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Worm tablet could be repurposed as brain cancer treatment

Australia; QLD Bond University,Griffith University British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
4 June 2026

Majestic manta rays dive deep to survive

Australia; Pacific; QLD University of the Sunshine Coast PLOS One
3 June 2026

Time for a re-think of long-term antidepressant use

Australia; QLD; SA Adelaide University,The University of Queensland Australian Journal of General Practice
2 June 2026

Antibiotic resistant gene found in Queensland horses

Australia; QLD University of the Sunshine Coast Scientific Reports
2 June 2026

New mantises planking their way to urban dominance

Australia; QLD James Cook University Zootaxa
2 June 2026

Gestational diabetes shares strong genetic links with type 2 diabetes

Australia; International; QLD The University of Queensland Nature Communications
1 June 2026

Expectation vs reality: real-world lymphoma patients often excluded from trials shaping their treatment

Australia; VIC; QLD Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute,La Trobe University,The University of Queensland,Monash University British Journal of Haematology
29 May 2026

Australia’s grant system is eroding peer review

Australia; VIC; QLD Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre,The University of Melbourne,The University of Queensland Science
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28 May 2026

EXPERT REACTION: Federal government to sue 3M over PFAS in firefighting foam

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD Australian Science Media Centre
28 May 2026

New method to improve health research in rural areas

Australia; NSW; QLD; SA Griffith University,The University of New South Wales,Flinders University,The University of Queensland Medical Journal of Australia
27 May 2026

Battle of the sexes: Which is the more 'beautiful' sex?

Australia; International; QLD The University of Queensland,Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, Germany Proceedings B
27 May 2026

Probiotics may help prevent childcare gastro lurgies

Australia; VIC; QLD Federation University Australia,Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre,University of Southern Queensland Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
26 May 2026

Liquid gold: The potential – and risks – of turning human urine into sustainable fertiliser

Australia; QLD Griffith University Water Reuse
26 May 2026

How ‘Pac-Man’ cells fail to prevent deadly infection risk in people with cystic fibrosis

Australia; International; QLD The University of Queensland,Queensland Children's Hospital, Infectiologie et Santé Publique, Institut de Recherche en Infectiologie de Montpellier,Université de Montpellier, Gold Coast University Hospital, Griffith University. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
25 May 2026

The standard sports concussion tool should be adapted for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Australia; QLD; WA Curtin University,Griffith University Brain Impairment
22 May 2026

World’s burden of mental disorders more than doubled since 1990

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; ACT The University of Queensland,The University of New South Wales,The University of Sydney,Edith Cowan University,Murdoch University,Western Sydney University,The University of Newcastle,Curtin University,The University of Melbourne,La Trobe University,Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, University of Washington, Flinders University, Swinburne University, QUT, MCRI, Griffith University, The Kids, University of Tasmania, Macquarie University, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, UTS, CDU, UWA, University of Canberra, ACU, USQ The Lancet
21 May 2026

Genes without borders: coral babies can travel vast distances across the Pacific Ocean

Australia; Pacific; NSW; QLD Southern Cross University,Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS),The University of Queensland,Great Barrier Reef Foundation,Sorbonne Université (France) Current Biology
20 May 2026

Microplastics in Brisbane creeks - Kedron Brook tops the count

Australia; QLD Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Environmental Pollution
20 May 2026

Intrepid tails – fluke photos confirm humpback whales mount 14,000km open ocean crossing to breeding grounds

Australia; QLD Griffith University,Pacific Whale Foundation Royal Society Open Science
20 May 2026

Key traits of condom ‘stealthers’ found

Australia; QLD University of the Sunshine Coast Psychology, Crime and Law, the earlier paper is Psychology and Sexuality
19 May 2026

Two new ‘Doctors of the Reef’ Cleaner Wrasses identified

Australia; International; NSW; QLD; WA Queensland Museum,Australian Museum,James Cook University,The University of Sydney Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
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19 May 2026

EXPERT REACTION: NT diphtheria outbreak spreads to WA, QLD and SA

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA Australian Science Media Centre
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18 May 2026

EXPERT REACTION: Ebola outbreak declared a public health emergency of international concern

Australia; International; NSW; QLD; SA Australian Science Media Centre
16 May 2026

Antarctic DNA offers vital clues to pinpointing rising sea levels

Australia; International; VIC; QLD Monash University,Queensland University of Technology (QUT) One Earth
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15 May 2026

EXPERT REACTION: Aussies on hantavirus affected ship due to return today

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA Australian Science Media Centre
14 May 2026

Targeted therapeutics show promise in fighting off drug-resistant bacteria

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),The University of Newcastle Science Immunology
14 May 2026

Striking sex‑based differences discovered for Parkinson’s disease

Australia; NSW; QLD QIMR Berghofer,The University of Queensland,The University of New South Wales,The University of Sydney,Garvan Institute of Medical Research,Griffith University,Queensland University of Technology (QUT) The Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific
13 May 2026

No refrigeration needed for killer disease vaccine

Australia; QLD Griffith University Small
12 May 2026

Air pollution in Australia linked to heart and lung hospitalisations

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD Deakin University,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),The University of Melbourne,The University of Queensland,The University of Sydney Public Health Research and Practice
11 May 2026

Annual frailty screening recommended for the over 65s

Australia; NSW; QLD; SA; WA The University of Queensland,The University of Sydney,University of the Sunshine Coast,Curtin University,Southern Cross University,Flinders University,National Ageing Research Institute (NARI),The University of Melbourne Medical Journal of Australia
11 May 2026

Can plasma help cut flowers last longer? Putting blooms to the test

Australia; QLD Griffith University
9 May 2026

Stronger regulation needed to address injectable peptide craze

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
8 May 2026

Uncovering hidden sex differences in the human immune system

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; TAS Garvan Institute of Medical Research,The University of New South Wales,University of Tasmania,The University of Queensland,The University of Melbourne The American Journal of Human Genetics
6 May 2026

Biodiversity costs of clean energy’s nickel rush modelled in global study

Australia; NSW; QLD The University of Queensland,The University of Sydney Nature Ecology and Evolution.
6 May 2026

Tackling the global threat of antimicrobial resistance

Australia; VIC; QLD La Trobe University,Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Communications Biology
6 May 2026

Fast, affordable, on-site ‘forever chemical’ test developed

Australia; NSW; QLD Griffith University,The University of Sydney Environmental Science & Technology

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