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14 August 2026

Plant disease linked to habitat loss and lower digging activity among WA's southern brown bandicoots

Australia; WA Murdoch University Austral Ecology
14 August 2026

Queensland Resilient Homes Fund enhanced flood resilience for thousands of homeowners

Australia; QLD Natural Hazards Research Australia AFAC26
14 August 2026

Your good friends are keeping you feeling healthy and happy

Australia; International Kütahya Health Sciences University, Türkiye Journal of Mental Health
14 August 2026

From infection to protection: Could mosquitoes help eradicate malaria?

Australia; NSW; VIC WEHI,The University of Melbourne,The University of New South Wales Science
13 August 2026

First-of-its-kind surface could help create compact medical imaging acting as two devices in one

Australia; VIC ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems (TMOS),The University of Melbourne,RMIT University Nanophotonics
13 August 2026

Strep A immunity is possible without getting sick

Australia; VIC; QLD Griffith University,The University of New England,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),The University of Melbourne Nature Communications
13 August 2026

Solar power’s looming waste crisis: growing PV waste could turn into a $100 billion industry

Australia; International; SA Adelaide University Nature
13 August 2026

Severe mental illness linked to preventable physical disease and shorter life span

Australia; NSW; QLD The University of Queensland,The University of Sydney,Griffith University The Lancet Psychiatry
13 August 2026

First 'Atlas of the Heart’ will accelerate heart disease discoveries

Australia; International; VIC; QLD QIMR Berghofer,The University of Queensland,Monash University Cell Stem Cell
13 August 2026

Rangers and scientists map vulnerable reefs in the Groote Archipelago

Australia; NSW; NT University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Anindilyakwa Land and Sea Rangers PLOS One
13 August 2026

Trial points to an alopecia treatment

Australia; International; VIC The University of Melbourne,Brigham and Women’s Hospital, USA JAMA Dermatology
13 August 2026

New discovery sheds light on breast cancer treatment resistance

Australia; NSW; VIC Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre,The University of Melbourne,Garvan Institute of Medical Research,The University of New South Wales Nature
13 August 2026

Why one tree survives drought while another doesn’t

Australia; International; TAS University of Tasmania,University of Minnesota, Columbia University, Uppsala University Nature
12 August 2026

The multi-purpose reactor OPAL, now in its 20th year, is not a power reactor

Australia; NSW Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)
12 August 2026

The internet can't get enough of cats… but cats might have had enough of the internet

Australia; SA Adelaide University Anthrozoös
12 August 2026

Caught on film: east coast dolphins catching fish with shells

Australia; QLD University of the Sunshine Coast Marine Mammal Science
12 August 2026

Wind farms need smarter, site-specific strategies to protect birds and bats 

Australia; WA Murdoch University Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
12 August 2026

The strange sex lives of Aussie redback spiders and their NZ katipō cousins

Australia; New Zealand; International University of Hamburg, Germany Biology Letters
12 August 2026

Olympic athletes' mental health should be routinely screened and monitored, says IOC

Australia; VIC The University of Melbourne,Orygen,University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA British Journal of Sports Medicine
12 August 2026

Advancing heart valve disease treatments

Australia; International; VIC Murdoch Children's Research Institute,The University of Melbourne,Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute,Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre,Monash University,QIMR Berghofer Cell Stem Cell
12 August 2026

The potential of pangenome-guided breeding for higher yields and adaptability

Australia; International; WA Murdoch University Cell
12 August 2026

Digital support for mothers using alcohol to cope with anxiety

Australia; NSW The University of Sydney
11 August 2026

Bradfield City biosolar roof sets new standard for climate-resilient cities

Australia; NSW University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Bradfield Development Authority
11 August 2026

Green hydrogen goldmine: Discovery of a hidden energy source

Australia; International; WA Edith Cowan University,CSIRO International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
11 August 2026

Genomics used to find endangered fish populations most vulnerable to climate change

Australia; NT; ACT Flinders University,Adelaide University,University of Canberra,CLLMM Research Centre, Goyder for Water Research, SA; Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory; field sampling and lab work; and traditional owners of the land this studyencompassed, particularly the Ngarrindjeri people of the Lower Murray, Lower Lakes and Coorong region. Journal of Heredity
11 August 2026

Rewriting the story of Australian post-war architecture and its relationship to Asia

Australia; International; NSW; SA Adelaide University Architectural Theory Review
11 August 2026

Australia is quietly exporting a health crisis to Indonesia

Australia; International; NSW George Institute for Global Health,The University of New South Wales,Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia BMJ Global Health
11 August 2026

Strength training exercise a vital part of chronic disease prevention

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland,Bond University,Griffith University Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Briefing
11 August 2026

NEWS BRIEFING: What the CSIRO scientists testing the bird flu virus samples know – your questions answered

Australia CSIRO,Australian Science Media Centre
11 August 2026

Marine heatwaves pose hidden threat to human health

Australia; International; SA Adelaide University Nature Sustainability
Briefing
11 August 2026

NEWS BRIEFING: Latest GBR report shows some reef relief as monsoon cools waters

Australia; QLD Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
11 August 2026

Rescued platypuses quickly return to normal lives

Australia; NSW The University of New South Wales Marine and Freshwater Research
10 August 2026

Higher doses of common fertility drug linked to pregnancy risks

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International; SA Adelaide University,Boston University Obstetrics and gynaecology
10 August 2026

Magnesium sulfate infusion before very preterm proving to lower risk of cerebral palsy

Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW; VIC; SA South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI),Adelaide University,The University of Sydney,Monash University,University of Auckland American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
10 August 2026

What’s the beef with plant-based meat?

Australia; International; SA Adelaide University Journal of Marketing Management
10 August 2026

Two decades of data suggest platypus numbers have increased in pools along the Upper Shoalhaven River

Australia; NSW Southern Cross University,The University of New South Wales Australian Mammalogy

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