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New-age and old school shark bite prevention strategies put to the test on Gold Coast beaches
Australia; NSW; QLD; SA; WA; TAS
Flinders University,The University of Queensland,James Cook University,Southern Cross University,NSW Government,Government of Western Australia,Bond University,Queensland Government,University of Tasmania
People and Nature
Some players are spending more on loot boxes than they can afford
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania
Royal Society Open Science
Fish mass is 34% higher in Australia's marine protected areas, but only if all fishing is banned
Australia; SA; TAS
University of Tasmania,The University of Adelaide
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Briefing
NEWS BRIEFING: More icebergs, fewer penguins: What happens when we lose sea ice?
Australia; SA; TAS; ACT
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP),University of Tasmania,Bureau of Meteorology,The Australian National University,The University of Adelaide
PNAS Nexus
Attributing extreme weather to climate change may lead to more support for climate policies
Australia; NSW; VIC; WA; TAS; ACT
Macquarie University,The University of Western Australia,The University of New South Wales,University of Tasmania,The Australian National University,La Trobe University,ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Nature Climate Change
Novel modelling links sea ice loss to Antarctic ice shelf calving events
Australia; International; NSW; VIC; TAS
The University of Melbourne,University of Tasmania,The University of Sydney
Nature Geoscience
Extreme heat linked to increased pet dog deaths
Australia; NSW; WA; TAS
The University of New South Wales,The University of Sydney,Curtin University,University of Tasmania
Australian Veterinary Journal
More Aussies were hospitalised due to their drinking during the COVID-19 pandemic
Australia; NSW; VIC; WA; TAS; ACT
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC),National Drug Research Institute (NDRI),La Trobe University,Burnet Institute,Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW),University of Tasmania
Drug and Alcohol Review
A new database of everything we know about COVID-19 shows promise for future pandemics
Australia; VIC; TAS; ACT
Swinburne University of Technology,The Australian National University,University of Canberra,La Trobe University,Deakin University,University of Tasmania,Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute (VCCRI)
Nature
New footage exposes extent of harmful algal bloom damage in SA waters as scientists renew call for national reef monitoring
Australia; SA; TAS
Flinders University,Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS),Great Southern Reef Foundation
Military discharge is a time of challenge and opportunity
Australia; SA; TAS
Flinders University,University of Tasmania
Frontiers in Psychology
Creating safer skies for wedge-tailed eagles
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania
Journal of Applied Ecology
UN-backed global research movement shows benefits of tracking ocean giants for marine conservation
Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
The Australian National University,The University of Western Australia,James Cook University,The University of Adelaide,Charles Darwin University,Curtin University,Monash University,Flinders University,The University of New South Wales,Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS),University of Tasmania, University of the Sunshine Coast, Macquarie University, Murdoch University, University of Queensland, CSIRO, Griffith University
Science
Do Australia's 'wellbeing' indicators actually measure our wellbeing?
Australia; TAS; ACT
University of Tasmania,The Australian National University
Australian Journal of Social Issues
On the Sunshine Coast, e-scooters put two children in hospital every week
Australia; QLD; TAS
Launceston General Hospital, Sunshine Coast University Hospital
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Dams around the world are harming migratory river species
Australia; International; TAS
University of Tasmania
Biological Reviews
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Dust storms across Australia
Australia; NSW; TAS; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre
More than 220 critically endangered species risk falling through cracks in protection policies
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA; TAS; ACT
Griffith University,The University of Queensland,Monash University,The Australian National University,Western Sydney University,Charles Sturt University,James Cook University,University of Tasmania,Edith Cowan University,The University of Melbourne
Biological Conservation
New species of octopus discovered in a deep-sea canyon
Australia; WA; TAS
CSIRO,Western Australian Museum,Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
Australian Journal of Taxonomy
The real cost of achieving net-zero emissions in Australia’s livestock sector
Australia; VIC; TAS
University of Tasmania,The University of Melbourne
Nature Communications
How does setting and timing of women's rugby 7 influence players' performance?
Australia; WA; TAS
University of Tasmania,Murdoch University
PLOS One
Australia’s climate future in the spotlight for new tipping point and resilience research
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania,CSIRO
Environmental Research Letters
Repurposed diabetes drug can reduce pain for those with knee arthritis and overweight or obesity
Australia; VIC; TAS
Monash University,University of Tasmania
JAMA
Women left isolated and traumatised by military service
Australia; QLD; SA; TAS
Flinders University,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),University of Tasmania,Defence Force Welfare Association, Veterans SA, Cambrian Executive and others
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Yoga could help manage arthritis knee pain
Australia; VIC; TAS
University of Tasmania,The University of Melbourne
JAMA Network Open
Bushfire smoke increases hospitalisation risks more than other types of air pollution
Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; TAS
Monash University,The University of New South Wales,University of Tasmania,The University of Sydney,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),The University of Adelaide,University of Otago,The University of Queensland
Nature Sustainability
Long-spined sea urchin surprisingly not on the menu for large fish
Australia; NSW; TAS
The University of Newcastle
Estuaries and Coasts
Antarctica’s hidden water flows are accelerating sea-level rise
Australia; International; TAS
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP),Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS),University of Tasmania
Nature Communications
Proceed with caution: emerging marine-climate projects outpacing effective governance
Australia; VIC; QLD; TAS
University of Tasmania,The University of Melbourne,James Cook University
Nature Climate Change
Chilean wasps join the fight against codling moth
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania
Preserved shark jaws can reveal diet history
Australia; QLD; SA; TAS
Flinders University,Griffith University,University of Tasmania
Marine Environmental Research
Krill go crazy at a whiff of penguin poo
Australia; International; TAS
University of Tasmania,Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Frontiers in Marine Science
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: WMO's State of the Global Climate shows 2024 went over 1.5 degrees
Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; TAS; ACT
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Australia in prime position to benefit from offshore industries
Australia; QLD; TAS
Griffith University,University of Tasmania
Oean and Coastal Management
Extreme heat is killing Australians, with heart disease impacts set to more than double by 2050
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
The University of Adelaide,The University of Sydney,Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW),Monash University
European Heart Journal
Overfishing urchins is the sustainable option
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania,CSIRO,Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)
Nature Sustainability
Plastic-eating seabirds have failing organs, brain and nerve problems, and cell damage
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania
Science Advances
‘Structural change’: no new steady state for Antarctica’s sea-ice system
Australia; TAS
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP),University of Tasmania
Nature Communications Earth & Environment
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Melioidosis outbreak in North Queensland
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; TAS
Australian Science Media Centre
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Mass stranding of over 150 false killer whales in Tasmania
Australia; NSW; TAS
Australian Science Media Centre
Opportunistic car recalls could damage brands
Australia; International; VIC; WA; TAS
Edith Cowan University,RMIT University,University of Tasmania
Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Report on Australia’s relationship with the Antarctic Treaty System
Australia; NSW; VIC; SA; TAS; ACT
Parliament of Australia
First Aus-NZ clinical guidance developed for people living with multiple sclerosis
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; TAS
Monash University,The University of Sydney,University of the Sunshine Coast,The University of Melbourne,Flinders University,The University of Newcastle,Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health,University of Tasmania,Griffith University,University of Otago
Medical Journal of Australia
Australia's tallest and largest trees found among Tasmanian giants
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania
Australian Journal of Botany
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: How will Trump's decisions affect the world?
Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre
One secret to bigger, better crops lies in a tiny plant hormone
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania
Nature Communications
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: WMO confirms 2024 as warmest year on record at about 1.55°C above pre-industrial level
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre
ADHD drug shows promise for treating methamphetamine dependence
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; TAS
The University of New South Wales,National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC),The University of Adelaide,The University of Newcastle,University of Tasmania,The University of Queensland,The University of Sydney,Monash University
Addiction
Cancer and ALS are the main reasons people use voluntary assisted dying
Australia; International; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS
Queensland University of Technology (QUT),University of Ottawa, Canada
JAMA Internal Medicine
How an Antarctic ice shelf slowly collapsed
Australia; International; TAS
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP),Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS),University of Tasmania,Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA
Nature Geoscience
The deaths of 1.5 million people each year have been linked to air pollution from landscape fires
Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; QLD; TAS
Monash University,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),The University of Sydney,University of Otago,Menzies Institute for Medical Research,University of Tasmania
The Lancet
Support for genetic carrier screening for Australian couples wanting children
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS
Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research,The University of New South Wales,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),The University of Western Australia,The University of Sydney,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre,The University of Melbourne,Griffith University,The University of Queensland,Garvan Institute of Medical Research, University of Tasmania
New England Journal of Medicine
Our Science, Your Future: Next generation of Antarctic scientists call for collaborative action
Australia; TAS
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP)
The first Australians used fire to help populate Tasmania 41,000 years ago
Australia; International; VIC; TAS; ACT
The Australian National University,ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH),La Trobe University,ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, University of Cambridge, UK
Science Advances
What island ecosystems teach us about global health risks
Australia; International; TAS
University of Tasmania,James Cook University
BioScience
Hundreds gather for emergency summit on Antarctica’s future, as climate negotiations continue
Australia; TAS
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP),University of Tasmania
Australian Antarctic Research Conference
Australian researchers discover 101 genetic regions linked to cataract risk
Australia; VIC; WA; TAS
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute,The University of Queensland,The University of Western Australia,University of Tasmania,Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Nature Communications
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Australia's 2019-20 black summer megafires affected rainforests and mammals the most
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; TAS; ACT
Deakin University,The University of Sydney,Charles Sturt University,Western Sydney University,University of Tasmania,The University of Queensland,The Australian National University,The University of Adelaide,La Trobe University,The University of Newcastle,University of Melbourne, University of New South Wales, University of Wollongong, University of New England, University of Technology Sydney, University of the Sunshine Coast, University of Canberra, Macquarie University
Nature
Australia needs a bold national bushfire strategy, new report urges
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania
Nature Sustainability
Healthy blood pressure as a teen could be critical for the rest of adulthood
Australia; International; VIC; SA; TAS
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute,The University of Melbourne,University of Tasmania,University of South Australia
JAMA Pediatrics
Marine heatwaves create coral winners and losers
Australia; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT
The University of Adelaide,Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS),University of Tasmania
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Environmental law reform needed to protect endangered marine species
Australia; QLD; TAS
The University of Queensland,University of Tasmania
npj Ocean Sustainability
Abdominal fat linked with chronic pain, especially in women
Australia; VIC; WA; TAS
Menzies Institute for Medical Research,Monash University,The University of Western Australia
Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
Double dip: Antarctic sea ice sinks to new low for winter
Australia; TAS
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP),Bureau of Meteorology,University of Tasmania,Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)
Rural ambulance volunteers struggle with birth emergencies
Australia; WA; TAS
Edith Cowan University,University of Tasmania
Rural and Remote Health
Reef tourism encourages climate action
Australia; QLD; TAS
The University of Queensland,James Cook University,University of Tasmania
People and Nature
Overfished species may be in more dire situations than management models show
Australia; TAS
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS),University of Tasmania
Science
Scientists spot girls-only shark slumber party in Bass Strait’s Beagle Marine Park
Australia; TAS
National Environmental Science Program Marine and Coastal Hub,University of Tasmania,Parks Australia,SARDI (South Australian Research and Development Institute)
New arrival: baby Maugean skate hatches from captive-laid egg in a world first for the endangered species
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania
Big sharks equal big impact, but there’s a big problem
Australia; NSW; QLD; SA; TAS
Flinders University,The University of Sydney,Curtin University,University of Tasmania,James Cook University,Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
Science
Revealing the influences on La Niña and El Niño weather conditions
Australia; NSW; TAS
CSIRO,The University of New South Wales
Monthly Weather Review
How climate patterns contribute to coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef
Australia; QLD; TAS
ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes (CLEx),Bureau of Meteorology,University of Southern Queensland
Advancing Earth and Space Sciences
Using AI to save the Tasmanian devil
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania
Frog ‘saunas’ a lifeline for endangered frog populations
Australia; NSW; VIC; TAS
Macquarie University,The University of Melbourne,University of Tasmania
Nature
Extreme bushfires increasing in number and intensity
Australia; International; TAS
University of Tasmania
Nature Ecology and Evolution
Australia may be severely underestimating bushfire risk
Australia; NSW; TAS
ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes (CLEx),Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS),Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP),Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science
Communications Earth & Environment
A mountainous mystery uncovered in SA’s pink sands
Australia; SA; TAS
The University of Adelaide,University of Tasmania
Communications Earth & Environment
Older people with partners, close friends and family around may have a lower heart disease risk
Australia; NSW; VIC; SA; WA; TAS
Monash University,Curtin University,Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health,The University of Melbourne,The University of Adelaide,Deakin University, Menzies Institute for Medical Research
Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
Future climate impacts put whale diet at risk
Australia; International; QLD; TAS
Griffith University,University of Tasmania,CSIRO
Science of the Total Environment
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Bird flu (H7N3) detected at Victorian poultry farm
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA; TAS; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre
Kanga-boo! Aussie animals fear humans the most
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania,University of Washington, USA,University of Western Ontario, Canada
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Climate forecasts that span decades may help farmers prepare for the future
Australia; QLD; TAS; ACT
CSIRO
Nature Climate Change
Marine parks and fishery managment are both needed to save sharks and rays from extinction
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA; TAS
Curtin University,James Cook University,Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS),University of Tasmania,The University of Western Australia,Deakin University, University of Wollongong, Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), University of Sydney, CSIRO, Government of Western Australia
Nature Ecology & Evolution
Windblown dust from land boosts productivity in the Southern Ocean
Australia; TAS
ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes (CLEx),University of Tasmania,CSIRO
Nature
Expert Reaction
The 'tree of life' for flowering plants comes into bloom
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
James Cook University,Botanic Gardens of Sydney,Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria,The University of Melbourne,The University of Adelaide,CSIRO, Curtin University, Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium, University of New England, Southern Cross University, University of the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Government of Western Australia, Northern Territory Herbarium, University of Tasmania
Nature
Australian regions needing cardiac arrest education revealed
Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Monash University,Curtin University,Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
PLOS ONE
No Woman’s Land - call to address gender inequity facing female veterans
Australia; VIC; SA; TAS
Flinders University
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Warming tundra's impact on carbon emissions revealed
Australia; International; TAS
University of Tasmania
Nature
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Worst summer on record for the Great Barrier Reef
Australia; NSW; QLD; WA; TAS; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre,Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA),Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS),CSIRO
No evidence that Tassie devil facial cancer threat has eased, scientists argue
Australia; International; TAS
University of Cambridge, UK
Royal Society Open Science
Private equity purchases of Aussie healthcare grew to $4.5 billion in 2022
Australia; International; TAS
University of Tasmania,Harvard University, USA
Medical Journal of Australia
Three new giant kangaroos bound back from the past
Australia; Pacific; NSW; SA; TAS; NT
Flinders University
Megataxa
Uncovering the consequences of Molnupiravir use to treat COVID-19
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania,Royal Hobart Hospital
The Lancet
Support for pill testing in the Northern Territory
Australia; NSW; VIC; WA; TAS; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,Griffith University,The University of New South Wales,Curtin University,The University of Melbourne,Charles Darwin University, La Trobe University, The University of Tasmania
Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy
Wine growing regions at risk with climate change
Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW; TAS
Bordeaux Sciences Agro, Villenave d’Ornon, France
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
Zooplankton research priorities for a changing world outlined
Australia; International; TAS
University of Tasmania,Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP),Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)
7th ICES-PICES International Zooplankton Production Symposium
After whaling, scientists weigh up current status of blue whale populations around the world
Australia; Pacific; International; SA; WA; TAS
Flinders University
Animal Conservation
‘‘What can we do?’’ Kids want to know about climate action not causes
Australia; VIC; TAS
University of Tasmania,Deakin University
One Earth
‘Climate rollercoaster’: strong weather fluctuations rocked Australia in 2023
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
The Australian National University
Small but mighty: Marine zooplankton bring global meeting to Hobart
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania,Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP),Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)
7th ICES-PICES International Zooplankton Production Symposium
Emperor penguin populations are in decline
Australia; New Zealand; TAS
University of Canterbury,Australian Antarctic Division
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
COVID-19 dropped global life expectancy by 1.6 years
Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
The University of Melbourne,The University of New South Wales,Charles Darwin University,Menzies School of Health Research,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Australian National University, University of South Australia, Murdoch University, Western Sydney University, University of Newcastle, Monash University, University of Western Australia, University of Adelaide, University of Queensland, Charles Sturt University, La Trobe University, University of Canberra, University of Tasmania, Federation University, University of New England, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, University of Sydney, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Flinders University, James Cook University, Australian Catholic University, Burnet Institute, Griffith University, Queensland University of Technology, Telethon Kids Institute, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Torrens University Australia, Curtin University, Deakin University, Macquarie University, Southern Cross University, University of Wollongong, University of Newcastle, University of Washington
The Lancet
From carbon to clouds - Ocean detectives return with climate clues
Australia; International; TAS; ACT
University of Tasmania,Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS),Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP)
A lightweight fish pen to move farms to deeper seas
Australia; QLD; TAS
The University of Queensland,Griffith University,University of Tasmania
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Climate extremes in Australia: new report analyses major events of 2023
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; TAS; NT; ACT
ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes (CLEx)
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Smoking down, vaping up, and 1 in 5 of us use drugs illicitly - Australia's National Drug Strategy Household Survey
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
The National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2022–2023
New findings could be life-changing for genetic syndrome sufferers
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute,The University of New South Wales,Garvan Institute of Medical Research,The University of Adelaide,Menzies Institute for Medical Research,University of Tasmania, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, The University of Melbourne
JCO Precision Oncology
Livestock guardian dogs safeguarding livelihoods and biodiversity
Australia; VIC; TAS
University of Tasmania,The University of Melbourne,Zoos Victoria
Ecological Solutions and Evidence
Good things don’t come in threes for Antarctic sea ice
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania,Bureau of Meteorology,Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS),ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes (CLEx),CSIRO,Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP)
Journal of Climate
Will 'asking our parents for money' to pay off a home loan lead to abusing them?
