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How do weight loss drugs and bariatric surgery impact your body fat percentage?

International Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA JAMA Network Open
9 January 2026

Global ocean heat broke records in 2025

New Zealand; International University of Auckland,Chinese Academy of Sciences Advances in Atmospheric Sciences
9 January 2026

280,000-year-old fossils rewrite rock wallaby history, epic journeys shaped survival

Australia; QLD University of Wollongong,CQUniversity,Queensland Museum,National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA),Capricorn Caves Geonature Conservation Foundation, Purdue University, University of Ottawa Quaternary Science Reviews
9 January 2026

Breastfeeding linked to better long term mental health

International National Maternity Hospital, Ireland, University College Dublin, Ireland BMJ Open
9 January 2026

Aotearoa's R&D Tax Incentive contributed billions of dollars in economic impact, report finds

New Zealand Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Trust,University of Otago
9 January 2026

Why women experience more severe gut pain

Australia; SA South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI),Adelaide University Science
9 January 2026

Some clever dogs can eavesdrop to learn new words

International University of Veterinary Medicine, Austria Science
9 January 2026

Microbes enhance the benefits of trees by removing greenhouse gases

Australia; VIC Monash University,Southern Cross University Science
9 January 2026

Flu and whooping cough vaccines in pregnancy help keep babies out of hospital

International University of Milano-Bicocca Mila, Italy JAMA Network Open
9 January 2026

Australian scientists solve enduring mystery about diseases driven by uncontrolled cell growth, including cancer and epilepsy

Australia; NSW; VIC Monash University,The University of Sydney Cell
8 January 2026

Global study reveals widespread burning of plastic for heating and cooking

Australia; International; WA Curtin University Nature Communications
8 January 2026

Cooler bedroom temperatures help the heart recover during sleep

Australia; QLD Griffith University BMC Medicine
8 January 2026

3 in 4 new Australian mums struggle with body image

Australia; SA Flinders University Body Image
8 January 2026

Warning about rapid AI changes in the workplace

Australia; SA Flinders University Journal of Industrial Relations
Expert Reaction
8 January 2026

EXPERT REACTION: Fires in the south, floods in the north. What's up with the weather?

Australia; NSW; VIC; WA; ACT Australian Science Media Centre
8 January 2026

Eating more food preservatives may be linked to higher cancer risk

International Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, France, Université Paris Cité, France The BMJ
Expert Reaction
8 January 2026

EXPERT REACTION: People who stop taking weight loss drugs are losing their progress in less than two years

International University of Oxford, UK The BMJ
8 January 2026

Portable biosensor could detect PFAS on site

Australia; VIC La Trobe University,Swinburne University of Technology ACS Sensors
8 January 2026

Early human remains found in Morocco support Africa as our origin

International Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Germany, National Museum of Natural Sciences (CSIC), Spain Nature
8 January 2026

Harnessing the power of blinking to track eye movements could potentially drive a wheelchair

International Qingdao University, China Cell Reports Physical Science
8 January 2026

Genetically driven 'bad' cholesterol levels linked to heart risk in women

International Brigham and Women’s Hospital, USA JAMA Cardiology
8 January 2026

1 in 15 ACT Emergency Department visits linked to extreme weather

Australia; SA; ACT The Australian National University,Adelaide University Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
7 January 2026

Thermal drone monitoring a promising way to monitor dolphin health

Australia; QLD; SA Flinders University Journal of Thermal Biology
7 January 2026

Boomers are the key to sustainability in boardrooms

Australia; International; WA Murdoch University Business Strategy and the Environment
7 January 2026

Hidden heartache of losing an animal companion

Australia; SA Flinders University,Loughborough University Death Studies
7 January 2026

Landmark 8m dig at Sulawesi cave could reveal overlap between extinct humans and us

Australia; International; NSW; QLD; SA; ACT Griffith University,The University of New England,University of Wollongong,Southern Cross University,The Australian National University,The University of Queensland,Flinders University PLOS ONE
7 January 2026

The way scientists are listed as authors on research papers may be stifling collaboration

Australia; VIC Monash University Royal Society Open Science
7 January 2026

Left out: Being a lefty might be a disadvantage in elite throwing sports

International Università degli Studi di Trento Centro Interdipartimentale Mente/Cervello, Italy Royal Society Open Science
7 January 2026

How the parasite that ‘gave up sex’ found more hosts – and why its victory won’t last

Australia; VIC WEHI,The University of Melbourne Nature Communications
7 January 2026

Jupiter's moon Europa may not have the deep-sea tectonic activity required for life after all

International Washington University in St. Louis, USA Nature Communications
7 January 2026

Jellyfish and sea anemones appear to sleep like we do

International Bar-Ilan University, Israel Nature Communications
6 January 2026

Australia’s future STEM leaders arrive in Canberra for National Youth Science Forum

Australia; ACT National Youth Science Forum
6 January 2026

HPV vaccination in schools is protecting unvaccinated women

International Karolinska Institutet, Sweden The Lancet Public Health
6 January 2026

Greenland's ice dome once melted completely, and it could do it again

International University at Buffalo, USA Nature Geoscience
6 January 2026

Finger-prick test could provide a simpler option for Alzheimer's diagnosis

International University of Gothenburg, Sweden Nature Medicine
6 January 2026

Fewer young adults started vaping after US flavour bans

International Wake Forest University, USA JAMA Network Open

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