research,Lincoln University New Zealand Journal of Ecology
19 June 2025

Skink size shrinks after storm surge

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand Journal of Ecology
19 June 2025

Forests 3 times the size of Australia needed to offset potential emissions from fossil fuel reserves

International ESSEC Business School and THEMA, Cergy, France Communications Earth & Environment
19 June 2025

Pleasure and pain: what nude sunrise swims in winter tell us about social connection

Australia; VIC; QLD; ACT The University of Queensland,The Australian National University,The University of Melbourne The Journal of Positive Psychology
19 June 2025

Creating safer skies for wedge-tailed eagles

Australia; TAS University of Tasmania Journal of Applied Ecology
19 June 2025

Some AI prompts cost the Earth more than others

International Munich University of Applied Sciences, Germany Frontiers in Communication
19 June 2025

Road crash injuries are on the rise in Australia - how can we stop them?

Australia; SA Flinders University Case Studies on Transport Policy
19 June 2025

Scientists use AI to make green ammonia even greener

Australia; NSW; VIC The University of New South Wales,RMIT University,The University of Sydney Small
19 June 2025

Immunotherapy drug improves outcomes in high-risk blood cancer

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre,The University of Melbourne,The University of Queensland Journal of Clinical Oncology
19 June 2025

Caution required when heading soccer balls

Australia; NSW; QLD The University of Sydney,Griffith University,The University of New South Wales,Monash University Sports Medicine - Open
18 June 2025

Regenerative medicines closer than ever thanks to Queensland tech

Australia; QLD Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN),The University of Queensland,Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Advanced Materials Interfaces
18 June 2025

Happier people may be more likely to hold on to their memory

International University College London, UK Aging and Mental Health
18 June 2025

Intermittent fasting or dieting: Both are about the same for weight loss

International Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, USA The BMJ
18 June 2025

AI to help emergency departments and bilingual patients speak the same language

Australia; NSW The University of New South Wales
18 June 2025

Seeing through a new LENS allows brain-like navigation in robots

Australia; QLD Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Science Robotics
18 June 2025

Knee braces, water therapy, and exercise are best for knee osteoarthritis

International The First People’s Hospital of Neijiang, China PLOS One
18 June 2025

News sources sharing misinformation can lead to an arms race of fake news

International University of Texas, USA Science Advances
18 June 2025

Over half of LGBTIQ+ flatters experience housing discrimination

New Zealand University of Otago Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
Expert Reaction
18 June 2025

Samoan traditional healers' holistic approach, diet expertise, and spirituality attract patients

New Zealand; Pacific Massey University Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
18 June 2025

Humans may have started living in new environments just before spreading out of Africa

International Loyola University Chicago, USA, Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, Germany Nature
18 June 2025

Why do some people have ongoing symptoms after a concussion?

International University of Calgary–Foothills Medical Centre, Canada JAMA Network Open
18 June 2025

Addictive screen use, not screen time, linked to worse mental health in teens

International Weill Cornell Medicine/New York-Presbyterian Department of Population Health Sciences, USA JAMA
18 June 2025

Most staple food crop production will face big losses due to climate change

International University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA Nature
18 June 2025

Stargazing flight: how Bogong moths use the night sky to navigate hundreds of kilometres

Australia; NSW; SA; ACT University of South Australia,The Australian National University,Macquarie University,CSIRO Nature
18 June 2025

Kids who sleep a lot after a concussion could be at risk of longer term symptoms

International Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Canada JAMA Network Open
Expert Reaction
18 June 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Australia to lift plasma and blood donation restrictions for gay and bisexual men

Australia; NSW; QLD Australian Science Media Centre
18 June 2025

A young tarantula can run just as fast after losing two of its legs

International Haverford College, USA Journal of Experimental Biology
17 June 2025

New test could predict disease severity in children with rare FOXG1 syndrome

International National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), National Taiwan University Hospital / National Taiwan University College of Medicine (NTUH/NTU), Taiwan, and University of Liège, Liège, Belgium. Molecular Psychiatry
17 June 2025

Size matters: sharks prove body size theory correct

Australia; QLD James Cook University,ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies Royal Society Open Science
17 June 2025

Cannabis use linked to double the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease

Australia; International University of Toulouse, France Heart
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17 June 2025

Ahi kā keep the home fires burning for and through kapa haka

New Zealand Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research,Te Pū Oranga Whenua Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
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17 June 2025

All we know of Aotearoa's underwater continent, Zealandia

New Zealand; Pacific GNS Science New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
17 June 2025

Almost 1 in 4 Aussie high schoolers report mental health problems, and it's worse for girls and gender diverse teens

Australia; NSW The University of Sydney Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
17 June 2025

Lunar dust less toxic than city pollution

Australia; NSW University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Life Sciences in Space Research
17 June 2025

Yes, in my back yard: Most solar plant neighbours comfortable with more

International University of Michigan, USA Frontiers in Sustainable Energy Policy
17 June 2025

Australia’s oldest occupied Ice Age cave found at high elevation in Blue Mountains

Australia; NSW; VIC; ACT The University of Sydney,Australian Museum,The Australian National University,La Trobe University,The University of New South Wales,Dharawal Environment and Heritage, Dharug Custodian Aboriginal Corporation, Blue Mountains Aboriginal Community, Corroboree Aboriginal Corporation Nature Human Behaviour
17 June 2025

Energy poverty’s mental health harms are about more than money

Australia; SA The University of Adelaide Energy Research & Social Science
16 June 2025

From asteroid mining to space rustling – what do we do when an asteroid threatens Earth?