Australia; NSW; TAS
The University of Newcastle,University of Tasmania
Australian Journal of Social Issues
Coughs aren't all the same - and should be treated differently
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; TAS; NT
The University of Melbourne,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),Menzies School of Health Research,Monash University,The University of New South Wales
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
Data science shown to expedite return of ancestral Indigenous remains
Australia; QLD; TAS; ACT
Queensland University of Technology (QUT),The Australian National University,University of Tasmania
Social Science Computer Review
Mosquitoes and marsupials are driving Ross River Virus spread across Australia
Australia; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT
University of Tasmania,CSIRO,The University of Melbourne,Victorian Government,University of South Australia
PLOS Pathogens
Famous athletes are the most common type of role model for Indigenous children
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania
Australian Journal of Social Issues
Aussies cutting back on more than meals as cost of living crisis bites
Australia; NSW; TAS
University of Tasmania,University of Wollongong
Australian Journal of Social Issues
What can be done to better support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dads?
Australia; VIC; SA; WA; TAS; NT
University of Tasmania,Edith Cowan University,The University of Western Australia,Flinders University,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI)
Australian Journal of Social Issues
Cool kelp not feeling so hot under a warming ocean
Australia; NSW; VIC; TAS
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS),CSIRO,Monash University,The University of Western Australia,University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
No ongoing lung issues in kids who were exposed to the Hazelwood coalmine fire as babies
Australia; VIC; WA; TAS
University of Tasmania,Telethon Kids Institute,Curtin University,CSIRO,The University of Melbourne,Monash University
Respirology
The demise of the Devil may be influencing the evolution of a Tasmanian quoll
Australia; International; QLD; TAS
University of Tasmania,Griffith University,Washington State University, USA
Nature Ecology & Evolution
RV Investigator’s longest voyage to try and solve the Southern Ocean puzzle
Australia; International; WA; TAS
CSIRO,Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP),Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)
Wood heaters responsible for dozens of avoidable deaths in the ACT each year
Australia; NSW; TAS; ACT
The Australian National University,Menzies Institute for Medical Research,University of Tasmania
The Medical Journal of Australia
Oceanography, seafloor mapping and satellite combine to map world’s strongest current
Australia; TAS
CSIRO
Sydney researchers to lead multiple sclerosis study
Australia; NSW; VIC; TAS; ACT
Garvan Institute of Medical Research,St Vincent's Hospital Sydney,The University of New South Wales,Monash University,MS Australia,The OCCAMS consortium partners are the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, St Vincent’s Curran Foundation, Westmead Hospital, Sydney Eye Hospital, UNSW Sydney, Monash Health in VIC, the Perron Institute in WA, the University of Sydney, Monash University, University of Tasmania, Australian National University in the ACT, Stanford University in the USA, University of Birmingham in the UK, University of Munster in Germany, MS Australia, and 10x Genomics.
Most Australian hospitals are able to offer good stroke care, but many patients are missing out
Australia; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; ACT
Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
The Australian Stroke Clinical Registry Annual Report 2022
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Final COP28 agreement signed, committing to 'transition away from fossil fuels'
Australia; Pacific; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA; TAS; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre
A biting discovery about Tasmanian devils
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Draft COP28 agreement text criticised for fossil fuel omission
Australia; Pacific; VIC; QLD; WA; TAS; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre
We should be measuring blood pressure at all life stages
Australia; VIC; SA; TAS
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute,Menzies Institute for Medical Research,University of Tasmania,The University of Melbourne,University of South Australia
JAMA Pediatrics
Multiple chemicals in engineered stone could be a silicosis risk, raising questions about alternatives
Australia; SA; TAS
The University of Adelaide,University of Tasmania
Respirology
It's going to be an especially risky fire season for much of Eastern and Central Australia
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; ACT
Bureau of Meteorology,Victorian Government,AFAC, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, the NSW Rural Fire Service, ACT Emergency Services Agency, ACT Parks and Conservation Service, Country Fire Authority, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action Victoria, Tasmania Fire Service, SA Country Fire Service, Department of Fire and Emergency Services and Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions WA, Bushfires NT
Unanswered plea by scientists as off-the-scale marine heat looms
Australia; NSW; VIC; SA; WA; TAS
Great Southern Reef Foundation
Translating global theories of change into tangible steps for conservation of ecosystems
Australia; QLD; TAS
Griffith University,University of Tasmania
Nature Sustainability
Genetic screening paves the way for clearer future
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS
Flinders University,University of Tasmania,Garvan Institute of Medical Research,The University of Western Australia,The University of Sydney,University of Adelaide; Macquarie University; University of New South Wales.
1060 million people with ‘other’ musculoskeletal disorders by 2050
Australia; New Zealand; SA; TAS
Flinders University,University of Tasmania
The Lancet Rheumatology
Pivotal role of TLR7 protein revealed in lung disease
Australia; NSW; VIC; TAS
Centenary Institute,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),The University of Newcastle,Monash University,The University of New South Wales,University of Tasmania
Nature Communications
Voyage to the Southern Ocean to investigate how climate change impacts the planet’s strongest current
Australia; TAS
CSIRO
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet may now be inevitable
Australia; International; NSW; VIC; SA; TAS
The University of New South Wales,British Antarctic Survey, UK
Nature Climate Change
Sea change: new blueprint for Southern Ocean survival
Australia; Pacific; TAS
University of Tasmania,CSIRO,Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS),Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP)
International experts push for innovation to improve stroke recovery
Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW; VIC; SA; TAS
Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health,The University of Melbourne,The University of New South Wales,The University of Newcastle,University of South Australia,Monash University, University of Otago, University of Tasmania, Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Roundtable (SRRR)
International Journal of Stroke
How do we improve the kidney health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples?
Australia; NSW; SA; WA; TAS; NT
Flinders University,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI),The University of Adelaide,Menzies School of Health Research,The University of Sydney,University of Tasmania
Medical Journal of Australia
Broken brain connections, not protein clumps, may lie behind Alzheimer's, study in mice suggests
Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; TAS; ACT
St Vincent's Hospital Sydney,The University of New South Wales,Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health,The University of Melbourne,Western Sydney University,Charles Sturt University, University of Otago, University of Tasmania, University of Waterloo, Canada, University of Sydney, University of Auckland, Australian National University
Molecular Neurodegeneration
AI bias against women in leadership revealed
Australia; New Zealand; TAS
University of Tasmania,Massey University
Organizational Dynamics
COVID-19 first infectious disease in top 5 causes of death since 1970
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
Frequent childhood chest infections may put you at risk of obstructive sleep apnoea in middle age
Australia; VIC; TAS
The University of Melbourne,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),University of Tasmania,Monash University,La Trobe University
Respirology
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Government announces 12-month inquiry into Australia's COVID-19 response
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; TAS; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre
How much fire-sourced air pollution were you exposed to between 2010 and 2019?
Australia; International; VIC; QLD; TAS
Monash University,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),Menzies Institute for Medical Research,University of Tasmania
Nature
Four rare and delicate sponges described
Australia; QLD; TAS
Queensland Museum,The University of Queensland,Griffith University
Zootaxa
Failure to freeze: Low Antarctic sea ice may be ‘new abnormal’
Australia; International; VIC; TAS
Monash University,University of Tasmania,Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS),Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future (SAEF); Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP)
Communications Earth & Environment
Helicopters track warm ocean water melting Totten Glacier ice shelf
Australia; International; TAS
University of Tasmania,Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS),Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP),Hokkaido University Japan, Scripps Institution of Oceanography USA, National Institute for Polar Research Japan, Marine Works Japan, Tomakomai College Japan, University of Texas at Austin USA
Geophysical Research Letters
Expert Reaction
How can we better prepare for the dangers of marine heatwaves?
Australia; NSW; WA; TAS
CSIRO,The University of Western Australia,ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes (CLEx),University of Tasmania,The University of New South Wales
Nature
Mortal wombat: Social distancing can't save critters from deadly mange
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania
Biology Letters
Urgent call for Southern Ocean science in changing world
Australia; TAS
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS),University of Tasmania,Australian Antarctic Program Partnership
Southern Ocean Observing System (SOOS) Symposium 2023
Bushfire sleep trauma trial seeks participants
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Natural Hazards Research Australia,Federation University Australia
Extreme bushfires pose serious threat to global climate
Australia; NSW; TAS; ACT
The University of New South Wales,University of Tasmania,UNSW Canberra
Science
Marine pollution levels broke international guidelines
Australia; TAS
Australian Antarctic Division,University of Tasmania
PLOS ONE
Fighting the skin disease killing Australia’s wombats
Australia; QLD; TAS
University of the Sunshine Coast,University of Tasmania
International Journal for Parasitology
Low dose aspirin doesn't help prevent strokes and increases brain bleed risk in the over 70s
Australia; VIC; WA; TAS
Monash University,Curtin University,University of Tasmania,The University of Melbourne
JAMA Network Open
Most illicit 'benzos' come from other people's prescriptions
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA; TAS
Curtin University,National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC),The University of New South Wales,University of Tasmania,The University of Queensland
Drug and Alcohol Review
Fishing grew as a hobby during the pandemic
Australia; International; TAS
University of Tasmania,Nature Research Centre, Lithuania
Royal Society Open Science
Call to repeal legislation that makes smacking, hitting, or slapping children legal in Australia
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Author is an independent researcher with no affiliation.
