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EXPERT REACTION: Deaths in elderly Norwegians after Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

Norway has reported a number of deaths and side effects in elderly people after being given the Pfizer va...

This brain region is a bit of a narcissist

We're great at noticing information about ourselves and remembering it thanks to a brain region called th...

Climate models suggest humans have caused 0.9 - 1.3°C warming since 1850-1900

International scientists, including an Australian, used computer climate simulations to estimate the...

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  1. Wear a mask and step back: Masks could block almost all those COVID droplets

    Publicly released: Wed 23 Dec 2020 at 1101 AEDT | 1301 NZDT

    Royal Society Open Science

    Masks can block 99. 9 per cent of COVID-linked droplets, say international researchers who measured droplets spread by coughs and speaking, with and without surgical or handmade cotton face masks. They estimate a person standing 2m from someone Read more about Wear a mask and step back: Masks could block almost all those COVID droplets

    InternationalUniversity of Edinburgh, UK
  2. Tasmania may help save the rock wallaby

    Publicly released: Wed 23 Dec 2020 at 1101 AEDT | 1301 NZDT

    Royal Society Open Science

    Maria Island, off Tasmania's eastern coast, could be a suitable spot to move an insurance population of endangered brush-tailed rock wallabies to help stop them becoming extinct, according to Australian research. The recent Australian mega-fires Read more about Tasmania may help save the rock wallaby

    Australia; TASUniversity of Tasmania|ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage
  3. Aged care residents experience a different kind of reality

    Publicly released: Wed 23 Dec 2020 at 1009 AEDT | 1209 NZDT

    Journal of Medical Internet Research

    Cutting-edge technology is normally associated with youth, but a group of aged care residents in Adelaide are learning how useful (and how much fun) virtual reality can be. Read more about Aged care residents experience a different kind of reality

    Australia; SAUniversity of South Australia
  4. How COVID-19 polarised politics: #IStandWithDan versus #DictatorDan

    Publicly released: Wed 23 Dec 2020 at 0926 AEDT | 1126 NZDT

    Media International Australia

    A QUT study of two interrelated Twitter hashtag campaigns in relation to the Victorian Premier Dan Andrews’ handling of the COVID-19 second wave found the activity was driven by a “small, hyper-partisan core of highly active participants” and Read more about How COVID-19 polarised politics: #IStandWithDan versus #DictatorDan

    Australia; VIC; QLDQueensland University of Technology (QUT)
  5. New mammogram measures of breast cancer risk could revolutionise screening

    Publicly released: Wed 23 Dec 2020 at 0826 AEDT | 1026 NZDT

    International Journal of Cancer

    New techniques for predicting breast cancer risk from mammograms that were developed in Melbourne could revolutionise breast screening by allowing it to be tailored to women at minimal extra cost. World-first techniques for predicting breast cancer Read more about New mammogram measures of breast cancer risk could revolutionise screening

    Australia; VICThe University of Melbourne
  6. Keeping up appearances: male fairy-wrens show looks can be deceiving

    Publicly released: Wed 23 Dec 2020 at 0700 AEDT | 0900 NZDT

    Behavioural Ecology

    By choosing these high-quality males, females may ensure a good father or good genes for their offspring. But do high quality males that are preferred by females invest more in their appearance? Read more about Keeping up appearances: male fairy-wrens show looks can be deceiving

    Australia; VICMonash University
  7. Carbon-neutral jet fuels?

    Publicly released: Wed 23 Dec 2020 at 0300 AEDT | 0500 NZDT

    Nature Communications

    Flying produces large amounts of carbon emissions, but a more sustainable fuel option could eventually make flying carbon neutral. Researchers at Oxford and Cambridge created a cheap method that uses iron, manganese and potassium to convert carbon Read more about Carbon-neutral jet fuels?

    InternationalUniversity of Oxford, UK; University of Cambridge, UK; King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  8. Investing in a frontline response to elder abuse

    Publicly released: Wed 23 Dec 2020 at 0001 AEDT | 0201 NZDT

    University of Queensland researchers are working with a team of 50 social workers across south east Queensland to create a uniform, national approach to identifying abuse in elderly people who present to hospitals. Read more about Investing in a frontline response to elder abuse

    Australia; QLDThe University of Queensland
  9. New definition of sustainability reflects the interdependence of all life

    Publicly released: Tue 22 Dec 2020 at 1200 AEDT | 1400 NZDT

    Global Sustainability

    An international collaboration reveals a new definition of sustainability that expands the concept to non-human species and their needs. Published in Global Sustainability, the research led by Dr Christoph Rupprecht, a Griffith University alumnus Read more about New definition of sustainability reflects the interdependence of all life

    Australia; QLDGriffith University
  10. Substances found in cooked meat linked to kid's wheeze

    Publicly released: Tue 22 Dec 2020 at 1030 AEDT | 1230 NZDT

    Thorax

    Inflammatory compounds found in cooked meat have been linked to a heightened risk of childhood wheeze by US researchers. The compounds, known as advanced glycation end products, or AGEs for short, are by-products of high-temperature cooking, such as Read more about Substances found in cooked meat linked to kid's wheeze

    InternationalIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA
  11. Looking to get more active? Fitbits may help a little bit

    Publicly released: Tue 22 Dec 2020 at 1030 AEDT | 1230 NZDT

    British Journal of Sports Medicine

    Smartphone fitness apps and wearable activity trackers do help boost physical activity levels, according to an Australian-led review and pooled data analysis of the available evidence. The researchers looked at 35 previous studies, involving a total Read more about Looking to get more active? Fitbits may help a little bit

    Australia; NSWThe University of Sydney|Macquarie University|University of Technology Sydney (UTS)...
  12. Perfectly preserved 57,000-year-old wolf pup found in Canada

    Publicly released: Tue 22 Dec 2020 at 1030 AEDT | 1230 NZDT

    Current Biology

    While water-blasting at a wall of frozen mud in Canada, a gold miner made an extraordinary discovery: a perfectly preserved wolf pup that had been locked in permafrost for 57,000 years. Named Zhùr by the locals, the pup is the most complete wolf Read more about Perfectly preserved 57,000-year-old wolf pup found in Canada

    InternationalDes Moines University, Canada
  13. Junk food linked to sleep problems in teens

    Publicly released: Tue 22 Dec 2020 at 1000 AEDT | 1200 NZDT

    EClinicalMedicine

    Eating too much junk food has been linked with poor sleep quality in teens, a University of Queensland-led study has found. UQ School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences researcher Associate Professor Asad Khan said frequent consumption of Read more about Junk food linked to sleep problems in teens

    InternationalThe University of Queensland
  14. From terror to termination – the dynamics of London’s smallpox epidemics

    Publicly released: Tue 22 Dec 2020 at 0600 AEDT | 0800 NZDT

    PLOS Biology

    Smallpox, which for centuries was one of the most devastating infectious diseases, was eradicated in 1980. Analysis of 300 years of weekly smallpox records from London (1664 to 1930) have shown changes in the timing, size and seasonality between Read more about From terror to termination – the dynamics of London’s smallpox epidemics

    InternationalMcMaster University, Canada
  15. Future farming may affect 90% of Earth's wildlife by 2050

    Publicly released: Tue 22 Dec 2020 at 0300 AEDT | 0500 NZDT

    Nature Sustainability

    Almost 90 per cent of land animals around the world may lose some of their habitat by 2050 as land is cleared to meet the future demand for food, according to an international study based on computer modelling. However, the authors say proactive Read more about Future farming may affect 90% of Earth's wildlife by 2050

    InternationalUniversity of Leeds, UK
  16. Scientists shine light on ‘bright spots’ to restore coastal ecosystems

    Publicly released: Tue 22 Dec 2020 at 0300 AEDT | 0500 NZDT

    Current Biology

    CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has identified coastal ‘bright spots’ to repair marine ecosystems globally, paving the way to boost biodiversity, local economies and human wellbeing. Read more about Scientists shine light on ‘bright spots’ to restore coastal ecosystems

    Australia; NSW; QLDCSIRO|The University of Queensland|The University of New South Wales...
  17. Crikey! Massive prehistoric croc emerges from South East Queensland

    Publicly released: Mon 21 Dec 2020 at 2000 AEDT | 2200 NZDT

    PeerJ

    A prehistoric croc measuring more than five metres long – dubbed the ‘swamp king’ – ruled south eastern Queensland waterways only a few million years ago. University of Queensland researchers identified the new species of prehistoric croc Read more about Crikey! Massive prehistoric croc emerges from South East Queensland

    Australia; QLDThe University of Queensland
  18. Research busts mental health coping myth

    Publicly released: Mon 21 Dec 2020 at 1500 AEDT | 1700 NZDT

    Journal of Affective Disorders Reports

    People with extreme psychological distress have exceeded the limits of their own resources, and need support from others to cope, according to new research led by USC Australia. Read more about Research busts mental health coping myth

    Australia; QLDUniversity of the Sunshine Coast
  19. Climate change demands same leadership as COVID-19, and Australia is failing

    Publicly released: Mon 21 Dec 2020 at 1030 AEDT | 1230 NZDT

    Medical Journal of Australia

    Leading Australian medical clinicians and researchers have called on the Federal Government and the health sector to commit to showing the same leadership on climate change as was shown during the COVID-19 public health crisis. The authors say our Read more about Climate change demands same leadership as COVID-19, and Australia is failing

    Australia; NSW; WAThe University of Newcastle|Telethon Kids Institute...
  20. Goldilocks and the three quantum dots: This one’s just right for peak solar panel performance

    Publicly released: Mon 21 Dec 2020 at 0930 AEDT | 1130 NZDT

    Nanoscale

    Maximising the efficiency of renewable energy technology is dependent on creating nanoparticles with ideal dimensions and density, new simulations have shown. Scientists in Australia have developed a process for calculating the perfect size and Read more about Goldilocks and the three quantum dots: This one’s just right for peak solar panel performance

    Australia; VICARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science|Monash University

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