Australia; VIC Swinburne University of Technology Aerospace
16 June 2025

Space conditions can cause gum inflammation and bone loss, according to mouse study

International University of Sharjah, UAE Journal of Periodontal Research
16 June 2025

Report outlines blueprint to grow Australia’s bioeconomy

Australia; QLD Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
16 June 2025

Climate a factor driving increased cases of rat lungworm disease in eastern Australia

Australia; NSW; QLD The University of Sydney The Journal of Infectious Diseases
16 June 2025

Ozempic outperforms another diabetes drug for reducing stroke risk

International University of Pittsburgh, USA Annals of Internal Medicine
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16 June 2025

Moral panic about ram raids convenient for capitalism, researchers say

New Zealand University of Auckland Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
16 June 2025

Artificial light in big cities is extending the growing season of urban plants

International Wuhan University, China Nature Cities
16 June 2025

Dad's mental health linked to kid's wellbeing

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD Deakin University,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),The University of Melbourne,National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC),The University of New South Wales,James Cook University JAMA Pediatrics
16 June 2025

Climate change linked to dangerous sleep apnea

Australia; SA Flinders University Nature Communications
16 June 2025

Just one dose of magic mushrooms could be a long-term help for cancer patients with depression

International Sunstone Therapies, USA Cancer
16 June 2025

New pathway for mRNA drug delivery shows shape of things to come

Australia; International RMIT University Small
16 June 2025

Infrared innovation heats up, creating cheap robust spectrometers

Australia; ACT ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems (TMOS),The Australian National University,The University of Melbourne Laser and Photonics Reviews
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15 June 2025

Whānau caregivers of kids need support they can trust

New Zealand University of Auckland Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
15 June 2025

Neuroscience drives new wellbeing app

Australia; International The University of New South Wales
15 June 2025

This Aussie bird flew from Australia to Papua New Guinea in 38h without stopping

Australia; Pacific; NSW CSIRO Pacific Conservation Biology
13 June 2025

Legalising cannabis has not curbed opioid addiction among US veterans

International Columbia University, USA, New York State Psychiatric Institute, USA JAMA Health Forum
13 June 2025

Walking more and faster may reduce your risk of chronic low back pain

International JAMA Network Open
13 June 2025

Taking the wind out of dangerous cyclones

Australia; ACT The Australian National University JGR Atmospheres
13 June 2025

'Hive mind' orders longhorn crazy ants to clear a path for sisters carrying food

International Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
13 June 2025

Over 1 in 20 Aussies referred for more testing after bowel cancer screening

Australia Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
13 June 2025

New 'Google Maps for the sea' to cut shipping industry’s CO2 emissions

Australia; NSW The University of New South Wales
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13 June 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Plane crash in Ahmedabad

Australia; New Zealand; International; VIC; QLD
13 June 2025

Time to prepare for better floodwater monitoring at Murray Mouth

Australia; SA Flinders University,The University of Adelaide Remote Sensing
12 June 2025

Doctors urge FIFA to scrap Coca-Cola sponsorship ahead of Club World Cup

International University College London Hospital, UK, University of São Paulo, Brazil The BMJ
12 June 2025

Clinical trial set to drug the ‘undruggable’ cancers

Australia; ACT The Australian National University
12 June 2025

Electroshock therapy may reduce suicide risk by a third in severely depressed patients

International University of Basel, Switzerland Neuroscience Applied
12 June 2025

A new approach to tackling gender pay gaps in New Zealand’s public sector

New Zealand Te Pūnaha Matatini,University of Canterbury New Zealand Science Review
12 June 2025

New jumping spider genus in South Island mountains

New Zealand Lincoln University New Zealand Journal of Zoology
12 June 2025

EV producers will have to import lithium

Australia; International East China Normal University, China; Lund University, Sweden Cell Reports Sustainability
12 June 2025

Zinc–iodine battery with outstanding stability now a reality

Australia; International; NSW; SA The University of Adelaide,Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) Joule
12 June 2025

The way we breathe is as unique as a fingerprint, and it may signal our health status

International Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel Current Biology
12 June 2025

Koalas set to benefit from new genetic screening tool

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland
12 June 2025

Australian children’s screen time soars to 9 hours daily

Australia; VIC Macquarie University Current Psychology
12 June 2025

Mercury in the world's rivers has risen 2- to 3-fold since the Industrial Revolution

International Tulane University, USA Science Advances
12 June 2025

What’s driving the rise of NLM wines?

Australia; SA The University of Adelaide Journal of Marketing Management
12 June 2025

Real-time study to reveal crucial facts about persistent illnesses post-COVID-19

Australia; NSW; VIC The University of New South Wales,Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney,The University of Melbourne,The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity,The University of Adelaide
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11 June 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Specific contraceptive pill linked to small increase in brain tumour risk

International French National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety, French National Health Insurance, France The BMJ
11 June 2025

Do you have a poopy pooch? Some dog breeds get diarrhoea more often

International The Royal Veterinary College, UK PLOS One
11 June 2025

Being pregnant during extreme weather might affect how bub's brain develops

International City University of New York, Queens, New York, USA PLOS One
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11 June 2025

Stop smoking strategies could help NZ vapers quit too

New Zealand University of Auckland,Massey University,University of Canterbury,Flinders University Drug and Alcohol Review
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11 June 2025

Period tracker app users trade privacy for tech

New Zealand University of Waikato Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
11 June 2025

T-Rex's new rellie sheds light on tyrannosaur evolution

International University of Calgary (Canada) Nature
11 June 2025

A cheat-proof random number generator

International University of Colorado, USA Nature
11 June 2025

Cannabis withdrawal could be triggering psychiatric problems in hospital

International King’s College London, UK JAMA Psychiatry
Expert Reaction
11 June 2025

EXPERT REACTION: A maths performance gap is forming between boys and girls in their first year of school

International University Paris Cité, France Nature
11 June 2025

Removable mask could be used for fast restoration of oil paintings

International Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Nature
11 June 2025

Bitter ‘supertaster gene’ linked to increased health risks

Australia; International; QLD The University of Queensland European Journal of Nutrition
11 June 2025

Finding a better way to detect genetic factors in chronic kidney disease

Australia; International; QLD Queensland University of Technology (QUT),The University of Queensland PLOS Genetics
11 June 2025

The monotreme sex gene is unlike that of all other mammals

Australia; VIC; QLD; SA The University of Adelaide,The University of Melbourne,The University of Queensland,Monash University Genome Biology
11 June 2025

Could new technology save your daily cup of coffee?