Australian Journal of Social Issues
Vitamin D supplements could help reduce the risk of heart problems
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; TAS
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute,The University of Melbourne,The University of Sydney,Monash University,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),University of Tasmania
The BMJ
Climate change and human interference? The Tasmanian native-hen isn't fazed
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania
Royal Society Open Science
Dramatic crash in Antarctic landfast ice
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania,Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP),Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)
Reviews of Geophysics
Facial tumours evolve to coexist with Tasmanian devil populations
Australia; QLD; TAS
University of Tasmania,Griffith University,Deakin University,Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) - French National Centre for Scientific Research
Evolutionary Applications
Chinese Daigou shoppers a new type of entrepreneur
Australia; International; QLD; TAS
Queensland University of Technology (QUT),University of Tasmania
Journal of Business Venturing Insights
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Potential synthetic human embryos created
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; TAS
Australian Science Media Centre
A marine mystery: discovering the link between climate change and sea sponge loss
Australia; New Zealand; NSW; QLD; TAS
The University of New South Wales,Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS),Victoria University of Wellington
Nature ISME
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Australia to set mandatory targets to cut packaging waste
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS
Australian Science Media Centre
How AI could help us look after Tasmanian devils
Australia; International; TAS
Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Tasmania, Near East University, Turkey
Wildlife Research
Voyage brings together international laboratories to help improve ocean studies
Australia; International; TAS
CSIRO
How will climate change impact Antarctica's most vulnerable glacier?
Australia; International; TAS
University of Tasmania,British Antarctic Survey, UK
Science Advances
Visualising heart disease to communicate risk improves patient adherence
Australia; International; VIC; TAS
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute,Menzies Institute for Medical Research
JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: The deep ocean circulation around Antarctica has already slowed by 30%, confirming predictions
Australia; NSW; VIC; TAS
CSIRO,University of Tasmania,The University of New South Wales
Nature Climate Change
Human-caused warming has impacted El Niño and La Niña since the 1960s
Australia; Pacific; NSW; TAS
CSIRO,The University of New South Wales
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: The 2019 bushfires may have influenced La Niña 2020-22
Australia; International; NSW; TAS
National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA
Science Advances
Australians' level of trust in scientists depends on the type of science
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania
Australian Journal of Social Issues
Genetic secrets could help endangered songbird sing another day
Australia; TAS; NT; ACT
The Australian National University,Charles Darwin University
Heredity
Highlighting the critical importance of hydrogen skills
Australia; NSW; TAS
Swinburne University of Technology,University of Tasmania
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Climate change threatens global fisheries
Australia; NSW; QLD; TAS
Queensland University of Technology (QUT),The University of Queensland,CSIRO,The University of New South Wales,Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)
Nature Climate Change
EXPERT REACTION: Most of Australia's reef species have declined in population over the last decade
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS
University of Tasmania,Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS),The University of Adelaide,The University of Sydney,Southern Cross University,Victoria University
Nature
'Extreme polygamy' may be pushing male elephant seals to an early grave
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania,Australian Antarctic Division
Royal Society Open Science
Birth in captivity has lasting impact for native birds’ survival
Australia; VIC; TAS; ACT
The Australian National University
Ecology Letters
Humans are altering the diet of Tasmanian devils, which may accelerate their decline
Australia; NSW; TAS
The University of New South Wales,The University of Sydney
Scientific Reports
Introducing Tassie devils to open grassland is bad news for brushtail possums
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Checking children’s wellbeing: before and after COVID-19
Australia; QLD; WA; TAS
Griffith University
Australian Journal of Social Issues
Stronger El Niño could accelerate Antarctic ice melts
Australia; NSW; VIC; TAS
CSIRO,Monash University,The University of New South Wales
Nature Climate Change
Feathered ‘fingerprints’ reveal potential motivation for migratory patterns of endangered seabirds
Australia; New Zealand; SA; TAS
University of South Australia,CSIRO
Global Ecology and Biogeography
Input needed to improve bushfire maps in the Huon Valley
VIC; TAS
Natural Hazards Research Australia,RMIT University
Farming more seaweed to be food, feed and fuel
Australia; International; QLD; TAS
The University of Queensland,CSIRO,University of Tasmania
Nature Sustainability
Drug detection dogs don't discourage festival goers from bringing drugs
Australia; SA; WA; TAS
The University of New South Wales,University of Tasmania,Flinders University,Curtin University
Drug and Alcohol Review
Most coral reef sharks and rays may be at risk of extinction
Australia; Pacific; International; QLD; TAS
James Cook University,University of Tasmania
Nature Communications
This high fibre supplement could help lower blood pressure
Australia; VIC; TAS
Monash University,Menzies Institute for Medical Research,Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Nature Cardiovascular Research
Ecosystems in Victoria and Tasmania may be most at risk from climate change
Australia; VIC; TAS; ACT
The Australian National University
Nature Ecology and Evolution
Could a common diabetes drug be good for your joints?
Australia; International; NSW; TAS
The University of Sydney,Menzies Institute for Medical Research
Canadian Medical Association Journal
Common genetic cause of unsteadiness in adults found
Australia; NSW; VIC; TAS
Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),WEHI,The University of Melbourne,Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health,The University of Sydney,Garvan Institute of Medical Research, University of New South Wales, University of Tasmania
The American Journal of Human Genetics
How has global warming already impacted Tasmanian ocean ecosystems?
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania,CSIRO
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
COVID-19 led to the lowest number of public elective surgeries performed in over a decade
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Biodiversity unbalanced as ice-free Antarctic areas grow
Australia; NSW; QLD; TAS
Queensland University of Technology (QUT),University of Wollongong,Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)
Global Change Biology
New vaccine may be needed to prevent childhood pneumonia
Australia; NSW; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT
The University of New South Wales,University of Tasmania,Telethon Kids Institute,The University of Queensland,The University of Sydney,University of Adelaide, Charles Darwin University, Monash University, University of Western Australia, University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Vaccine
EXPERT REACTION: State of the Climate 2022 – Australia continues to warm; heavy rainfall becomes more intense
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
CSIRO,Bureau of Meteorology
4-in-5 Aussie COVID-19 deaths have happened in the Omicron era
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
The Australian Bureau of Statistics
Meet Australia's newest Superstars of STEM
Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Science and Technology Australia,Hudson Institute of Medical Research,The University of Adelaide
Climate change is likely to change Eastern Pacific weather patterns within the decade
Australia; Pacific; NSW; TAS
CSIRO,ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes (CLEx),The University of New South Wales
Nature Communications
Not even Antarctic explorers were spared the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic
Australia; TAS; ACT
The Australian National University,University of Tasmania,Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)
PLOS ONE
Splitting coral reefs into 3 classes could help us get the best bang for our conservation buck
Australia; QLD; TAS
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies,James Cook University,Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS),University of Tasmania,Univ Montpellier, France
Nature Sustainability
Rapid rain bursts in Sydney intensify by 40%
Australia; NSW; VIC; TAS; ACT
ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes (CLEx),The University of New South Wales,The University of Melbourne,Bureau of Meteorology
Science
Examining reproductive coercion as a form of family violence against immigrant and refugee women in Australia
Australia; New Zealand; VIC; TAS
The University of Melbourne,University of Tasmania,Massey University
PLOS ONE
Tassie devils' troubles spell success for other scavengers
Australia; NSW; TAS; ACT
University of Tasmania,ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH),The Australian National University
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
What does it cost the environment to feed the nearly eight billion people on earth?
Australia; International; QLD; TAS
University of Tasmania,The University of Queensland,Griffith University,University of California, USA
Nature Sustainability
Twenty-seven tech trailblazers and influential innovators honoured by Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; ACT
Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE),CSIRO,The Australian National University,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),The University of New South Wales
Fishing line lost to sea each year could wrap around Earth 18 times
Australia; TAS
CSIRO,University of Tasmania
Science Advances
Low birth weight linked to reduced lung function
Australia; NSW; VIC; TAS
The University of Melbourne,University of Tasmania,The University of New South Wales,Monash University
Respirology
Combination of poor gait and weak hand grip early indicator of dementia
Australia; International; NSW; VIC; SA; TAS; ACT
Monash University,University of Tasmania,The University of Adelaide,The Australian National University,Berman Center for Outcomes and Clinical Research (USA)
Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring
Extracurricular activities bridge gap for regional students
Australia; SA; TAS
Flinders University,University of Tasmania
Developmental Psychology
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Termites may play pivotal role in climate change
Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; ACT
Western Sydney University,The University of Queensland,The University of New South Wales,The University of Melbourne,James Cook University,Queensland University of Technology, CSIRO, University of Adelaide, Edith Cowan University, Lincoln University, University of Auckland
Science
Warming oceans are changing Australian reef fish populations
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS),Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS),CSIRO,Southern Cross University,The University of New South Wales,The University of Adelaide, Deakin University
Current Biology
Greenhouse warming may suppress Atlantic Ocean Niño/Niña, unlike in the Indian and Pacific oceans
Australia; TAS
CSIRO
Nature Climate Change
Australia is getting warmer, and it could hurt agricultural production
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
PLOS One
How can we get young people involved in climate action?
