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30 July 2026

High cholesterol linked to 3.6 million deaths globally in 2023

Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT The University of Sydney,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),Edith Cowan University,Charles Sturt University,Federation University Australia,Deakin University,The University of Newcastle,The University of Queensland,The Australian National University,Australian Catholic University,University of New South Wales, University of Melbourne, Monash University, University of Western Australia, Griffith University, Adelaide University, Flinders University, Western Sydney University, Macquarie University, University of Technology Sydney, the George Institute for Global Health JAMA
21 July 2026

Financial incentives, flexibility and safe living needed to retain remote health care workers

Australia; VIC; NT Menzies School of Health Research,Monash University,The University of Melbourne BMC Health Services Research
9 July 2026

Culturally tailored maternity care lifts healthy birth rates for First Nations families

Australia; VIC; QLD; NT La Trobe University,Royal Women's Hospital,Charles Darwin University,The University of Melbourne,Griffith University,Deakin University,Mercy Hospital for Women, Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s at Sunshine Hospital The Lancet eClinical Medicine
7 July 2026

Citizen scientists help spot dolphins and whales off the NT coast

Australia; NT Charles Darwin University Pacific Conservation Biology
6 July 2026

Climate change is silencing the Pilbara barking gecko

Australia; VIC; QLD; NT Monash University,Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Pacific Conservation Biology
29 June 2026

Newly discovered tiny marsupial found in the NT joins the Planigale genus

Australia; VIC; QLD; WA; NT Queensland University of Technology (QUT),Western Australian Museum,La Trobe University,Queensland Museum Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
16 June 2026

Unmasking melioidosis: collaborative research needed to understand the alarming global spread of the bacteria

Australia; NT Menzies School of Health Research,Charles Darwin University PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
15 June 2026

Insecticide-treated mozzie nets cut malaria cases by up to 68%

Australia; International; QLD; NT James Cook University,Menzies School of Health Research,Charles Darwin University,Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine (AITHM) Infectious Diseases
12 June 2026

New co-designed pregnancy app Dangudbila set to transform maternity care across the Top End

Australia; NT Menzies School of Health Research
3 June 2026

Food industries embrace AI sensors to improve efficiencies

Australia; SA; NT Flinders University,Charles Darwin University Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
20 May 2026

Children of parents with severe mental illness face higher risk of cognitive difficulties

Australia; WA; NT Murdoch University,Charles Darwin University,The University of Western Australia,Curtin University,The Kids Research Institute Australia Psychological Medicine
14 April 2026

Research calls for Indigenous agency in academic publishing

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; NT Flinders University,Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS),Murdoch University,James Cook University,Griffith University,The University of Melbourne,The University of Notre Dame Australia,The University of Western Australia,Charles Darwin University,Monash University,Australian National University BioScience
31 March 2026

Tasmanian Tiger lives on in Arnhem Land rock art

Australia; NT Griffith University Archaeology in Oceania
31 March 2026

Poor diet linked to heart disease, but Australia has seen improvements in the last 30 years

Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; NT The University of New South Wales,The University of Sydney,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Flinders University,Murdoch University,The University of Melbourne,Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute,Monash University,Charles Sturt University,Deakin University,Massachusetts General Hospital, USA, Curtin University, James Cook University, Adelaide University, Federation University Australia, Torrens University Australia, Macquarie University, The University of Western Australia, La Trobe University, Murdoch University, the University of Wollongong, University of Queensland, Menzies School of Health Research NT, Griffith University, the University of Adelaide, the University of South Australia (UniSA), Western Sydney University, Australian National University (ANU), The George Institute for Global Health. Nature Medicine
12 February 2026

Major malaria trial shows a more efficient way to treat the disease

Australia; International; VIC; NT Menzies School of Health Research,The University of Melbourne The Lancet Infectious Diseases
11 February 2026

Record rates of ear disease discovered in PNG children

Australia; Pacific; International; SA; WA; NT The Kids Research Institute Australia,The University of Western Australia,Curtin University,Charles Darwin University,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI),Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research Lancet Regional Health
11 February 2026

Nanoplastics are hindering the cognitive abilities of fish

Australia; International; NT Charles Darwin University Marine Pollution Bulletin
5 February 2026

Youth among targets of gambling addiction intervention drive

Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; NT; ACT Flinders University Journal of Behavioral Addictions
18 December 2025

Residents in hot, humid regions more likely to have kidney failure

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA; NT The University of Queensland,The University of Melbourne,The University of New South Wales BMC Medicine
12 December 2025

Is alcohol too cheap in NSW?

Australia; NSW; VIC; TAS; NT National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC),Menzies School of Health Research,National Drug Research Institute (NDRI),La Trobe University,University of Tasmania Drug and Alcohol Review
4 December 2025

Where rubber meets the road: Old tyres are key to building tougher roads

Australia; VIC; QLD; NT Charles Darwin University,Victoria University,The University of Queensland Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering
19 November 2025

Moo-ving the boundaries: New research evaluates virtual fences for use on NT cattle stations

Australia; QLD; NT Charles Darwin University
12 November 2025

Where water is scarce, ponds aren't safe for female cane toads

Australia; NSW; NT Macquarie University,Charles Darwin University Royal Society Open Science
12 November 2025

Tough little kangaroo sets the scene for success

Australia; SA; NT Flinders University Royal Society Open Science
11 November 2025

Cotton trash to treasure: Project using waste to grow new mushroom industry

Australia; NT Charles Darwin University
24 October 2025

Global body adopts policy to protect Earth’s old, wise and large animals

Australia; NT Charles Darwin University
20 October 2025

Revising greenhouse gas emissions for tropical inland waters

Australia; NT Charles Darwin University,Southern Cross University Nature Water
8 October 2025

Little-known strep bacteria behind growing number of severe infections

Australia; NSW; VIC; NT The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity,Menzies School of Health Research,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Monash University,Royal Darwin Hospital, Blacktown Hospital, Westmead Hospital, Northern Territory Department of Health The Lancet Microbe
Expert Reaction
19 September 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Three people dead after Optus network failure

Australia; QLD; SA; WA; NT Australian Science Media Centre
17 September 2025

How do they sleep while their beds are burning? Sleepy lizards wake to flee from fire

Australia; NSW; NT Macquarie University,Charles Darwin University,Charles Sturt University Biology Letters
9 September 2025

New test flight facility lets drone operators test tech in extreme conditions

Australia; NT Charles Darwin University
Expert Reaction
1 September 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Santos gas export hub leaking methane for nearly 20 years

Australia; NSW; VIC; WA; NT Australian Science Media Centre
27 August 2025

How little brains solve big problems in termite colonies

Australia; International; NT Charles Darwin University Current Opinion in Insect Science
27 August 2025

Albino canetoads help explain why wild albino animals are rare

Australia; NSW; NT Macquarie University,Charles Darwin University Proceedings of the Royal Society B
26 August 2025

Planting seeds for the future

Australia; NT Charles Darwin University
13 August 2025

Culturally-sensitive collaboration could help NT agencies support vulnerable young people

Australia; NSW; NT Menzies School of Health Research,Charles Darwin University,The University of New South Wales Australian Journal of Social Issues

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