Australia; International; WA Edith Cowan University Bio Web of Conferences
11 June 2025

Severe forms of COVID-19 infection in children may increase cardiovascular disease risks

Australia; International; WA Murdoch University Journal of Proteome Research
11 June 2025

New guidelines supporting older Australians to maintain independence

Australia; SA Flinders University
Expert Reaction
10 June 2025

EXPERT REACTION: All the ways your menstrual tracking data can be misused

International Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy, University of Cambridge
10 June 2025

Once-weekly oral schizophrenia treatment shows promise

International New York Medical College, USA Lancet Psychiatry
10 June 2025

Incorporating physical health considerations into mental health strategies could save millions

International Medical University of Vienna, Austria The Lancet Psychiatry
10 June 2025

Most doctors with a terminal illness would not want their life prolonged

Australia; International; VIC; QLD Queensland University of Technology (QUT),End-of-Life Care Research Group (Belgium) Journal of Medical Ethics
10 June 2025

Tail hair the key to predicting performance in cattle

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland,CSIRO Animal Production Science
10 June 2025

Bones to pick: New Aussie animal database comes to life with modern 3D tech

Australia; International; NSW; QLD; SA; NT; ACT Flinders University,University of Wollongong,The Australian National University,Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, South Australian Museum, Australian National Wildlife Collection, CABAH, University of Queensland, Griffith University, James Cook University. Bioscience
10 June 2025

Severely ill newborns likely face a higher risk of death well into childhood

International Karolinska Institutet, Sweden JAMA Pediatrics
10 June 2025

Wing-ache? There's a drug for that

New Zealand University of Otago New Zealand Veterinary Journal
10 June 2025

Kiwi farmers unaware of positive public opinion on their environmental performance

New Zealand Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research,Lincoln University Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
10 June 2025

Combination approach could overcome treatment resistance in deadly breast cancer

Australia; QLD; ACT QIMR Berghofer,The University of Queensland,The Australian National University,Griffith University Molecular Cancer Therapeutics
10 June 2025

JWST spots newly forming, and cloudy exoplanets

International Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA Nature
10 June 2025

Patients supportive of AI in healthcare but still want docs to make decisions

Australia; International; VIC Monash University,The University of Melbourne,Technical University of Munich, Germany JAMA Network Open
Expert Reaction
10 June 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Nanoplastics disrupt gut microbes in mice

International National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan Nature Communications
10 June 2025

Confusing food labels are costing Australians and it's time for industry to act

Australia; VIC RMIT University,End Food Waste Australia
10 June 2025

Mainstream news stories may be used to help spread misinformation online

International Northeastern University, USA Nature Human Behaviour
10 June 2025

Let’s all club together for better mental health

Australia; SA Flinders University Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health
10 June 2025

BEES: A new mental health tool set to create a buzz

Australia; International; WA Edith Cowan University Behavioural Sciences
10 June 2025

How we think, perceive, and act under the microscope

Australia; NSW The University of New South Wales The Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference (EPC) and Asia Pacific Conference on Vision (APCV) Joint Meeting
10 June 2025

Colonialism 2.0: Now we're exporting it to space

Australia; International; NSW The University of New South Wales Nature
9 June 2025

Bottom trawling threatens sea critters' climate refuges in Aotearoa

New Zealand University of Waikato,University of Auckland,National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA),Victoria University of Wellington,Department of Conservation,Newcastle University (UK) Ocean & Coastal Management
9 June 2025

More rocket launches could slow the ozone hole's recovery

Australia; New Zealand; International University of Canterbury npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
9 June 2025

AI used to analyse cancer samples to improve treatment outcomes

Australia; NSW Children's Medical Research Institute (CMRI),The University of Sydney,Western Sydney University,The Westmead Institute for Medical Research,Macquarie University,The University of New South Wales Cancer Discovery
9 June 2025

Viagra during labour doesn't help babies at risk from lack of oxygen

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD The University of Queensland,Mater Research,The University of Sydney,Monash University,Western Sydney University,University of Technology Sydney (UTS) JAMA
9 June 2025

Test for coeliac disease promises to take away the pain of diagnosis

Australia; VIC WEHI Gastroenterology
9 June 2025

What Judy ate: unveiling a sauropod dinosaur’s last meal for the first time

Australia; QLD; WA Curtin University Current Biology
9 June 2025

Cycling to work could help reduce dementia risk

Australia; International; NSW The University of Sydney,Huazhong University of Science andTechnology, USA JAMA Network Open
9 June 2025

More people believe misinformation about electric vehicles, even in Australia

Australia; International; QLD The University of Queensland Nature Energy
9 June 2025

Chatbots could aid urban planning, researchers say

Australia; New Zealand; International University of Waikato,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Alta Planning + Design (USA) Nature Cities
9 June 2025

Ship anchors are squashing life on Antarctic seafloors

New Zealand; International National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA),KOLOSSAL (US), Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada) Frontiers in Conservation Science
9 June 2025

Giant plankton could help coral fight climate change

Australia; Pacific; QLD Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Ecology
9 June 2025

Killer crab: Shining an infrared light on loggerhead turtle hatchling attacks

Australia; WA Edith Cowan University Food Webs
Briefing
9 June 2025

Tailored brain stimulation treatment results give new hope for people with depression

Australia; VIC; QLD QIMR Berghofer,The University of Queensland,The University of Melbourne Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
Expert Reaction
8 June 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Dengue in the Pacific region

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific
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8 June 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Hopes for UN Ocean Conference

New Zealand; Pacific; International
8 June 2025

Difficulty lifting 5 kg may indicate reduced quality of life and a range of chronic diseases

International University of Sharjah, SHARE Berlin Institute, King Saud University Scientific Reports
Expert Reaction
6 June 2025

Coral reefs can't outrun climate change

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International Victoria University of Wellington,University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, USA; University of New Hampshire, USA Science Advances
6 June 2025

Self-collection kits for cervical cancer could increase screening rates

International The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre, US JAMA Internal Medicine
6 June 2025

Dermatology AI is better than doctors at detecting melanoma and can improve skin condition diagnosis

Australia; VIC; QLD Monash University,The University of Queensland,Melanoma Institute Australia Nature Medicine
6 June 2025

Statins could reduce risk of death for patients with life-threatening sepsis

International Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, China Frontiers in Immunology
6 June 2025