Australia; VIC; TAS; ACT
University of Tasmania,Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS),CSIRO,The Australian National University,Monash University
One Earth
Food production impacting Earth and its natural processes
Australia; International; TAS; ACT
The Australian National University,CSIRO,University of Tasmania
Nature Sustainability
What causes multiple sclerosis? We're closer to figuring it out
Australia; TAS
Menzies Institute for Medical Research
Medical Journal of Australia
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: New Langya virus infects 35 people in China
Australia; TAS
Australian Science Media Centre
Window of opportunity closing to preserve Antarctica’s ‘sleeping giant’
Australia; NSW; VIC; TAS; ACT
The Australian National University,Monash University,The University of New South Wales,Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS),Durham University, UK
Nature
The rocks under Antarctica may make some ice sheets even more vulnerable
Australia; WA; TAS
The University of Western Australia,CSIRO,University of Tasmania
Nature Geoscience
The world's largest omnivore is a fish
Australia; New Zealand; QLD; TAS
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS),CSIRO,University of Auckland
Ecology
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: UK passes 40°C 'milestone' and Europe burns
Australia; International; NSW; SA; WA; TAS
Australian Science Media Centre
Coastal fishing and farming at risk from climate change
Australia; Pacific; International; NSW; QLD; TAS
James Cook University,The University of Queensland,CSIRO,The University of New South Wales,Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Nature Communications
Repairing nature with DNA tech
Australia; International; SA; TAS
Flinders University,University of Tasmania
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society’s Proceedings B
More deaths were seen in hospitals during Australia's 3rd COVID-19 wave
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT
Monash University,Menzies School of Health Research,The Royal Melbourne Hospital,The University of Western Australia
Medical Journal of Australia
Bronchitis in childhood linked to adult lung problem
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; TAS
The University of Melbourne,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),La Trobe University,Swinburne University of Technology,The University of New South Wales,Monash University
BMJ Open Respiratory Research
Revealing a detailed genetic roadmap of glaucoma
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; TAS
Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA),The University of Melbourne,Garvan Institute of Medical Research,University of Tasmania,QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute,St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research, St Vincent’s Hospital, Flinders University, Lion’s Eye Institute, Macquarie University and University of New South Wales.
Cell Genomics
The Australian death rate in 2020 was the lowest on record
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Updating our understanding of Earth’s architecture
Australia; International; SA; TAS
The University of Adelaide
Earth-Science Reviews
'Ugly' reef fish are most in need of conservation support
Australia; International; TAS
University of Tasmania,CNRS, France
PLOS Biology
The 'glass obstacle course' facing women in marine science
Australia; TAS; ACT
The Australian National University,University of Tasmania,CSIRO
One Earth
First report of 'sex reversal' in live-bearing lizards
Australia; TAS; ACT
University of Tasmania,University of Canberra
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
After a lockdown high school attendance rates dropped for the most disadvantaged kids
Australia; QLD; TAS
The University of Queensland,University of Tasmania
Australian Journal of Social Issues
Two thirds of Aussies think COVID-19 lockdowns were 'just right'
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania
Australian Journal of Social Issues
Oxygen-producing ocean algae at risk from ocean acidification
Australia; International; TAS
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS),University of Tasmania
Nature
Two ‘firsts’ as the Academy announces its 2022 Fellows for outstanding contributions to science
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; ACT
Australian Academy of Science
Ice use in Australia started going up around 2010, and it hasn't stopped since
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA; TAS
The University of New South Wales,National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC),University of Tasmania,Curtin University,The University of Queensland
Drug and Alcohol Review
In-house pharmacists essential for aged care
Australia; SA; TAS
University of South Australia,University of Tasmania,The University of Adelaide,Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (SA branch), Pharmacy Improvement Centre Ltd
Age and Ageing
More than a fifth of the world's reptiles face imminent extinction
Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; SA; WA; TAS; NT
Monash University,The University of Adelaide,The University of Sydney,Australian Museum,University of Tasmania,Charles Darwin University, University of Western Australia, NatureServe, USA
Nature
Time for Australia to step up as drug, vaccine manufacturer
Australia; VIC; TAS
Menzies Institute for Medical Research,Deakin University
Medical Journal of Australia
Aussie doctors prescribed fewer antibiotics during the COVID-19 pandemic
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Monash University
European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
An immune ‘fingerprint’ reveals path for better treatment of autoimmune diseases
Australia; International; NSW; TAS
Garvan Institute of Medical Research,Menzies Institute for Medical Research,The University of New South Wales,The University of Queensland,Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA),Garvan-Weizmann Centre for Cellular Genomics,University of Tasmania, Royal Hobart Hospital,University of California, Monash University, Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre, Institute of Computational Health Sciences, University of California, Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, San Francisco, CA, USA, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA
Science
Five childhood risk factors predict heart attacks and strokes in adulthood
Australia; VIC; TAS
Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),University of Tasmania
New England Journal of Medicine
DNA discovery reveals a critical ‘accordion effect’ for switching off genes
Australia; VIC; QLD; TAS
WEHI,The University of Melbourne,Monash University,The University of Queensland,University of Tasmania
Nature Communications
Fishing operators can avoid accidental catches, if they have the skills
Australia; QLD; TAS
CSIRO,The University of Queensland
Nature Sustainability
Ozone is more than just an air-pollutant, it's also heating our oceans
Australia; TAS
CSIRO
Nature Climate Change
Aussie mums may not be achieving recommended levels of weight gain during pregnancy
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania
PLOS ONE
COVID-19 booster research to inform Australia’s vaccine policy
Australia; SA; WA; TAS
Telethon Kids Institute
Not all coal mine dust is equal when it comes to lung damage
Australia; TAS
Menzies Institute for Medical Research,University of Tasmania
Respirology
How can children and vulnerable people be better understood by the justice system?
Australia; QLD; SA; TAS
Griffith University,The University of Adelaide,University of Tasmania
Australian Journal of Social Issues
‘Weak’ school systems still exclude disadvantaged children
Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW; SA; TAS
Flinders University,University of Tasmania,The University of New South Wales,Macquarie University,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Auckland University, NZ, Leeds University, UK
Journal of Social Policy
Briefing
Expert Reaction
NEWS BRIEFING/EXPERT REACTION: IPCC report on climate impacts
Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
IPCC,The Australian National University,Griffith University,RMIT University
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy high among injecting drug users
Australia; NSW; VIC; WA; TAS
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC),The University of New South Wales,Burnet Institute,Curtin University,Monash University,Kirby Institute, University of Tasmania
Drug and Alcohol Review
Lockdowns may not have been as bad for mental health as we thought
Australia; International; TAS
University of Tasmania
PLOS ONE
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: TGA provisionally approves AstraZeneca boosters for ages 18+
Australia; International; WA; TAS
Australian Science Media Centre
Ocean heat waves predicted to increase, putting our coasts at risk
Australia; International; TAS
CSIRO,Ocean University of China, China
Nature Climate Change
Soil slow to respond to native revegetation efforts
Australia; SA; TAS
Flinders University,CSIRO
Restoration Ecology
If you're over 65, you're more likely to die with kidney disease than from it
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania,Menzies Institute for Medical Research
Medical Journal of Australia (MJA)
Citizen science helps nurture our health through nature
Australia; SA; TAS
University of South Australia,University of Tasmania
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Tasmanian devils have just broken the laws of scavenging – and scientists are puzzled
Australia; International; NSW; TAS
The University of New South Wales
Ecology & Evolution
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: COVID-19 cases booming as Christmas is looming
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS
Australian Science Media Centre
Around 4 in 10 homeless Australians have experienced domestic and family violence
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
The AusSMC's Top 10 WEIRD Science Stories 2021!
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre
The AusSMC's Top 10 Science Stories 2021
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre
What is it like trying to get a job after you've been in prison?
Australia; TAS; ACT
The University of New South Wales,The Australian National University,University of Canberra,University of Tasmania
Australian Journal of Social Issues
Antarctica needs to be protected from us pesky humans
Australia; TAS
Australian Antarctic Division,University of Wollongong
Trends in Ecology and Evolution
How do we tackle drug use at music festivals?
Australia; NSW; VIC; TAS
The University of New South Wales,National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC),University of Tasmania,RMIT University
Drug and Alcohol Review
Conception via IVF and ICSI could impact a child's heart health
Australia; International; TAS
Menzies Institute for Medical Research,Shandong University, China
JAMA Network Open
Out-of-pocket costs for people receiving Opioid Agonist Treatment equates to one-eight of their income
Australia; NSW; VIC; TAS
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC),The University of New South Wales
International Journal of Drug Policy
Australian health sector can be a leader in fighting climate change
Australia; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Public Health Association of Australia,The University of Western Australia,The Australian National University,Menzies Institute for Medical Research,University of Tasmania
Medical Journal of Australia (MJA)
Jupiter-sized planet found orbiting white dwarf star in the Milky Way
Australia; New Zealand; TAS
Massey University,University of Tasmania
Nature
Are humpback whales good bioindicators of Antarctic mercury pollution?
