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19 hours ago

Hidden caves beneath the Nullarbor revealed by subtle surface trenches

Australia; WA Curtin University,The University of Western Australia,La Trobe University,The University of Queensland Communications Earth and Environment
19 hours ago

WA scientist helps crack black hole 'burp' mystery

Australia; International; WA Curtin University,International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR),Forrest Research Foundation, Princeton University, USA Nature Astronomy
17 September 2026

Higher maternal consumption of eggs and peanuts does not reduce allergy risk

Australia; NSW; VIC; SA; WA The Kids Research Institute Australia,The University of Western Australia,The University of Sydney,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI),Adelaide University,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),The University of Melbourne,Flinders University The New England Journal of Medicine
17 September 2026

Young onset dementia’s immense impact on families revealed

Australia; WA Curtin University Health Expectations
16 September 2026

New dementia warning sign hiding in our muscles

Australia; WA Curtin University,Edith Cowan University International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition
16 September 2026

Australians support voluntary assisted dying, but with clear limits

Australia; WA Edith Cowan University OMEGA-Journal of Death and Dying
15 September 2026

Global peanut pan-genome unlocks hidden variation and delivers new high-yielding dwarf line

Australia; International; WA Murdoch University Nature Genetics
15 September 2026

Frontline Trauma: Alarming PTSD rates in WA Police revealed

Australia; WA Edith Cowan University,Murdoch University,The University of Western Australia Australian Psychologist
15 September 2026

Unhealthy Western diet is linked to faster cognitive decline in people with genetic risk of Alzheimer’s

Australia; NSW; WA Murdoch University,Macquarie University,The University of Western Australia,Edith Cowan University,The University of Sydney Nutrients
Briefing
15 September 2026

NEWS BRIEFING: Australia's sexual health checkup

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; SA; WA Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney,The University of New South Wales
14 September 2026

Jaws tell a tale of how prehistoric fish evolved

Australia; International; SA; WA Flinders University,Curtin University,Western Australian Museum Scientific Reports
14 September 2026

Genetic secrets to grow food crops on salty land revealed

Australia; NSW; SA; WA The University of Newcastle,Adelaide University,King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia Nature Communications
14 September 2026

National survey to expose gaps in autism support in Australia

Australia; WA The Kids Research Institute Australia
Expert Reaction
12 September 2026

EXPERT REACTION: Prenatal exposure to common plastic chemical linked to autism, ADHD symptoms

Australia; VIC; QLD; WA Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health,The University of Melbourne,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI),The University of Queensland Med
10 September 2026

Dementia prevention can’t rely on individual choices alone

Australia; WA Curtin University The Lancet Public Health
9 September 2026

Prehistoric builders hauled 25-tonne stones 18km to build Britain’s tallest stone row

Australia; International; WA Curtin University Proceedings of the Royal Society A
9 September 2026

Climate change-related seaweed forest decline is outpacing restoration efforts

Australia; International; WA The University of Western Australia PLOS Biology
9 September 2026

Once teens pick up any nicotine product, they're more likely to try others

Australia; NSW; QLD; WA The University of Sydney,National Drug Research Institute (NDRI),Curtin University,The University of Queensland Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
3 September 2026

Babies face a higher death risk when their mother is experiencing intimate partner violence

Australia; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; NT Curtin University,Monash University,Charles Darwin University,Edith Cowan University,The University of Notre Dame Australia,Adelaide University JAMA Network Open
3 September 2026

DNA testing shows what’s really in WA fish and chip shop ‘shark’ fillets

Australia; WA Murdoch University Marine and Freshwater Research
Expert Reaction
2 September 2026

EXPERT REACTION: Quick action needed as the world is set to get hotter than we hoped

Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW; VIC; WA UN Environment Programme
Expert Reaction
2 September 2026

EXPERT REACTION: Nepal-Tibet flood disaster, one week on

Australia; International; NSW; QLD; SA; WA Australian Science Media Centre
2 September 2026

Musicians’ brains stay one step ahead

Australia; VIC; WA Edith Cowan University,Curtin University,Deakin University Psychological Research
2 September 2026

Warmer waters, pest species and habitat loss major threats to small, rare freshwater fish in Tropical North

Australia; QLD; WA Griffith University,The University of Western Australia,University of Canberra,James Cook University Pacific Conservation Biology
Expert Reaction
31 August 2026

EXPERT REACTION: Coral recovery time cut short by warming oceans

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; International; NSW; QLD; WA; TAS; ACT The University of New South Wales,Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS),The University of Western Australia,University of Tasmania,James Cook University,The Australian National University,The University of Queensland,CSIRO
29 August 2026

Cholesterol-lowering medication reduces heart attack and stroke risk in older people by 30 per cent

Australia; VIC; WA; TAS Monash University,The University of Melbourne,Curtin University,The University of Western Australia,Menzies Institute for Medical Research,University of Tasmania New England Journal of Medicine
27 August 2026

Older Australians in the dark about osteoporosis

Australia; WA Curtin University,The University of Western Australia,Edith Cowan University Bone
Expert Reaction
27 August 2026

EXPERT REACTION: Meta changes for protecting younger users

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA Australian Science Media Centre
26 August 2026

Do customer loyalty programs actually work? The benefits are in the eye of the cardholder

Australia; WA Edith Cowan University European Journal of Marketing
26 August 2026

Black summer bushfires did not convince sceptical Aussies that climate change is real

Australia; International; VIC; WA CSIRO,The University of Western Australia,The University of Melbourne,Lancaster University, UK Royal Society Open Science
25 August 2026

New program to transform autism support for kids

Australia; WA The Kids Research Institute Australia
25 August 2026

The little red dots of our cosmos might hide something big

Australia; International; WA; ACT The Australian National University,The University of Western Australia,Wuhan University, Wuhan, China Nature Astronomy
Expert Reaction
24 August 2026

EXPERT REACTION: H5 bird flu detected in Aussie mammal for first time

Australia; VIC; SA; WA; TAS; ACT Australian Science Media Centre
21 August 2026

Navigating the future: New tool for early signs of dementia

Australia; International; QLD; SA; WA Flinders University,Adelaide University,Bond University Alzheimer’s and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring
20 August 2026

The higher the hope, the harder the fall: ESG downgrades hit optimistic investors the hardest

Australia; WA Murdoch University International Review of Economics & Finance
20 August 2026

Children who lose a parent twice as likely to develop mental health disorders

Australia; WA Curtin University Australian Journal of Psychology

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