'Missing link' in blood clotting mechanism that wreaks havoc on the small blood vessels of major organs

Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD The University of Sydney,The University of Queensland,Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute,WEHI,The University of Melbourne,The Heart Research Institute, ThromBio Nature
6 June 2025

Discovery harnesses mRNA in the search for an HIV cure

Australia; VIC The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity,The University of Melbourne,Monash University,Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Nature Communications
6 June 2025

Deliberately infected participants leads to penicillin advance

Australia; WA The Kids Research Institute Australia,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),Curtin University The Lancet Microbe
6 June 2025

New blood test offers non-invasive diagnosis for oesophageal cancer

Australia; QLD; SA Proteomics International Laboratories Ltd,Flinders University,QIMR Berghofer Proteomes
6 June 2025

Schools need better systems to support students experiencing family and domestic violence

Australia; VIC Monash University Australian Journal of Social Issues
5 June 2025

UN-backed global research movement shows benefits of tracking ocean giants for marine conservation

Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT The Australian National University,The University of Western Australia,James Cook University,The University of Adelaide,Charles Darwin University,Curtin University,Monash University,Flinders University,The University of New South Wales,Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS),University of Tasmania, University of the Sunshine Coast, Macquarie University, Murdoch University, University of Queensland, CSIRO, Griffith University Science
5 June 2025

Mice can fall for the 'rubber hand illusion' too

International Université Paris-Saclay, France PLOS Biology
5 June 2025

‘I don't babysit': Stay at home dads face society's expectations about who should be looking after the kids

Australia; VIC Deakin University Australian Journal of Social Issues
5 June 2025

Why did Australians vote against the Voice?

Australia; NSW Macquarie University Australian Journal of Social Issues
5 June 2025

Do Australia's 'wellbeing' indicators actually measure our wellbeing?

Australia; TAS; ACT University of Tasmania,The Australian National University Australian Journal of Social Issues
5 June 2025

Violent youth assaults on police often triggered by past trauma

Australia; QLD University of the Sunshine Coast Australian Journal of Social Issues
5 June 2025

Drug class that includes semaglutide linked to eye condition in diabetics, but risk is still low overall

International University of Toronto, Canada JAMA Ophthalmology
5 June 2025

Chimpanzees can 'catch' yawns from a human-like robot

International City St George’s University of London, UK Scientific Reports
5 June 2025

More than half of vape juices have the wrong concentration of nicotine

New Zealand University of Otago New Zealand Medical Journal
5 June 2025

Not enough research on mental health of ethnic migrant women

New Zealand University of Auckland,Ministry of Health, New Zealand Government,Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand New Zealand Medical Journal
5 June 2025

Māori communities call for dental care in diabetes management

New Zealand University of Otago,Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand,Ora Toa Primary Health Organisation New Zealand Medical Journal
5 June 2025

Some of the world's oldest organisations are also some of the greenest

International University of Pennsylvania, USA Frontiers in Organizational Psychology
5 June 2025

Delivering real-life change for WA firefighters

Australia; WA Edith Cowan University International Journal of Wildland Fire
Briefing
5 June 2025

BRIEFING ALERT: Record temps and ocean heatwaves across our region - WMO The State of the Climate Report - SW Pacific

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
4 June 2025

Research sheds new light on the allergic response – and how to disrupt it

New Zealand Malaghan Institute of Medical Research The Journal of Investigative Dermatology
4 June 2025

Could there be an alernative to aspirin for heart issues?

International Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Switzerland The BMJ
4 June 2025

Using VR gaming for balance rehab programs

Australia; International; QLD The University of Queensland JMIR Serious Games
4 June 2025

Explaining risks and improving genetic testing for the most serious of cancer gene variants

Australia; International; QLD QIMR Berghofer,The University of Queensland Human Genomics and npj Genomic Medicine
4 June 2025

Are the Dead Sea Scrolls older than we thought? Enoch the AI thinks so

International University of Groningen, The Netherlands PLOS One
Expert Reaction
4 June 2025

'Illusion of certainty' means more Pike Rivers are likely

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
4 June 2025

Drought severity has been increasing globally since 1981

International University of Oxford, UK Nature
4 June 2025

A summer like no other: inside 2023’s record-smashing North Atlantic marine heatwave

Australia; International; NSW; ACT The University of New South Wales,The Australian National University,Bureau of Meteorology Nature
Expert Reaction
4 June 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Motor neurone disease linked to use of common psychiatric medications

Australia; International; VIC Karolinska Institutet, Sweden JAMA Network Open
4 June 2025

Low pregnancy iron levels linked to sex reversal in utero

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland,Osaka University, Japan Nature
4 June 2025

DNA reveals the history of humans on Papua New Guinea over 2500 years

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; QLD; SA; ACT University of Otago,The University of Adelaide,University of Waikato,ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH),James Cook University,The Australian National University,The University of Queensland,BioArch South, NZ, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Germany Nature Ecology & Evolution
4 June 2025

Nature reserves near cities boost mental health for urbanites

Australia; New Zealand; International China University of Geosciences Nature Cities
4 June 2025

Early exposure to dogs could help protect against eczema

Australia; International; NSW The University of Newcastle,University of Edinburgh, UK Allergy
4 June 2025

Tech upgrade boosts single-cell sequencing in Australia

Australia; SA South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)
4 June 2025

Finding the heart in the machine

Australia; WA Edith Cowan University 2024 International Conference on Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications
4 June 2025

Common low-grade clay strengthens low-carbon concrete

Australia; International; VIC RMIT University Construction and Building Materials
4 June 2025

Could lighting be the new gambling regulator?