Australia; International; QLD; TAS
Griffith University
Marine Pollution Bulletin
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Smoke from 2019/20 bushfires spawns phytoplankton bloom larger than Australia
Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW; TAS
The University of New South Wales,ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes (CLEx),Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS),University of Tasmania
Nature
New ocean temperature data help scientists make their hot predictions
Australia; NSW; TAS
The University of New South Wales,CSIRO
Nature Climate Change
Health insights for a year with COVID-19 in Australia
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
China's spring sprung earlier in 2020 thanks to COVID-19
Australia; International; TAS
University of Tasmania
Science Advances
Marine ecosystem models may greatly underestimate future climate change impacts
Australia; International; QLD; TAS
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Progress in Oceanography
Attacking Aussie sea snakes may just be looking for love
Australia; NSW; QLD; TAS
CSIRO,James Cook University,Macquarie University
Scientific Reports
Extreme El Niño and La Niña events more common under future climate scenarios
Australia; NSW; VIC; TAS
CSIRO,The University of New South Wales,The University of Melbourne,Monash University
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
Briefing
Expert Reaction
NEWS BRIEFING and EXPERT REACTION: IPCC landmark climate science report - Aussie authors speak
Australia; Pacific; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
IPCC,Australian Science Media Centre
Meth users who both smoke and inject the drug most likely to engage in crime and violence
Australia; NSW; TAS
The University of New South Wales,University of Tasmania
Drug and Alcohol Review
Smoke from wood heaters could be contributing to excess deaths
Australia; NSW; TAS
The University of New England,The University of Sydney,Menzies Institute for Medical Research,University of Tasmania
MJA
Using renewable energy to produce fossil fuels
Australia; New Zealand; International; TAS
University of Waikato,University of Tasmania,Gisborne District Council
Energy Research & Social Science
Data from kids exposed to Hazelwood coal fire shows a link between lung and blood vessel health
Australia; VIC; WA; TAS
Menzies Institute for Medical Research,Telethon Kids Institute,Curtin University,Australian Catholic University,The University of Melbourne,The University of Sydney, University of Tasmania
Respirology
The price of pests: Australia’s $390 billion invasive species bill
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Flinders University,CSIRO,ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage,Government of South Australia,Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA)
NeoBiota
2bn lives at risk without major dryland restoration efforts
Australia; SA; WA; TAS
Flinders University,University of Victoria, Canada
Nature Ecology and Evolution
To find feral cats, we could turn to their nemesis for help
Australia; QLD; WA; TAS
University of Tasmania,Latitude 42 Environmental Consultants, Tasmania
Wildlife Research
Seismic surveys have no significant impact on commercially valuable fish in North West Australia
Australia; QLD; WA; TAS; NT
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS),Curtin University,University of Tasmania,The University of Western Australia,Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
PNAS
Antarctic lake suddenly disappears
Australia; International; TAS
University of Tasmania
Geophysical Research Letters
We are happy to pay more for ethical or eco-coffee, just not a lot more
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania
Heliyon
'WomBot' trundles in to spy on burrows, but does it poop cubes?
Australia; VIC; TAS
La Trobe University
SN Applied Sciences
The Stolen Generations still have worse health outcomes than the wider First Nations population
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Thousands of surveys show the impact of smoking across the world
Australia; Pacific; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS
University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Monash University,The University of Adelaide,The University of Melbourne,George Institute for Global Health,University of Washington, USA
The Lancet, The Lancet Public Health
Eggs-traordinary find sheds light on the history of Australia's smallest emu
Australia; TAS
Natural History Museum, UK
Biology Letters
Home palliative care doubles as need increases overall in Australia
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Richest nations agree to end support for coal production overseas
Australia; VIC; QLD; WA; TAS; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre
Different types of fish, birds, and plants thrive at different levels of protection
Australia; QLD; TAS
James Cook University,University of Tasmania
PLOS Biology
Gamblers and gaming addicts spend more on loot boxes
Australia; New Zealand; TAS
Massey University,University of Tasmania
International Gambling Studies
Sixty million years of separation leave mark on the eucalypt genome
Australia; NSW; QLD; TAS
University of the Sunshine Coast,The University of Queensland,Southern Cross University,University of Tasmania
Communications Biology
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Was the severity of the Black Summer bushfires due to forest management?
Australia; NSW; VIC; TAS
University of Tasmania,NSW Government,University of Wollongong,The University of Melbourne,NSW Bushfire Risk Management Research Hub
Nature Ecology & Evolution
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Five more clotting cases likely linked to AstraZeneca vaccine
Australia; QLD; SA; WA; TAS
Australian Science Media Centre
Large-scale interventions may delay decline of the Great Barrier Reef and buy us some time
Australia; NSW; QLD; TAS
CSIRO,Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS),University of Tasmania,The University of Queensland,Southern Cross University,Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, University of Sydney
Royal Society Open Science
It’s a boy! Sons favoured despite shortage of females in an endangered parrot
Australia; TAS; ACT
The Australian National University
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: US Climate Summit 2021
Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; TAS; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre
Fewer deaths among Aussies with dementia in the first 10 months of COVID-19
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
Ocean warming and 'targeting big fish' affecting viability of wild populations and global stock
Australia; International; VIC; TAS
The University of Melbourne,University of Tasmania
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
What caused Melbourne's deadly thunderstorm asthma?
Australia; VIC; TAS
CSIRO,The University of Melbourne,Bureau of Meteorology,University of Tasmania,Environment Protection Authority
PLOS ONE
Megafauna extinction mystery – size isn’t everything
Australia; NSW; SA; TAS
Flinders University,ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH)
eLIfe
Statins could be key to saving Tasmanian devils
Australia; International; TAS
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Cell Reports
Sydney and Narooma’s hot spot of ocean warming is more than three times the global average
Australia; NSW; TAS
The University of New South Wales
Geophysical Research Letters
Pumice the key to solving seabird mass death mystery
Australia; QLD; TAS
Queensland University of Technology (QUT),CSIRO,University of Tasmania
Marine Ecology Progress Series
Tassie Devil face tumours can dodge the immune system
Australia; TAS
Menzies Institute for Medical Research,University of Tasmania
Immunology & Cell Biology
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: The Black Summer bushfires drove record-breaking aerosol levels
Australia; International; QLD; WA; TAS; ACT
Israel Institute for Biological Research, Weizmann Institute, Israel
Science
Chest pain patients might take better care of themselves if they're given 'absolute risk scores'
Australia; VIC; TAS
Menzies Institute for Medical Research,University of Tasmania,Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
MJA
Air quality guidelines do not adequately protect Australians
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA; TAS
Menzies Institute for Medical Research,University of Tasmania,The University of Western Australia,Monash University,The University of New South Wales,University of Sydney
MJA
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Nobel Laureates and leading scientists call for Kathleen Folbigg pardon
Australia; VIC; SA; TAS; ACT
Australian Academy of Science
Genetically modified mozzies could reduce disease spread
Australia; TAS
CSIRO
Royal Society Open Science
Global CFC-11 emissions in decline
Australia; International; TAS
CSIRO
Nature
Genetic discrimination in life insurance: is the moratorium sufficient?
Australia; VIC; TAS
Monash University
MJA
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Bushfires across the Perth Hills
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA; TAS
Australian Science Media Centre
Dementia care in Australia "does not meet human rights"
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; ACT
The University of Sydney,Flinders University,University of South Australia,University of Tasmania,The University of Melbourne,University of Queensland, Southern NSW Local Health District, Alzheimer’s Western Australia, Monash University, Centre for Positive Ageing, HammondCare, UNSW Sydney, Curtin University, Dementia Australia, Montefiore, Alzheimer’s Disease International, UK
Medical Journal of Australia
Virus receptor may help explain why older people and men are more at risk from COVID-19
Australia; NSW; WA; TAS
The University of Newcastle,Telethon Kids Institute,Curtin University,University of Tasmania,University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Respirology
Flight or fright: what is the future of the emus of east coast Australia?
Australia; NSW; TAS
Western Sydney University,University of Tasmania
Scientific Reports
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: World-first study shows increased atmospheric CO2 levels damage young lungs, in mice
Australia; VIC; WA; TAS; ACT
Telethon Kids Institute,Curtin University,The University of Western Australia,The Australian National University
Environmental Health Perspectives
Tasmanian tiger pups found to be extraordinarily similar to wolf pups
Australia; VIC; TAS
The University of Melbourne
Communications Biology
Briefing
NEWS BRIEFING: BOM Annual Climate Statement 2020 - Australia's 4th-warmest year on record
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Bureau of Meteorology
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Aussie COVID vaccine rollout brought forward to February
Australia; NSW; VIC; SA; TAS; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre
Cats vs Quolls: Feral cats are a triple threat compared to native predators
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania,Tasmanian Land Conservancy
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Weedy Seadragon genomics reveal highly distinct populations
Australia; NSW; VIC; TAS
University of Technology Sydney (UTS),The University of New South Wales,NSW Government,Victorian National Parks Association, Underwater Research Group (URG),
PLOS ONE
Tasmania may help save the rock wallaby
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania,ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH)
Royal Society Open Science
Satellite tracking supports whale conservation
Australia; International; NSW; SA; TAS
Flinders University,Macquarie University
Scientific Reports
COVID‑19 vaccines – are we there yet?
Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; TAS
The University of Sydney,RMIT University,Monash University,University of Tasmania
Australian Prescriber
Tasmanian devils may survive their own pandemic
Australia; QLD; TAS
Griffith University
Science
Sick Tassie devils may go into iso
Australia; New Zealand; NSW; TAS
University of Tasmania,University of Canterbury,Griffith University
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
62,000 lost lambs and cysts in meat: Cats have $12m impact on Australian agriculture
Australia; VIC; SA; TAS
Threatened Species Recovery Hub, National Environmental Science Program
Wildlife Research
Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook: December 2020 – February 2021
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC,Bureau of Meteorology
Tassie devil tumours evolved rapidly as they spread
Australia; International; NSW; TAS
University of Tasmania,NSW Government,University of Cambridge, UK
PLOS Biology
COVID case numbers may be six times higher than reported
Australia; VIC; TAS; ACT
The Australian National University,The University of Melbourne,Ikigai Research, Tasmania
Royal Society Open Science
Briefing
BRIEFING: State of the Climate BOM/CSIRO report - More big weather is coming
Australia; VIC; TAS
CSIRO,Bureau of Meteorology
Rare deep-sea Bigfin Squid filmed in Aussie waters for the first time
Australia; VIC; WA; TAS
CSIRO,Museums Victoria
PLOS One
Australia's prehistoric green centre
Australia; QLD; SA; TAS
Queensland Museum
Historical Biology
Decline in reported availability of methamphetamine and heroin during COVID-19 restrictions
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA; TAS; NT
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC)
Magma ‘conveyor belt’ fuelled world’s longest erupting supervolcanoes
Australia; WA; TAS
Curtin University,University of Tasmania
Geology
Crown-of-thorns starfish 'party at night, sleep-in and only some find their way home'
Australia; QLD; TAS
University of Tasmania,ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Black Summer Bushfire Royal Commission Final Report
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre
Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements Report
Long-acting reversible contraceptive use has doubled over the past decade
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
The University of Adelaide,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI),University of South Australia,Monash University
ANZJOG
‘Multi-omics’ adds new cell to immune family tree
Australia; NSW; VIC; TAS
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI),The University of Melbourne,University of Tasmania,Monash University,Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre,The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Nature Immunology
The ‘Goldilocks Day’: the perfect day for kids’ bone health
Australia; New Zealand; VIC; SA; TAS
University of South Australia,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),The University of Melbourne,University of Auckland,University of Tasmania,University of Turku
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
Restoring just 15% of the world's land could prevent 60% of extinctions
Australia; International; QLD; TAS
The University of Queensland,University of the Sunshine Coast,Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS),University of Tasmania,International Institute for Sustainability, Brazil
Nature
Feedback loop means bushfire health impacts likely to be more severe with climate change
Australia; VIC; TAS
Monash University,Menzies Institute for Medical Research
New England Journal of Medicine
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Cancer screening down in Australia amid COVID-19 pandemic
Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
14 million tonnes of microplastics on the seafloor
Australia; VIC; TAS
CSIRO,Monash University,University of Tasmania
Frontiers in Marine Science
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: The unprecedented health costs of Australia's last bushfire season
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; TAS
Menzies Institute for Medical Research,University of Tasmania,The University of Sydney,The University of New South Wales,The University of Melbourne,University of Technology Sydney, Monash University, James Cook University, La Trobe University
Nature Sustainability
Emissions could add 38 cm to sea level rise by the end of the century
Australia; New Zealand; TAS
Australian Antarctic Division,Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS),University of Tasmania,GNS Science,Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
The Cryosphere
Why plumbers and teachers should have a say on designer babies and genetically enhanced potatoes
Australia; International; NSW; VIC; TAS; ACT
University of Canberra,University of Tasmania,The University of New South Wales,The University of Melbourne,The University of Sydney,Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance
Science
Turmeric may help ease the pain of a dodgy knee
Australia; VIC; QLD; TAS
University of Tasmania,The University of Queensland,Monash University
Annals of Internal Medicine
Uncovering the science of Indigenous fermentation
Australia; SA; TAS
The University of Adelaide,Australian Wine Research Institute
Scientific Reports
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Climate change has not stopped for COVID-19 (United in Science 2020 Report)
Australia; VIC; QLD; SA; TAS
World Meteorological Organization (WMO),CSIRO,Macquarie University,The University of Adelaide,Monash University,The University of Tasmania
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Most Victorians working from home since lockdown: new data
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
The University of Sydney
Marine construction boom could cover nearly 40,000 square km of our oceans by 2028
Australia; NSW; VIC; TAS
The University of Sydney,The University of New South Wales,Macquarie University,The University of Melbourne
Nature Sustainability
Outlook shows bushfire risk for spring
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC
Prisoners have high rates of risky drinking prior to imprisonment
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; TAS; NT; ACT
The Kirby Institute for Infection and Immunity in Society,The University of New South Wales
Drug and Alcohol Review
Hazelwood coalmine fire exposed unborn children to respiratory damage
Australia; TAS; ACT
University of Tasmania,The Australian National University,Australian Catholic University,The University of Melbourne
MJA
Bushfire impacts set to worsen thanks to climate change
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
22 Australian freshwater fish on path to extinction
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA; TAS
Threatened Species Recovery Hub, National Environmental Science Program
Pacific Conservation Biology
Men are more likely to be manipulative coworkers than women
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania
Australian Journal of Psychology
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Australia needs a national bushfire monitoring agency
Australia; VIC; TAS; ACT
University of Tasmania,The Australian National University,University of Wollongong,Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC
Nature
We must embrace traditional Indigenous knowledge to solve our biodiversity crisis
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania
One Earth
Aussie guidelines on heart disease risk may be missing people who could benefit from treatment
Australia; VIC; QLD; WA; TAS
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute,The University of Queensland,Monash University,Menzies Institute for Medical Research,The University of Western Australia
Medical Journal of Australia
Dim the lights or your taters may have had their chips
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania
PLOS ONE
Ambulance records can help monitor self-harm and suicide
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; TAS; NT; ACT
Monash University,Ambulance Victoria, Queensland Ambulance Service, New South Wales Ambulance, Ambulance Tasmania, St John Ambulance Australia (NT), Australian Capital Territory Ambulance Service
PLOS ONE
A new measure of disaster resilience for Australian communities
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC,The University of New England
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: No long-term link between video games and aggressive behaviour in youth
Australia; New Zealand; International; TAS
Massey University
Royal Society Open Science
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Aussie smoking rate falls, alcohol consumption stable, but use of some illicit drugs is up
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
How to best burn the bush to reduce bushfire risk
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; TAS; ACT
Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC,University of Wollongong,Western Sydney University,The University of Melbourne
Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook: July 2020
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC
Breastfed babies may have fewer broken bones as adults
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania,Menzies Institute for Medical Research,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),George Institute for Global Health
Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
CRC Association’s Chief Executive retires
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
CRC Association
Call for immunology to return to the wild
Australia; International; VIC; TAS
University of Tasmania,Menzies Institute for Medical Research,Monash University
Science
Meeting exercise guidelines may lower your risk of death
Australia; International; TAS
Menzies Institute for Medical Research,University of Tasmania,Shandong University, China
The BMJ
New weapons for fighting Devil disease
Australia; TAS
Menzies Institute for Medical Research
Science Advances
Data on potentially preventable hospitalisations across Australia points to another Canberra bubble
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
The University of Sydney,The University of Notre Dame Australia
MJA
Quiet and not interested: Around 1 in 5 Aussies say they don't follow a political party
Australia; QLD; TAS
University of Tasmania,Australian Catholic University
Australian Journal of Social Issues
Critically endangered Aussie rats hide in rocks to escape the cats
Australia; QLD; SA; TAS
The University of Adelaide,The University of Queensland,University of Tasmania
Wildlife Research
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: More than 500 species on the brink of extinction
Australia; International; VIC; QLD; TAS
Australian Science Media Centre,Griffith University,James Cook University,University of Tasmania,Deakin University,Monash University, Charles Darwin University, Instituto de Ecología
PNAS
Felixer, the grooming trap, works to control feral cats
Australia; NSW; SA; TAS
The University of New South Wales,The University of Adelaide,University of Tasmania
Wildlife Research
Largest haul of new species of carnivorous sponges found
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; TAS
Queensland Museum,Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Zootaxa
Shutdown gives scientists unique opportunity to study Hobart air quality using RV Investigator
Australia; TAS
CSIRO
Scientists double understanding of genetic risk of melanoma
Australia; NSW; QLD; SA; TAS
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute,The University of Sydney,The University of Queensland,Menzies Institute for Medical Research,University of Tasmania,Flinders University, University of Western Australia, Queensland University of Technology
Nature Genetics
Supercomputer time to explore how black holes and jets have changed our Universe
Australia; WA; TAS
International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR),NCI,University of Tasmania
Keep children from hospital during pandemic
Australia; SA; TAS
Flinders University
Patient Education and Counseling
Compelling evidence for more prescribed burns
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; TAS; ACT
The University of Melbourne,Government of South Australia,NSW Government,Global Wildland Fire Management Services
Australian Forestry
1 in 5 Aussie kids developmentally vulnerable by age 5
Australia; WA; TAS
Telethon Kids Institute,The University of Western Australia,University of Tasmania
BMJ Open
Health impacts of prescribed burns significant
Australia; WA; TAS
University of Tasmania
MJA
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Drought's impact on society, ecology and agriculture
Australia; NSW; VIC; WA; TAS; ACT
Western Sydney University,University of Tasmania,The University of Western Australia,The Australian National University,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Deakin University, RMIT, Monash University, CSIRO, UNSW, Murdoch University
Science
Expert Reaction
EXPERT Q&A: Debunking the myth of COVID-19 and 5G
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
University of Wollongong,Australian Centre for Electromagnetic Bioeffects Research
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Federal Government releases Australia's COVID-19 modelling
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
The University of Melbourne,The University of Adelaide,Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),The University of New South Wales,Monash University, Flinders University, University of Technology Sydney, University of Sydney, La Trobe University, Telethon Kids Institute, Curtin University, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, University of Queensland
Fossilised fornicating flies among the oldest known Aussie animals and plants preserved in amber
Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; TAS
Monash University,Australian Museum,Swinburne University of Technology,Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
Scientific Reports
Australia's ICU bed numbers able to nearly triple, but it still may not be enough
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Flinders University,Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society, Fiona Stanley Hospital,
MJA
Unprecedented bushfire season's smoke was responsible for over 400 deaths
Australia; NSW; TAS
University of Tasmania,The University of New South Wales,The University of Sydney
MJA
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Antarctic ice loss
Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; TAS
The University of New South Wales,University of Tasmania,The University of Adelaide,Griffith University,The University of Melbourne
Science
Tracking marine predators to protect southern seas
Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; SA; TAS
University of Tasmania,Monash University,SARDI (South Australian Research and Development Institute),Macquarie University,Mark Hindell
Nature
Australia’s most liveable regional cities revealed
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; TAS
RMIT University
How does agriculture favour ravens and cockatoos, but harm the little guys?
