Expert Reaction

6 March 2026

EXPERT REACTION: Age verification extended to R-rated games and websites

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA Australian Science Media Centre

6 March 2026

Toxic evolution: how wasps and frogs mimic pain molecules to deter predators

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland Science

6 March 2026

Dangerous health risks exposed in illicit steroid research program

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland,Griffith University UQ eSpace

5 March 2026

Small step to yield a big coastal protection win

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland,University of Tasmania,The University of Sydney,University of the Sunshine Coast Nature Communications

5 March 2026

How the fats we eat shape our ability to fight disease

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland Nature

5 March 2026

Physical activity should be a core component of psychiatric care

Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD Deakin University,The University of Queensland,The University of New South Wales,University of Vienna, Austria JAMA Psychiatry

5 March 2026

Sun smart kids have 50% fewer moles and a lower melanoma risk

Australia; QLD QIMR Berghofer British Journal of Dermatology

4 March 2026

Loneliness linked to fear of embarrassment

Australia; QLD University of the Sunshine Coast Child Youth Care Forum

4 March 2026

Blood clot sting in the tail of scorpion venom

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland Biochimie

3 March 2026

Australians face misinformation online daily

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; ACT Queensland University of Technology (QUT),Western Sydney University,RMIT University,University of Canberra Information, Communication & Society

3 March 2026

Loans alone aren’t enough: Tailored support empowers poor women in Bangladesh

Australia; International; QLD Queensland University of Technology (QUT) The Journal of Development Studies

3 March 2026

Aussie native ‘buffet’ creates honey with stronger anti-microbial punch

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD The University of Sydney,NSW Government,University of the Sunshine Coast Microbiology Open

3 March 2026

The 30 by 30 conservation targets could harm small-scale fishing communities

Australia; Pacific; NSW; QLD; TAS James Cook University,University of Tasmania,The University of New South Wales,The University of the South Pacific,Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS),Ecological Solutions Solomon Islands, Pacific Community, New Caledonia, World Wide Fund for Nature, Solomon Islands, Talanoa Consulting, Solomon Islands, Blue Prosperity, Fiji, The Nature Conservancy, Solomon Islands Cell Reports Sustainability

3 March 2026

Extra daily screen time might delay bedtime but doesn't seem to impact sleep in young people

Australia; VIC; QLD The University of Queensland,ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child JAMA Pediatrics

3 March 2026

Travellers are bringing back STIs along with their souvenirs

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland Sexual Health

2 March 2026

Registry data addresses major gaps in rare eye cancer

Australia; QLD; SA Flinders University,Queensland Eye Institute Foundation Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology

27 February 2026

New way to test life-threatening reaction to anaesthetic

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland Anaesthesiology

27 February 2026

When did mozzies start getting a taste for us?

Australia; International; QLD James Cook University,Vanderbilt University, USA, University of Manchester, UK Scientific Reports

26 February 2026

Blood lactate levels can predict physical outcomes for ALS patients

Australia; QLD Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN),Shiga University of Medical Science, UQ School of Biomedical Sciences, UQ Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research, UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Department of Neurology Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Annals of Neurology

26 February 2026

Delicate membranes given super strength to transform green energy tech

Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD The University of Queensland,The University of New South Wales,The University of Melbourne,UQ School of Chemical Engineering, ARC Centre of Excellence for Green Electrochemical Transformation of Carbon Dioxide (GetCO2), UQ Dow Centre for Sustainable Engineering Innovation Nature Synthesis

Expert Reaction

26 February 2026

EXPERT REACTION: New class of cancer drug targeting the most commonly mutated gene shows early promise

Australia; International; QLD University of Texas, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA New England Journal of Medicine

26 February 2026

Electric deterrent device can stop sharks pinching fishers' catch

Australia; NSW; QLD; WA The University of Western Australia,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),Bond University,Government of Western Australia Marine and Freshwater Research

25 February 2026

Are our conservation efforts working to slow the loss of biodiversity?

Australia; International; QLD James Cook University,Duke University, USA Proceedings of the Royal Society B

25 February 2026

Quantum effect could power the next generation of battery-free devices

Australia; QLD Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Newton

24 February 2026

Rethinking how to protect babies for longer against RSV

Australia; NSW; QLD; SA The University of Queensland,The University of Sydney,The University of New South Wales,Charles Darwin University,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) BMC Public Health

24 February 2026

The edible landscape where all can enjoy the fruits of others’ labour

Australia; QLD Murdoch University,University of Auckland Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability

23 February 2026

Building beneath the sea - ecology and architecture unite for corals

Australia; QLD Griffith University Architecture

23 February 2026

AI-powered robot vehicles team up to fight fires

Australia; QLD Griffith University,The University of Queensland,University of the Sunshine Coast,Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Engineering Applications for Artificial Intelligence

19 February 2026

Childhood BMI changes genetically linked to adulthood diabetes and heart disease

Australia; International; QLD The University of Queensland,La Trobe University,The University of Bristol, UK Nature Communications

Expert Reaction

19 February 2026

EXPERT REACTION: Menopausal hormone therapy not linked to increased risk of death

Australia; International; VIC; QLD Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, Denmark The BMJ

19 February 2026

Hope for global banana farming in genetic discovery

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland Horticulture Research

18 February 2026

Detecting the deadly Australian box jellyfish from the DNA they shed

Australia; QLD James Cook University,ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies,CSIRO Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Expert Reaction

18 February 2026

EXPERT REACTION: Air pollution may directly contribute to Alzheimer's disease

Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA Emory University, USA PLOS Medicine

18 February 2026

Identifiying priority Southern Ocean conservation hotspots

Australia; International; NSW; QLD; WA James Cook University,University of Wollongong,The University of Western Australia,Western Australian Museum Current Biology

17 February 2026

Moving biopesticides through plants opens new opportunities

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland,Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Nucleic Acids Research

17 February 2026

Can seagrasses survive extreme heat? Exploring how different seagrass species withstand elevated water temperatures

Australia; QLD; WA Edith Cowan University New Phytologist