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Adrift like Shackleton: Robot float survives Antarctic ice
Australia; TAS
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP),CSIRO,Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS),University of Tasmania
Science Advances
$3 billion annual cost of MS in Australia with prevalence continuing to rise
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania,Menzies Institute for Medical Research
Protecting fish on the Great Barrier Reef helps prevent crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks
Australia; TAS; ACT
CSIRO,Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
Nature Ecology and Evolution
New review highlights the pathway to ecological success
Australia; WA; TAS
The National Environmental Science Program's Resilient Landscapes Hub,University of Tasmania
Biological Conservation
Combination immunotherapy shows improved efficacy and survival rates in rare cancer study
Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS
La Trobe University,Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute,The University of Sydney,Melanoma Institute Australia,Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre,Deakin University,The University of New South Wales,Monash University,Blacktown and Westmead Hospitals, Calvary Mater Hospital, Orange Base Hospital, Auckland City Hospital, Bendigo Health, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Queensland Health, Albury-Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Royal Hobart Hospital
JAMA Oncology
Drop bears! Koalas may be the closest living relative of the marsupial lion
Australia; SA; TAS
The University of Adelaide,The University of Manchester, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
New Australian clinical standards for fracture prevention to address the unacceptable crisis in osteoporosis care
Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; ACT
SOS Fracture Alliance
Higher stroke risk in disadvantaged communities
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania,Menzies Institute for Medical Research
Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
Plantation forests key for koalas’ survival, and an urgent rethink on logging is needed
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; TAS
Griffith University,The University of Queensland,The University of Newcastle,University of Tasmania
WILD
High speed cameras capture snake bites in slow-mo
Australia; VIC; TAS
Monash University
Journal of Experimental Biology
Burden of pain significantly higher in Parkinson’s patients
Australia; QLD; TAS
QIMR Berghofer,The University of Queensland,University of Tasmania,Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology
Teens who start drinking as early as 12 have much higher risk of alcohol-related harms
Australia; NSW; VIC; WA; TAS
The University of New South Wales,The University of Sydney,The University of Newcastle,University of Tasmania,The University of Melbourne,Curtin University
Addiction
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Early deaths still on the decline globally as health burden shifts toward preventable diseases
Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW; VIC; TAS
Monash University,The University of Sydney,University of Tasmania,University of Washington, USA
The Lancet
Krill will refuse to eat microplastic-contaminated food
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania
Biology Letters
Catastrophic wildfires surge globally with 43 per cent of worst disasters in past decade
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania
Science
Deep-sea mining threatens sharks, rays, and ghost sharks
Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International; TAS
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA),University of Tasmania,University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, USA
Current Biology
Breeding can create more heat tolerant corals for Ningaloo
Australia; QLD; WA; TAS
Australian Antarctic Division,The University of Western Australia,James Cook University
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
How farming reshaped the animal world
Australia; NSW; TAS
Macquarie University,University of Tasmania
Biology Letters
MS does not worsen menopause symptoms
Australia; NSW; VIC; SA; TAS
Monash University,The University of Melbourne,Menzies Institute for Medical Research,University of Tasmania,Flinders University,The University of Newcastle,Hunter Medical Research Institute
JAMA Neurology
Unlocking the immune system’s instruction manual
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; TAS
WEHI,The University of Melbourne,The University of Queensland,Monash University,University of Tasmania,RMIT University,The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity,The University of Adelaide
Nature Immunology
Human activity has extended fire seasons across the world
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania
Nature Ecology & Evolution
Link found between alcohol consumption and risky spending in video games
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania
Scientific Reports
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Australia's first national climate risk assessment warns climate hazards will get worse
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA; TAS
Australian Science Media Centre
Slow increase in Australia’s eastern grey nurse shark population shows conservation actions are on track
Australia; TAS
National Environmental Science Program Marine and Coastal Hub,CSIRO,New South Wales Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Smoking around your kids can impact the lung health of your kids' kids for life
Australia; VIC; QLD; SA; TAS
The University of Melbourne,La Trobe University,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),Flinders University,University of Tasmania,The University of Queensland,Monash University
Thorax
Long COVID patients experience major losses of function and quality of life
Australia; VIC; SA; TAS
Deakin University,Flinders University,The University of Melbourne,University of Tasmania
Australian Journal of Primary Health
AI could help you know if you knee arthritis will get worse
Australia; NSW; TAS
The University of Sydney,University of Tasmania,Chongqing Medical University, China
PLOS Medicine
Abrupt Antarctic changes could have ‘catastrophic consequences for generations to come’, experts warn
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; TAS; ACT
The Australian National University,The University of New South Wales,Monash University,James Cook University,University of Wollongong,University of Tasmania,Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)
Nature
Australian voyage to investigate Tonga’s eruption of the century
Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; TAS
University of Tasmania
Humans have been reshaping the animal world for thousands of years
Australia; International; NSW; QLD; TAS
University of Tasmania,The University of Queensland,Macquarie University
Biology Letters
Only 1 in 4 deep-sea skates caught as fisheries bycatch survive after release
Australia; TAS
University of Tasmania,Australian Antarctic Division
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Lifestyle changes could delay a common inherited heart disease that affects 100,000 Australians
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS
Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute (VCCRI),George Institute for Global Health,The Royal Melbourne Hospital,The University of New South Wales,The University of Queensland,The University of Sydney,The University of Adelaide,St Vincent's Hospital Sydney,Garvan Institute of Medical Research,The University of Melbourne,Murdoch Children's Research Institute, University of Technology Sydney, University of Western Australia, University of Newcastle, University of Tasmania
European Heart Journal
Australian fishery bycatch varies widely between industrial vessels
Australia; QLD; TAS
CSIRO,The University of Queensland,University of Tasmania
Nature Sustainability
Climate interventions to save our oceans need stronger governance
Australia; International; VIC; QLD; TAS
The University of Melbourne,James Cook University,University of Tasmania,The University of Queensland,Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS),The University of Exeter, UK
Science
Shifting foundations of the Antarctic food web
Australia; International; TAS
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP),Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS),University of Tasmania,Danish Meteorological Institute, Denmark
Nature Climate Change
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Unprecedented ocean heatwaves may signal climate tipping point
Australia; International; NSW; TAS
Eastern Institute of Technology, China
Science
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