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15 hours ago

EXPERT REACTION: Challenges and opportunities with Australia's critical minerals agreement

Australia; NSW; VIC; SA; WA; ACT Australian Science Media Centre
19 hours ago

New support to help community service organisations tackle social impacts of climate change

Australia; WA Edith Cowan University Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance
22 October 2025

Pressure makes perfect: refining essential oil production

Australia; WA Edith Cowan University Chemical Engineering and Processing
22 October 2025

Not hunters but collectors: the bone that challenges the ‘humans wiped out Australian megafauna’ theory

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA The University of New South Wales,The University of Melbourne,Griffith University,Curtin University Royal Society Open Science
21 October 2025

Smart exercise planning could boost recovery for people with cancer

Australia; QLD; WA Edith Cowan University,The University of Queensland Sports Medicine
18 October 2025

One in five people with a normal BMI could have obesity and the risks that go with it

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA Charles Sturt University,Western Sydney University,The University of New South Wales,Macquarie University,Curtin University,The University of Queensland,The University of Sydney,The University of Newcastle,Monash University,Griffith University,Deakin University, Torrens University, Charles Darwin University JAMA Network Open
17 October 2025

How old are you really? Researchers find a new way to measure biological age

Australia; NSW; WA Edith Cowan University,The University of Sydney,The University of Western Australia Engineering
17 October 2025

Effects of extreme drought on vital plant ecosystems

Australia; International; NSW; WA Murdoch University,Western Sydney University,The University of Sydney,CSIRO Science
16 October 2025

Benefits of blue and green spaces for boosting child wellbeing unveiled

Australia; WA The Kids Research Institute Australia Environment and Behaviour
16 October 2025

Coercive control still under the radar

Australia; NSW; WA Murdoch University,Curtin University,Macquarie University Australian Journal of Social Issues
Expert Reaction
15 October 2025

Manta rays dive to extreme depths to build mental maps of vast oceans

Australia; New Zealand; International; WA Murdoch University,University of Auckland,The University of Western Australia Frontiers in Marine Science
15 October 2025

Carbon opportunities highlighted in Australia’s utilities sector

Australia; WA Edith Cowan University,Curtin University Management of Environmental Quality
14 October 2025

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
14 October 2025

Outfoxed: Research reveals Australia’s rapid red fox invasion

Australia; International; NSW; VIC; WA Curtin University Diversity and Distributions
14 October 2025

Action to improve gender equity linked to career gains and better business performance

Australia; WA Curtin University
13 October 2025

‘Far from negligible’: New Australian fossil fuel site will have major impact on people and the planet

Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; ACT The Australian National University,The University of Adelaide,James Cook University,The University of New South Wales,The University of Melbourne Climate Action
13 October 2025

Skin deep: The secret to ancient fish scales’ survival

Australia; WA Curtin University Environmental Microbiology
13 October 2025

States could be held accountable for private security actions

Australia; WA Edith Cowan University Journal of African Law
9 October 2025

Time for the gloves to come off

Australia; QLD; WA Edith Cowan University,Griffith University Journal of Advanced Nursing
9 October 2025

Burning issue: fire a friend to some bees, a foe to others

Australia; WA Curtin University Biological Reviews
8 October 2025

Neutron scanning of coral fossils reveals Earth’s hidden climate history

Australia; NSW; QLD; WA The University of Sydney,The University of Western Australia,Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO),The University of Queensland,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),University of Wollongong Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
7 October 2025

Debunking the link between calcium supplements and dementia

Australia; NSW; WA Edith Cowan University,The University of Western Australia,The University of Sydney,Curtin University The Lancet Regional Health
6 October 2025

Uncovering why some athletes struggle to bounce back after ACL surgery

Australia; VIC; WA Edith Cowan University,Murdoch University,The University of Western Australia,La Trobe University,The University of Notre Dame Australia Sports Medicine and Health Science
6 October 2025

Past 'treatment' of gender diverse children was 'conversion therapy' which delayed self-acceptance and caused long-term harm

Australia; New Zealand; NSW; VIC; WA; ACT La Trobe University,The University of Melbourne,Monash University,The University of Sydney,Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) Medical Journal of Australia
2 October 2025

Research highlights the need for culturally specific screening tools

Australia; NSW; VIC; WA Edith Cowan University,Southern Cross University Journal of Eating Disorders
1 October 2025

Developing a National Indigenous Environmental Research Network

Australia; WA The National Environmental Science Program's Resilient Landscapes Hub,National Environmental Science Program Marine and Coastal Hub,Curtin University,North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance (NAILSMA)
1 October 2025

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
30 September 2025

Ancient Universe “warmed up” before it “lit up"

Australia; WA International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) The Astrophysical Journal
30 September 2025

Nature weaves a 3D tapestry, giving butterfly its green wings

Australia; NSW; WA; ACT Murdoch University,The University of Western Australia,The University of Sydney,The Australian National University PNAS
25 September 2025

Severe sunburn linked to increased risk of second-most common skin cancer

Australia; International; QLD; WA The University of Texas, USA JAMA Dermatology
Briefing
24 September 2025

NEWS BRIEFING: European Space Agency to launch a new deep space antenna in WA

Australia; International; SA; WA CSIRO,Australian Space Agency
24 September 2025

Dwarf galaxies linked by massive intergalactic gas bridge

Australia; VIC; WA International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR),CSIRO,Swinburne University of Technology Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Expert Reaction
23 September 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Trump's proposed treatment for autism

Australia; NSW; VIC; WA Australian Science Media Centre
22 September 2025

Exclusive colostrum intake linked with reduced peanut allergy risk

Australia; WA The Kids Research Institute Australia,The University of Western Australia Allergy
Expert Reaction
22 September 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Trump administration expected to link paracetamol to autism

Australia; VIC; WA Australian Science Media Centre
22 September 2025

Eat your greens and skip the sugar spikes

Australia; NSW; SA; WA Edith Cowan University,Flinders University,The University of Newcastle,University of Auckland,Curtin University Diabetes, Obesity and Motabolism

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