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EXPERT REACTION: Rising HIV cases in Fiji
Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International
Expert Reaction
EXPERT Q&A: Pacific climate adaptation research in focus
New Zealand; Pacific; International
Deep-sea mining threatens sharks, rays, and ghost sharks
Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International; TAS
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA),University of Tasmania,University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, USA
Current Biology
‘Alarming’ rise in newborn babies with antibiotic-resistant infections
Australia; Pacific; NSW
The University of Sydney
The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific
Leopard shark sex tape: a scientific first
Australia; Pacific; QLD
University of the Sunshine Coast
Journal of Ethology
Island ant communities show signs of unseen ‘insect apocalypse’
Australia; Pacific; ACT
The Australian National University
Science
Expert Reaction
Anti-climate beliefs stronger in Australia and New Zealand, global survey suggests
Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International
The University of Queensland,Yale University (US), Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (Republic of Korea), University of Colorado (US)
Nature Climate Change
Australian voyage to investigate Tonga’s eruption of the century
Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; TAS
University of Tasmania
The world has seen a decrease in suicides over the past 30 years
Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International
Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, South Korea
Nature Mental Health
Richer countries pay less for their medicines
Australia; Pacific; International
Brown University, USA
JAMA Health Forum
Weekend habits linked to new sleep disorder trend: ‘Social Apnea’
Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International; SA
Flinders University
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Coral research uncovers exciting new-to-science species hidden in plain sight
Australia; Pacific; NSW; QLD
Queensland Museum,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),James Cook University,Kōrero O Te ‘Ōrau, Cook Islands; Ministry of Fisheries, Tongatapu, Tonga.
Invertebrate Systematics
Hop back in time to find a new Aussie relative of New Guinea’s forest-wallaby
Australia; Pacific; SA
Flinders University
Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology.
440 deaths in LA were likely an indirect result of the January wildfires
Pacific; International
Paper 1: University of Helsinki, Finland. Paper 2: New York University, USA. Paper 3: University of Hawaii, USA
JAMA, JAMA Network Open
Life 'flourishing' many kilometres deep in the Pacific ocean
New Zealand; Pacific; International
Victoria University of Wellington,National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA),Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, China
Nature
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Magnitude 8.8 quake east of Russia
New Zealand; Pacific; International
Risk of deadly diarrhoeal diseases in children set to worsen as climate changes
Australia; Pacific; SA; WA
Flinders University,The Kids Research Institute Australia,The University of Western Australia
Environmental Research
How are Pacific Islander communities adapting to climate change?
Australia; Pacific; VIC; QLD
The University of Melbourne,CSIRO,The University of Queensland
PLOS Climate
New stingray species found at Fiji fish market
Australia; Pacific
The University of the South Pacific,CSIRO
Journal of Fish Biology
Coral-eating starfish’s scent could help protect coral on Great Barrier Reef
Australia; Pacific; QLD
University of the Sunshine Coast,Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
iScience
Pacific’s oldest rice found in remote cave
Australia; Pacific; ACT
The Australian National University
Science Advances
Kava plays an important role in Pacific life, but what do we know about it?
Australia; Pacific; NSW
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC),The University of New South Wales
Drug and Alcohol Review
Expert Reaction
Samoan traditional healers' holistic approach, diet expertise, and spirituality attract patients
New Zealand; Pacific
Massey University
Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online
Expert Reaction
All we know of Aotearoa's underwater continent, Zealandia
New Zealand; Pacific
GNS Science
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
This Aussie bird flew from Australia to Papua New Guinea in 38h without stopping
Australia; Pacific; NSW
CSIRO
Pacific Conservation Biology
Giant plankton could help coral fight climate change
Australia; Pacific; QLD
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Ecology
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Dengue in the Pacific region
Australia; New Zealand; Pacific
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Hopes for UN Ocean Conference
New Zealand; Pacific; International
Expert Reaction
Coral reefs can't outrun climate change
Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International
Victoria University of Wellington,University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, USA; University of New Hampshire, USA
Science Advances
Briefing
BRIEFING ALERT: Record temps and ocean heatwaves across our region - WMO The State of the Climate Report - SW Pacific
Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
DNA reveals the history of humans on Papua New Guinea over 2500 years
Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; QLD; SA; ACT
University of Otago,The University of Adelaide,University of Waikato,ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH),James Cook University,The Australian National University,The University of Queensland,BioArch South, NZ, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Germany
Nature Ecology & Evolution
Could lighting be the new gambling regulator?
Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International; SA
Flinders University
Nature Scientific Reports
Underwater robots take to the deep to map unexplored oceans
Australia; Pacific; NSW
The University of Sydney
Cutting edge spatial maps reveal Western Pacific hotspots for parasitic worms
Australia; Pacific; NSW; QLD; WA; ACT
The Kids Research Institute Australia,Curtin University,University of Gondar Ethiopia, University of Canberra, Australian National University, The University of Queensland, Queens University Belfast, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine Philippines, The Kirby Institute UNSW.
The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific
Kava and talanoa as a treatment for PTSD
New Zealand; Pacific
University of Waikato,Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand,ESR (Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd),Chaminade University of Honolulu, Hawaii
Frontiers in Psychology
Boulder washed inland a sign of Pacific tsunami history
Australia; Pacific; NSW; QLD
The University of Queensland,The University of New South Wales
Marine Geology
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