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania
Open Science
Animals can alter fires in unexpected ways
Australia; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
The Australian National University,Charles Darwin University,University of Tasmania,The University of Western Australia
Trends in Ecology & Evolution
System failing children who use violence against family members
Australia; VIC; WA; TAS
RMIT University
National approach 'urgently needed’ for smoke pollution advice
Australia; NSW; TAS; ACT
The Australian National University,The University of New South Wales,The University of Sydney,University of Canberra,Menzies Institute for Medical Research,University of Tasmania
MJA
More than 250 scientists call for Australian leaders to drop smokescreen and act on climate change
Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
The University of New South Wales
Breathing pores of ancient plants suggest we may be looking at past climate wrong
Australia; SA; TAS
University of Tasmania,The University of Adelaide,CSIRO
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Top scientists write open letter on Australian bushfires and climate
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
The University of New South Wales,ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes (CLEx)
Large marine parks can save sharks from overfishing threat
Australia; QLD; TAS
The University of Queensland,James Cook University,University of Tasmania
Current Biology
Briefing
Expert Reaction
NEWS BRIEFING: Whooping cough vaccine could help in the fight against food allergies
Australia; NSW; VIC; SA; WA; TAS
Telethon Kids Institute,The University of Western Australia,The University of Sydney,The University of Adelaide,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice
Wildlife needs fire-damaged and dead trees after fires
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Threatened Species Recovery Hub, National Environmental Science Program,The Australian National University
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Bushfire aftermath
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Flinders University,The University of Queensland,Edith Cowan University,The University of Sydney,University of South Australia,RMIT University, Charles Sturt University, Western Sydney University, La Trobe University, University of Queensland, Griffith University, CRC Care
Science voyage from Perth could boost Australian continental shelf claims
Australia; WA; TAS
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS),University of Tasmania,CSIRO
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: WMO Provisional Statement on the State of the Climate
Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW; VIC; TAS; ACT
World Meteorological Organization (WMO),Monash University,The University of Melbourne,The University of Sydney,The Australian National University,University of Tasmania, Macquarie University
COP25 - UN Climate Change Conference
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Climate change is bad for our health and effects are getting worse
Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; TAS; ACT
Macquarie University,The University of Sydney,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),The University of Adelaide,Monash University,Menzies Institute for Medical Research. University of Tasmania, University of Notre Dame Australia, University of Sydney, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Melbourne, Climate Change Research Centre.
The Lancet/MJA
Briefing
BRIEFING: November bushfires - are they exceptional, could they have been prevented and is climate change to blame?
Australia; NSW; QLD; SA; WA; TAS
Australian Science Media Centre,University of Tasmania,University of Wollongong,The University of New South Wales
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate
Australia; NSW; TAS; ACT
IPCC,CSIRO,The University of New South Wales,The Australian National University,University of Tasmania
IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Fires in the Amazon
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; TAS; ACT
University of Tasmania,James Cook University,CSIRO,Griffith University,The University of Newcastle
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Current climate warming is unprecedented in the last 2000 years
Australia; International; VIC; QLD; SA; TAS; ACT
The University of Melbourne,University of Bern, Switzerland
Nature, Nature Geoscience
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Global 'State of the Climate' report shows climate change impacts accelerating
Australia; International; VIC; QLD; WA; TAS; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre,University of Tasmania,The Australian National University,Curtin University,The University of Queensland,, Griffith University, Monash University, Deakin University, The University of Western Australia, World Meteorological Organization
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: 10 years on from Black Saturday - what have we learnt?
Australia; VIC; TAS
Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC,La Trobe University,University of Tasmania
Briefing
NEWS BRIEFING: State of the Climate 2018 - More heatwaves and extreme fire weather
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Bureau of Meteorology,CSIRO
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Australia's largest clinical trial shows taking an aspirin a day won't help you live longer
Australia; VIC; SA; WA; TAS; ACT
Monash University,The University of Melbourne,University of Tasmania,The University of Western Australia,University of Adelaide
New England Journal of Medicine
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Honey fraud
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: 3 trillion tonnes of ice lost from Antarctica since 1992
Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW; VIC; TAS
CSIRO,Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC,Monash University,The University of New South Wales,Victoria University of Wellington,University of Leeds, UK
Nature
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: The biodiversity benefits of limiting warming to 1.5°C
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; TAS
University of East Anglia, UK
Science
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Tasmanian floods
Australia; NSW; VIC; TAS
Australian Science Media Centre,Bureau of Meteorology,Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC,The University of Sydney
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: The GBR may never fully recover from 2016's heatwave
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; TAS; ACT
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies,James Cook University,Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
Nature
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Inquiry into e-cigs and vaporisers in Australia
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
The University of Adelaide,The University of Sydney,Curtin University,University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
The Inquiry into the Use and Marketing of Electronic Cigarettes and Personal Vaporisers in Australia
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Global science leaders call for further action on climate change ahead of CHOGM 2018
Australia; New Zealand; International; VIC; QLD; WA; TAS; ACT
Australian Academy of Science,Curtin University,The University of Queensland,The Australian National University,The University of Western Australia,University of Melbourne, Griffith University, University of New South Wales
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Top Aussie tourism spots could be under threat from climate change
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Climate Council
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Parents who give teens alcohol may not be reducing risks
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA; TAS
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC),University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Deakin University,The University of Queensland,University of Tasmania,Curtin University, University of Newcastle, Black Dog Institute
The Lancet Public Health
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Genetic modification laws in Australia are getting a shake-up
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Monash University,ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology,The University of Adelaide,Australian Science Media Centre
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: 2017 among the three warmest years on record
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),University of Tasmania,The University of Melbourne
Briefing
NEWS BRIEFING: Weather Bureau's Annual Climate Statement
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Bureau of Meteorology,Australian Science Media Centre
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Is the reef resilient enough to regenerate?
Australia; QLD; TAS
The University of Queensland,CSIRO,Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
PLOS Biology
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Extreme El Niños twice as common in a 1.5C warmer world
Australia; NSW; TAS
CSIRO
Nature Climate Change
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: 2016 Census data released
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Aussies to March for Science
Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Arthur Sinodinos announced as new Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Kids given alcohol by their parents more likely to drink, but less likely to binge, a year later
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA; TAS
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC),The University of New South Wales,The University of Queensland
Psychological Medicine
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Climate Change Authority scientists label Authority report "untrue and dangerous"
Australia; VIC; QLD; SA; TAS; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre
Expert Reaction
Tassie devils beating cancer by evolving rapidly
Australia; QLD; TAS
Griffith University,Washington State University, USA
Nature Communications
Briefing
AusSMC Briefing: Mixing CO2 and oceans – what do you get?
Australia; TAS
Australian Science Media Centre,Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS),CSIRO
Oceans in a High CO2 World
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Australian Antarctic Strategy and 20 Year Action Plan
Australia; TAS
Australian Science Media Centre,Australian Academy of Science,Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: CSIRO announces Climate Science Centre
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Sea level rise could be much worse than expected
International; TAS; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Briefing
AusSMC NEWS BRIEFING: Animals adrift, fish flustered and plants uprooted: how we're upending the natural world
Australia; TAS
Australian Science Media Centre,Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)
Species on the Move International Conference 2016
Briefing
AusSMC NEWS BRIEFING: The highs and lows of Aussie drug use: ice splits drug-taking community, while deaths and treatment rates rise
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
The University of New South Wales,Australian Science Media Centre
National Drug Trends Conference
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: High Court rules breast cancer genes can’t be patented
Australia; TAS; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Bushfire season begins early
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre
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