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International; SA Flinders University Nature Scientific Reports
4 June 2025

Cutting-edge hospital genomics initiative takes on dangerous superbug

Australia; VIC The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity,Austin Health,The Royal Melbourne Hospital,Alfred Health,The University of Melbourne,Eastern Health, Western Health, University Hospital Geelong and Bendigo Health. Nature Communications
3 June 2025

Turn all the lights up! Special lights on aircraft could prevent bird-aircraft collisions

International Purdue University, USA Royal Society Open Science
3 June 2025

Clever cockatoos in Sydney have figured out how to use drinking fountains

Australia; NSW; ACT Western Sydney University,The Australian National University,University of Vienna, Austria Biology Letters
3 June 2025

African wild dogs will seek human refuges when lions are about

Australia; NSW The University of New South Wales,Taronga Western Plains Zoo, University of Washington Proceedings of the Royal Society B
3 June 2025

Kids born to mums with high BMI could have higher risk of hospital admissions for infection

International University of Oxford, UK BMJ Medicine
3 June 2025

Some low calorie diets could have negative mental health impacts

Australia; International; SA The University of Adelaide,Unity Health Toronto, Canada BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health
3 June 2025

Cannabidiol shows promise as treatment for fungal infections

Australia; International; NSW Macquarie University,The University of Sydney,The University of New South Wales,ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Facilitated Advancement of Australia’s Bioactives (FAAB), University of Bristol PLOS NTDs
3 June 2025

On the Sunshine Coast, e-scooters put two children in hospital every week

Australia; QLD; TAS Launceston General Hospital, Sunshine Coast University Hospital Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
3 June 2025

Possum puzzle solved -Revealing unexpected genetic diversity in WA

Australia; WA Edith Cowan University Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
3 June 2025

Ancient collagen could help unlock 50,000 year old giant wombat mystery

Australia; QLD; ACT The Australian National University,The University of Queensland,University of Algarve, Portugal; University of Vienna, Austria Frontiers in Mammal Science
2 June 2025

Global network of ocean robots endorsed by UNESCO

Australia Charles Darwin University
2 June 2025

Underwater robots take to the deep to map unexplored oceans

Australia; Pacific; NSW The University of Sydney
2 June 2025

New analysis confirms 99% of Queensland cattle clearing occurs in threatened species habitat

Australia; QLD Wilderness Society
2 June 2025

Brain training game offers new hope for drug-free pain management

Australia; International; NSW; SA The University of New South Wales,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Charles Sturt University,University of South Australia The Journal of Pain
2 June 2025

How common is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Australia?

Australia; NSW The University of Sydney Drug and Alcohol Review
2 June 2025

Blood test could detect bowel cancer with 'acceptable accuracy'

International Kaiser Permanente, USA JAMA
2 June 2025

Time and money may be the biggest challenge for GP hearing care referrals in older adults

Australia; VIC; QLD The University of Melbourne,The University of Queensland Australian Journal of Primary Health
2 June 2025

A Milky Way and Andromeda galaxy collision may not be happening after all

Australia; International; WA International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) Nature Astronomy
2 June 2025

AI pen could help detect Parkinson's disease from handwriting

International University of California, USA Nature Chemical Engineering
2 June 2025

More recent generations may face a lower risk of dementia

Australia; International; QLD The University of Queensland JAMA Network Open
2 June 2025

Insect protein could stop implants getting infected

Australia; VIC RMIT University,Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) Advances in Colloid and Interface Science
2 June 2025

Geological time capsule highlights Great Barrier Reef’s resilience

Australia; NSW; ACT The University of Sydney,The Australian National University Nature Communications
2 June 2025

Having a mix of tea, berries, apples, and grapes every day may lower your risk of chronic disease and early death

Australia; WA Edith Cowan University,The University of Western Australia,Queen’s University Belfast Nature Food
2 June 2025

Astronomers gain unprecedented insight into the formation of a planet 850 lightyears away

Australia; International; NSW The University of Newcastle,Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (Germany), Johns Hopkins University (USA), The Open University (UK), The University of Birmingham (UK), The University of Oxford (UK), Space Telescope Science Institute (USA), NOIRLab (USA), National Institute of Science Education and Research (India), The University of Exeter (UK), NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (USA), Flatiron Institute (USA), The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA), The University of Columbia (USA), and The University of Arizona (USA). Nature Astronomy
2 June 2025

‘A love affair with the sea’: The NZ scientist who overcame hurdles to dedicate her life to studying the ocean

New Zealand Frontiers in Ocean Sustainability
1 June 2025

Global progress on heart disease in women hampered by lack of clinical trial participants

International Newcastle University Translational and Clinical Research Institute, UK Heart
1 June 2025

First national stocktake of Australia’s food system reveals hidden costs and big opportunities

Australia; QLD CSIRO,The University of Queensland
1 June 2025

Offering COVID-19 booster vaccinations alongside influenza vaccinations could reduce hospitalisations and deaths

Australia; VIC Burnet Institute Medical Journal of Australia
1 June 2025

Structured exercise significantly reduces risk of colon cancer recurrence, global study finds

Australia; International; NSW The University of Sydney,Queen's University Canada, University of Alberta New England Journal of Medicine
Briefing
31 May 2025

NEWS BRIEFING: The crushing burden of Tourette syndrome and related disorders revealed

Australia; NSW; WA The Kids Research Institute Australia,The University of New South Wales
31 May 2025

Immunotherapy could help people with skin cancer live cancer-free longer

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre,University of Wollongong,The University of Melbourne,The University of Queensland NEJM
30 May 2025

Training on the integrity of research varies across the world

Australia; International Springer Nature
30 May 2025

Depression linked to increased dementia risk

Australia; SA; WA The University of Adelaide,Curtin University,The University of Nottingham eClinicalMedicine
30 May 2025

Young North Korean refugees are at a higher risk of psychiatric disorders

International Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Korea JAMA Network Open
29 May 2025

A restoration success story for a formerly contaminated Antarctic base

New Zealand; International National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA),University of Waikato,University of Canterbury,Antarctica New Zealand Polar Record
29 May 2025

Parent's intuition for their child's health is hard to beat

Australia; VIC Monash University Lancet Child and Adolescent Health
29 May 2025

Earth’s seasonal rhythms are changing, putting species and ecosystems at risk

New Zealand; International University of Canterbury Science
29 May 2025

Common gene variant doubles dementia risk for men

Australia; VIC; WA Curtin University,Monash University,The University of Melbourne,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) Neurology
29 May 2025

Warming climate may flip the script on the amount of CO2 released by trees

Australia; NSW Western Sydney University,Macquarie University,ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture Science
29 May 2025

What methods do young vapers use to quit?

International Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, USA JAMA Network Open
29 May 2025

Drought-fighting soil bacteria helps wheat beat the heat

Australia; NSW; WA Western Sydney University Cell Host & Microbe
29 May 2025

Mind-reading face tattoo could make you a better worker

International University of Texas, USA Device
29 May 2025

Earlier measles vaccine could help curb global outbreak

Australia; VIC Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),The University of Melbourne The Journal of Infectious Diseases
29 May 2025

New information on antibiotic treatment for critically-ill patients with kidney injury

Australia; International; VIC Monash University Clinical Microbiology and Infection
29 May 2025

COVID infections tied to rare neurological condition, mRNA vaccines reduce risk

Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW; VIC; WA University of Auckland,Monash University,Murdoch University,National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) Vaccine
29 May 2025

Cutting edge spatial maps reveal Western Pacific hotspots for parasitic worms

Australia; Pacific; NSW; QLD; WA; ACT The Kids Research Institute Australia,Curtin University,University of Gondar Ethiopia, University of Canberra, Australian National University, The University of Queensland, Queens University Belfast, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine Philippines, The Kirby Institute UNSW. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific
29 May 2025

Tiger sharks and whitetip sharks can make it through dinner without fighting

International University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, USA Frontiers in Fish Science
29 May 2025

Re-inventing the cheese wheel: Optimising plant-based dairy

Australia; NSW The University of New South Wales
28 May 2025

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: raising awareness and changing the name

Australia; VIC Monash University eClinicalMedicine
28 May 2025

Vegetarians are independent thinkers who are not afraid to “march to the beat of a different drum”

International SWPS University, Poland PLOS One
28 May 2025

To transform global health, the northern hemisphere should pass power to the south through 'ruinous solidarity'

Australia; International; NSW The University of Sydney,Brown University, USA PLOS Global Public Health
28 May 2025

Not so aloof floof: Your indifferent cat might actually recognise you by your scent

International Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan PLOS One
28 May 2025

What makes someone see themselves as 'athletic'?

International Nanzan University, Japan PLOS One
28 May 2025

Australia faces rising threats from synthetic opioids

Australia; VIC; WA Burnet Institute Drug and Alcohol Review
28 May 2025

Discovery could boost quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease

Australia; VIC; QLD The University of Queensland,Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health,The University of Melbourne,Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences Molecular Cell
28 May 2025

Around 87% of Aussies say they would take up newborn genetic screening

Australia; VIC The University of Melbourne,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) The American Journal of Human Genetics
28 May 2025

Cannabis use linked to poorer blood vessel health

International University of California, USA JAMA Cardiology
28 May 2025

Cosmic mystery deepens as astronomers find object flashing in both radio waves and X-rays

Australia; WA International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) Nature
28 May 2025

Mother's warmth linked to teens feeling safe and secure which could shape their health

International University of California, USA JAMA Psychiatry
28 May 2025

Dams around the world are harming migratory river species

Australia; International; TAS University of Tasmania Biological Reviews
28 May 2025

Younger men are less likely to seek professional help for their health

Australia; NSW; VIC The University of Sydney,Monash University,Deakin University PLOS One
28 May 2025

5-year weather forecast shows an 80% chance we'll break last year's heat record

International World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
28 May 2025

Peer support groups make a difference in nurse wellbeing

Australia; WA Murdoch University,Curtin University,The University of Western Australia The International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
28 May 2025

Discovery could improve treatment for people with haemophilia A

Australia; NSW Centenary Institute Blood Advances
28 May 2025

Roadblock for traffic injury compensation for Aboriginal people

Australia; NSW; QLD; SA; NT Flinders University,George Institute for Global Health,The University of New South Wales,Western Sydney University,The University of Adelaide,James Cook University Journal of Transport & Health
27 May 2025

Endangered frogs fight back: Deadly fungus spurs breeding increase

Australia; VIC The University of Melbourne Open Biology
27 May 2025

We don't know much about female frog calls because they're being drowned out by males

International Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil Royal Society B
27 May 2025

Man's best friend could help stop a real pain in the back

International University of Cambridge, UK Proceedings of the Royal Society A
27 May 2025

Bed bugs may have been the first big pest in human cities

International Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA Biology Letters
27 May 2025

First-ever DNA mapping of NSW estuaries provides new tool for fisheries management and species recovery

Australia; NSW Southern Cross University,NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
27 May 2025

Kava and talanoa as a treatment for PTSD

New Zealand; Pacific University of Waikato,Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand,ESR (Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd),Chaminade University of Honolulu, Hawaii Frontiers in Psychology
27 May 2025

Earliest evidence of tools made from whale bones

International Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès, France Nature Communications
27 May 2025

Having autism may be linked to a future with Parkinson's disease

International Karolinska Institutet, Sweden JAMA Neurology
27 May 2025

What does long COVID look like in young children?

International NYU Grossman School of Medicine, USA JAMA Pediatrics
27 May 2025

Beyond diabetes: Losing weight in middle-age linked to reduced risk of chronic diseases

International University of Helsinki, Finland JAMA Network Open
27 May 2025

Hospitalisations have increased in Australia over the last decade

Australia Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
27 May 2025

Aussies support government action on sugary and sweetened drinks to tackle obesity

Australia; SA The University of Adelaide,Flinders University,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) Chronic Disease and Prevention Control
27 May 2025

Research maps the way to reducing tuberculosis cases worldwide

Australia; WA Curtin University Communications Medicine
27 May 2025

Participants needed for Australian-first study into IVF stressors

Australia; VIC; QLD The University of Queensland,Monash University,Cardiff University
Expert Reaction
27 May 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Dust storms across Australia

Australia; NSW; TAS; ACT Australian Science Media Centre
Expert Reaction
27 May 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Three types of PFAS detected in over 85% of the Australian population

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA Australian Science Media Centre
27 May 2025

Global warming could increase cancer risk for women

International American University in Cairo, Egypt Frontiers in Public Health
27 May 2025

10% of kids in the NT have allegedly committed an offence before age 14

Australia; VIC; NT; ACT Menzies School of Health Research,Charles Darwin University,Australian Catholic University,The University of Melbourne Australian Journal of Social Issues
26 May 2025

Microplastics found in the sand of dozens of NZ beaches

New Zealand Scion,ESR (Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd) Marine Pollution Bulletin
26 May 2025

RSV immunisation has already saved Australia millions in hospital costs

Australia; VIC The University of Melbourne,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity Medical Journal of Australia
26 May 2025

Could mindfulness be the missing link to helping interventions stick for people with Type 2 diabetes?

