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Climate change could be impacting babies’ birthweight for gestational age
Environmental Health Perspectives
Climate change could pose a big risk to Australians’ reproductive health with a new, large-scale Curtin University study revealing a possible link between extreme bioclimatic exposure during pregnancy and babies’ birthweights for gestational age. Read more about Climate change could be impacting babies’ birthweight for gestational age
Australia; International; WACurtin University -
RV Investigator’s longest voyage to try and solve the Southern Ocean puzzle
Scientists travelling as far as 65 degrees south will investigate why the deep ocean currents near Antarctica are slowing, whether the Southern Ocean will continue to absorb heat and carbon dioxide, and how clouds form over the Southern Ocean. Read more about RV Investigator’s longest voyage to try and solve the Southern Ocean puzzle
Australia; International; WA; TASCSIRO|Australian Antarctic Program Partnership -
Shaping the Future: 500 young Australians dive into far off galaxies, fight incurable diseases and everything in between at the NYSF
From January, high school students from across the nation will live and breathe science and technology at the 2024 NYSF Year 12 Program in Canberra and Brisbane. From January, high school students from across the nation will live and breathe science Read more about Shaping the Future: 500 young Australians dive into far off galaxies, fight incurable diseases and everything in between at the NYSF
Australia; QLD; ACTNational Youth Science Forum -
Surgical teams put on notice for poor behaviour
PLOS ONE
Australian researchers have successfully trialled a novel experiment to address offensive and rude comments in operating theatres by placing ‘eye’ signage in surgical rooms. The three-month experiment was undertaken to address a widespread Read more about Surgical teams put on notice for poor behaviour
Australia; SAUniversity of South Australia -
Aussie fossil suggests photosynthesis evolved at least 1.75 billion years ago
Nature
1. 75 billion-year-old microscopic fossils from the McDermott Formation in the southern McArthur Basin in the NT, contain the oldest photosynthetic structures ever discovered, shedding light on the origins of photosynthesis, according to Belgian Read more about Aussie fossil suggests photosynthesis evolved at least 1.75 billion years ago
Australia; InternationalUniversity of Liège, Belgium -
Cosmic chemistry unveils stellar dance: ALMA telescope discovers hidden orbit secrets
Nature Astronomy
A team of international scientists, armed with the powerful ALMA telescope array in Chile, has unravelled the cosmic mysteries surrounding a dying star, revealing an intricate celestial dance shaped by unusual chemistry. A team of international Read more about Cosmic chemistry unveils stellar dance: ALMA telescope discovers hidden orbit secrets
Australia; International; VICMonash University|ARC Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astrophysics in 3D (ASTRO 3D) -
Closing in on the ultimate quest to regenerate insulin in pancreatic stem cells
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
Australian researchers are zeroing in on the ultimate quest to regenerate insulin in pancreatic stem cells and replace the need for regular insulin injections. Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute researchers have demonstrated that newly made insulin Read more about Closing in on the ultimate quest to regenerate insulin in pancreatic stem cells
Australia; VICBaker Heart and Diabetes Institute -
Most of us can tell if a chicken is having a clucking good time
Royal Society Open Science
Seven out of 10 humans can correctly tell if a chicken is happy or not based on their clucks, according to Australian researchers. The team recruited nearly 200 people and played them recordings of different chicken calls - some where they were Read more about Most of us can tell if a chicken is having a clucking good time
Australia; QLD; WAThe University of Queensland -
Evidence asbestos ban working as DIY linked mesothelioma cases fall
Respirology
Data on 60 years' worth of WA cases of the lung disease mesothelioma, which is primarily caused by asbestos exposure, suggest that Australia-wide ban on asbestos may be working with a fall in the incidence of DIY/renovation exposure. The study Read more about Evidence asbestos ban working as DIY linked mesothelioma cases fall
Australia; WACurtin University -
Eight weeks to stress less
Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Journal.
A little compassion can go a long way. Just eight weeks of a new compassion and mindfulness-based group program has made a world of difference to those with post-traumatic stress symptoms, seeing them move from clinical to non-clinical conditions, Read more about Eight weeks to stress less
Australia; WAMurdoch University
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