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Climate forecasts that span decades may help farmers prepare for the future
Nature Climate Change
Australian scientists introduced 24 Aussie farmers to My Climate View, an Australian online climate service that predicts conditions decades out, and asked them to identify, assess and discuss management of long-term risks in light of its Read more about Climate forecasts that span decades may help farmers prepare for the future
Australia; QLD; TAS; ACTCSIRO -
Designing a tiny new tool to map and treat children’s brain cancer
Advanced Science
Medulloblastoma is the most common cancerous brain tumour in children, and fighting it requires an approach that is delicate, durable, and direct. Now a group of researchers at UQ's Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) Read more about Designing a tiny new tool to map and treat children’s brain cancer
Australia; NSW; QLDAustralian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN)... -
Screens may not be the problem holding parents back from bonding with their child
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Screens may not be the problem when it comes to parent-child interaction and bonding, according to international researchers who say being distracted is likely an issue whether it's screen-related or not. The team studied 50 pairs of parent and Read more about Screens may not be the problem holding parents back from bonding with their child
InternationalUniversity of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland -
New directions in urban and regional housing planning and development
Applied Geography
Machine learning models for more sustainable and affordable housing in regional areas, assessing bushfire risk as well as consideration for disability, biodiversity and also a place for animals in urban residential settings present new perspectives Read more about New directions in urban and regional housing planning and development
Australia; International; NSW; SAFlinders University -
Unlocking key answers on cell functioning
Nature Genetics
Peter Mac researchers have found the answer to a decades-long question on cell functioning that could lead to improved cancer treatments in the future. Peter Mac researchers have found the answer to a decades-long question on cell functioning that Read more about Unlocking key answers on cell functioning
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How do we manage the 'extreme risks' posed by advanced AIs?
Science
We've heard warnings that the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generalist AI systems that match or exceed human abilities, poses extreme risks to humanity, but how do we manage those risks? International researchers Read more about How do we manage the 'extreme risks' posed by advanced AIs?
InternationalUniversity of Oxford, UK, Quebec AI Institute, Canada, Université de Montréal, Canada -
EXPERT REACTION: Will greenhouse gases be ruled 'pollution' when it comes to the Law of the Sea?
On Tuesday 21 May, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) is expected to deliver an advisory opinion on what the 'United Nations Convention Law of the Sea' says about the obligations of countries to combat climate change. The Read more about EXPERT REACTION: Will greenhouse gases be ruled 'pollution' when it comes to the Law of the Sea?
Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; NSWAustralian Science Media Centre -
Annoying interruptions reduce productivity in the workplace
European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
A team of researchers from The University of Queensland has found employees experience more stress at work when interrupted with requests for unnecessary or unreasonable tasks. A team of researchers from The University of Queensland has found Read more about Annoying interruptions reduce productivity in the workplace
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More research needed on airborne ultrasound health effects
Health Physics
Airborne ultrasound exposure guidelines from 1984 are being revisited by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection due to their use in emerging technology. Airborne ultrasound exposure guidelines from 1984 are being revisited Read more about More research needed on airborne ultrasound health effects
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How this common cockroach took over the world
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
Australian and international research has reconstructed the spread of the common German cockroach from an ancestor in Asia to every inhabited continent in the world. The researchers compared the DNA of 281 cockroaches collected from 17 countries Read more about How this common cockroach took over the world
Australia; International; WAThe University of Western Australia|National University of Singapore