Australia; NSW Western Sydney University,NICM,The University of Sydney Integrative Medicine Research
26 May 2025

The cost of some invasive species could be 16 times higher than we thought

Australia; International; VIC Monash University,University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Czechia Nature Ecology & Evolution
26 May 2025

Parents key to unlocking love of writing in kids

Australia; WA Edith Cowan University,Murdoch University Journal of Writing Research
25 May 2025

A new blood test for endometriosis moves closer to market

Australia; VIC; WA Proteomics International Laboratories Ltd (ASX: PIQ), Royal Women’s Hospital, University of Melbourne World Congress on Endometriosis (WCE) 2025
25 May 2025

Urban rewilding combats global biodiversity decline

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC The University of Sydney,Macquarie University,RMIT University,World Wildlife Fund Australia Bioscience
23 May 2025

Genetic clocks boost immunity in the daytime

New Zealand; International University of Auckland,University of Otago Science Immunology
23 May 2025

Pairs of stars that orbit each other exhibit unexpected magnetic activity

Australia; NSW; QLD; ACT The Australian National University,The University of Sydney,University of Southern Queensland Nature Astronomy
23 May 2025

More can be done to prevent common type of stroke

Australia; New Zealand; International University of Auckland,The University of Sydney,The University of New South Wales,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),The Australian National University,Monash University,The University of Queensland,Flinders University,Curtin University,La Trobe University,Charles Darwin University, Federation University, Charles Sturt University, University of Canberra, University of New England, James Cook University, Torrens University, University of Western Australia, University of Tasmania, Queensland University of Technology, University of Melbourne, Western Sydney University, Baker Institute, Griffith University, George Institute JAMA Neurology
23 May 2025

Famous North American fossils belong to a newly-described type of ancient sea monster

International Marshall University, USA Journal of Systematic Palaeontology
23 May 2025

Are we asking too much of our new teachers?

Australia; QLD Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education
22 May 2025

More than 220 critically endangered species risk falling through cracks in protection policies

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA; TAS; ACT Griffith University,The University of Queensland,Monash University,The Australian National University,Western Sydney University,Charles Sturt University,James Cook University,University of Tasmania,Edith Cowan University,The University of Melbourne Biological Conservation
22 May 2025

Checking your gait from your 20s could tell doctors how likely you are to have a fall later in life

International Stanford University, USA Journal of Experimental Biology
22 May 2025

Challenges for young people leaving out-of-home care

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland Australian Journal of Social Issues
22 May 2025

Why is mental health service use so low among culturally diverse young people in Australia?

Australia; NSW The University of New South Wales Australian Journal of Social Issues
22 May 2025

Liquid smoke fumes keep pesky sparrows out of sanctuaries

New Zealand Wintec,Papawera Geological, Cambridge; Predator Free Hauraki Coromandel Community Trust New Zealand Journal of Ecology
22 May 2025

Could penguin poo save Antarctica from climate change?

International University of Helsinki, Finland Communications Earth & Environment
22 May 2025

RSV appears riskier for your heart than COVID-19

International National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore JAMA Network Open
22 May 2025

Infrared contact lenses could let us see in the dark, even with our eyes closed

International University of Science and Technology of China, China Cell
22 May 2025

The history of affirmative entry at Otago Medical School

New Zealand University of Otago NZMJ
22 May 2025

Does NZ still have a colonial bias for overseas doctors?

New Zealand Massey University NZMJ
22 May 2025

Australia and Japan’s top engineers show the way for a renewable hydrogen sector

Australia; International; ACT Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE)
22 May 2025

Microplastics are ‘silently spreading from soil to salad to humans’

International Murdoch University Environmental Sciences Europe
22 May 2025

Aged care staffing levels on the rise - but is it helping to improve quality of care?

Australia; SA Flinders University,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) JAMDA
22 May 2025

Keep calm and carry on: Can Australian nurses really be ready for anything?

Australia; QLD Charles Darwin University,Griffith University Health Emergency and Disaster Nursing
Expert Reaction
22 May 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Flooding in NSW

Australia; NSW; QLD; SA Australian Science Media Centre
22 May 2025

How stress disrupts emotion control in people with mental health conditions

Australia; WA Edith Cowan University Journal of Affective Disorder Reports
22 May 2025

Locals, young men and children in most danger during flooding

Australia; NSW Natural Hazards Research Australia
21 May 2025

Climate change poses severe threat to bowhead whale habitat

Australia; International; SA The University of Adelaide Ecology and Evolution
21 May 2025

MRIs and mammograms with contrast best for women at risk of a missed breast cancer diagnosis

International University of Cambridge, UK The Lancet
21 May 2025

Boulder washed inland a sign of Pacific tsunami history

Australia; Pacific; NSW; QLD The University of Queensland,The University of New South Wales Marine Geology
21 May 2025

Social media fad of nighttime mouth taping may pose serious risks

International London Health Sciences Centre PLOS ONE
21 May 2025

Do gratitude journals actually help your mental health?

International Northumbria University, UK PLOS One
21 May 2025

We kicked native NZ gulls down the food chain

New Zealand Unitec New Zealand,National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA),Auckland War Memorial Museum,University of Auckland New Zealand Journal of Ecology
21 May 2025

AI beats existing methods of predicting weather, air quality, ocean waves, and cyclone paths

International Microsoft Research, The Netherlands, University of Pennsylvania, USA Nature
21 May 2025

Skin cancer in older people is on the rise, especially men in wealthier nations

International The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, China JAMA Dermatology
21 May 2025

Targeting the mosquito parasites that cause malaria, rather than mosquitoes themselves, may be a better way of preventing the disease

Australia; International; NSW The University of New South Wales,Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, USA Nature
Expert Reaction
21 May 2025

Social media use linked with depressive symptoms in pre-teens

International University of California, USA JAMA Network Open
21 May 2025

Long-acting medications could be an alternative to normal antibiotics for serious infections

Australia; NSW The University of New South Wales,Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney JAMA Network Open
21 May 2025

We may have greatly underestimated biodiversity in Antarctic soils

International University of Potsdam, Germany Frontiers in Microbiology
21 May 2025

Flipping the script on dementia language

Australia; SA Flinders University,The University of Adelaide Dementia
21 May 2025

New Aussie endometriosis data shows rising health spending as hospitalisations double

Australia Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
21 May 2025

How whale song unlocks the psychology of tourism

Australia; QLD University of the Sunshine Coast Journal of Environmental Psychology
21 May 2025

For galaxies forming stars, it’s not about how much gas there is but where you find it

Australia; WA International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
20 May 2025

Male bodybuilders, particularly the pros, are at high risk of sudden death from heart problems

International University of Padova, Italy European Heart Journal
20 May 2025

Rarely-seen gigantic crustacean may not be so rare after all

Australia; WA The University of Western Australia Royal Society Open Science
20 May 2025

Myopi Dick: Humpback whales' eyesight may be worse than we thought

International University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA Proceedings of the Royal Society B
20 May 2025

This exercise picks up mechanical differences in footballers with hip pain

Australia; VIC; QLD La Trobe University,The University of Melbourne,The University of Queensland,ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre in Optimisation Technologies, Integrated, Methodologies, and Applications (OPTIMA) Royal Society Open Science
20 May 2025

New platform to evolve proteins for better therapies

Australia; NSW Centenary Institute,The University of Sydney Nature Communications
20 May 2025

Making vapes look boring could deter young people from trying them

International University College London, UK Tobacco Control
20 May 2025

Thousands of kids are still swallowing magnets despite increased regulations

Australia; New Zealand; International UC Davis Health, USA Injury Prevention
Expert Reaction
20 May 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Cold sores may be implicated in the development of Alzheimer's disease

International Gilead Sciences Inc, USA BMJ Open
Briefing
20 May 2025

NEWS BRIEFING: The health of teens and young people could be going backwards 

Australia; International; NSW; VIC; WA; ACT Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),The Kids Research Institute Australia,The Australian National University,RMIT University,Monash University,The University of Sydney,Edith Cowan University,Burnet Institute The Lancet
20 May 2025

Language shapes how visual knowledge is stored in the brain

International Beijing Normal University, Peking University, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University PLOS Biology
20 May 2025

A blood or urine test could show how much ultra-processed food is in your diet

International National Cancer Institute, USA PLOS Medicine
20 May 2025

A radar-like sensor could tell you if your heart is beating irregularly without contact

International University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China Nature Communications
20 May 2025

Lab-grown blood stem cells a step closer to human trials

Australia; VIC Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)
20 May 2025

Understanding macular degeneration: how to protect your vision

Australia; NSW The University of New South Wales
20 May 2025

Comprehensive genomic testing aids precision therapy and tissue of origin identification for cancers of unknown primary

Australia; NSW; VIC Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre,The University of Melbourne,The Westmead Institute for Medical Research,The University of Sydney,Cancer Council NSW,Deakin University,The University of New South Wales,Swinburne University of Technology,La Trobe University Nature Communications
20 May 2025

Friend or foe: Why homebuilders have a lot to learn from termites

Australia; NT Charles Darwin University
20 May 2025

Humpbacks give birth as far south as Tasmania and New Zealand

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; NSW The University of New South Wales,Macquarie University Frontiers in Marine Science
20 May 2025

New species of octopus discovered in a deep-sea canyon

Australia; WA; TAS CSIRO,Western Australian Museum,Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Australian Journal of Taxonomy
20 May 2025

What's stopping Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids getting their vaccines?

Australia; WA The Kids Research Institute Australia,The University of Western Australia,National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS),Curtin University PLOS One
20 May 2025

Global pandemic agreement approved by World Health Organization members

Australia; International World Health Organization (WHO)
19 May 2025

Most people trust climate scientists less than other scientists, but not everywhere...

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC The University of New South Wales,Macquarie University,La Trobe University,University of Otago Environmental Research Letters
19 May 2025

Taking a bite out of ‘food affects mood’ theory

Australia; QLD Bond University Annals of Internal Medicine
19 May 2025

Seeing the details through the lens of a regional model: enabling researchers to understand weather extremes

Australia; International ACCESS-NRI, Australia's climate simulator,ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather,The Australian National University
19 May 2025

Living near European honey bees could harm native bees' attempts to reproduce

Australia; QLD; WA Curtin University,University of Southern Queensland,The University of Western Australia Frontiers in Bee Science
19 May 2025

Could ChatGPT be more persuasive than people?

International EPFL, Switzerland Nature Human Behaviour
19 May 2025

Drug typically used for opioid addiction could be Long COVID treatment

Australia; QLD Griffith University Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
19 May 2025

71 new Australian bee species described

Australia; NSW; QLD; SA The University of Adelaide,South Australian Museum,Queensland Museum,University of Wollongong The Australian Journal of Taxonomy
19 May 2025

It’s a national treasure, but 13% of Australians can’t tell you where the Great Barrier Reef is located

Australia; SA University of South Australia Marine and Freshwater Research
18 May 2025

Weight-loss surgery in jeopardy

Australia; NSW; SA Flinders University,The University of Notre Dame Australia ANZ Journal of Surgery
18 May 2025

Fast food, fast impact: How fatty meals rapidly weaken our gut defences

Australia WEHI Immunity
18 May 2025

Vaping is more common among LGBTQA+ Aussie teens

Australia; NSW; WA The University of Sydney,The Kids Research Institute Australia Drug and Alcohol Review
Expert Reaction
16 May 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea

Australia; Pacific; QLD; WA; ACT Australian Science Media Centre
16 May 2025

Language a barrier in biodiversity work

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland Conservation Biology

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