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Opening the ‘window to the brain’ with powerful cancer tech

Australia; NSW; QLD Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN),The University of Queensland,The University of Newcastle,QIMR Berghofer,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),Mark Hughes Foundation Centre for Brain Cancer Research Science Advances
30 January 2026

First successful lab colony of polyphagous shot hole borer in WA

Australia; WA Murdoch University
30 January 2026

New tool exposes scale of fake research flooding cancer science

Australia; QLD Queensland University of Technology (QUT) The BMJ
30 January 2026

On the nose: Beauty, bias and the face of social media

Australia; WA Edith Cowan University Body & Society
30 January 2026

Shining a light on sustainable new polymers – that can be reused

Australia; VIC; SA; TAS Flinders University,University of Tasmania,Deakin University Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS)
30 January 2026

AI-assisted mammograms pick up more cancers and reduce later diagnoses

International Radboud University, The Netherlands, Lund University, Sweden The Lancet
30 January 2026

Which climate policies have been most effective around the world?

Australia; International University of Barcelona, Spain, University of Oslo, Norway Climate Policy
30 January 2026

Solving the mystery of why termite kings and queens are monogamous

Australia; NSW The University of Sydney Science
30 January 2026

Mapping the toxins in seafood that can cause food poisoning

Australia; New Zealand; Pacific; NSW Cawthron Institute,NSW Government,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Institut Louis Malardé, French Polynesia, Kōrero O Te `Ōrau, Cook Islands, Mauke, Cook Islands PLOS One
Expert Reaction
30 January 2026

EXPERT REACTION: Genes may explain about 50% of the human life span 

Australia; International; VIC; SA Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. Science
30 January 2026

Taking daily aspirin does not reduce long-term cancer risk for older adults

Australia; NSW; VIC; SA; TAS Monash University,WEHI,Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre,The University of Melbourne,University of Tasmania,Adelaide University JAMA Oncology
30 January 2026

Doctors breathe new life into patient who had no lungs for two days

International Northwestern University, USA Med
30 January 2026

The surprising resilience of Svalbard polar bears

International Norwegian Polar Institute, Norway Scientific Reports
30 January 2026

Ethnicity information ‘inadequate’ in NZ clinical trials, researchers say

New Zealand Medical Research Institute of New Zealand New Zealand Medical Journal
30 January 2026

Ethnicity is an independent predictor of health needs in NZ

New Zealand University of Otago New Zealand Medical Journal
29 January 2026

Drone technology set to reshape disaster response, healthcare, environmental management, farming, and cybersecurity

International University of Sharjah International Journal of Cognitive Computing in Engineering
29 January 2026

Teaching kids critical thinking may help everyone

Australia; International; SA Flinders University Microbial Biotechnology
29 January 2026

Mapping the climate-related evolution of modern kangaroos and wallabies

Australia; NSW; QLD; SA Queensland University of Technology (QUT),Adelaide University,Macquarie University,Flinders University Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
29 January 2026

Nutritious and varied school-provided lunches top of the menu for Australian parents

Australia; VIC; SA Flinders University Appetite
29 January 2026

A surgeon in another city could safely perform some robot-assisted surgeries remotely

International Chinese PLA General Hospital, China The BMJ
29 January 2026

Influenza and whooping cough vaccines safe in twin pregnancies

Australia; QLD; SA The University of Queensland,South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI),Charles Darwin University BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
29 January 2026

12,000-year old skeleton DNA reveals ancient case of severe dwarfism and the loving care her family provided

International University of Coimbra, Portugal; University of Vienna, Vienna; Wageningen Environmental Research, Wageningen, Netherlands; Sapienza University of Rome, Rome; Centre HospitalierUniversitaire de Liège, Belgium. New England Journal of Medicine
29 January 2026

Quantum batteries could supercharge the future of quantum computing 

Australia; VIC; QLD CSIRO,The University of Queensland,Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University Physical Review X (PRX)
29 January 2026

Microplastics found in one in three fish around remote Pacific Islands

Pacific The University of the South Pacific,Pacific Islands Climate Action Network, Fiji Ministry of Fisheries and Forestry, Vanuatu Fisheries Department, Tonga Ministry of Fisheries, Tuvalu Fisheries Department PLOS One
29 January 2026

Experiencing trauma could put you at a higher risk of dementia and stroke

International Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, China JAMA Network Open
29 January 2026

Climate change could cause more than 500,000 malaria deaths in Africa by 2050

Australia; WA The Kids Research Institute Australia,Curtin University Nature
29 January 2026

AIs fail 'Humanity’s Last Exam' on the cutting edge of human knowledge

Australia; International; NSW; VIC; WA; ACT The University of Western Australia,Swinburne University of Technology,The University of Sydney,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),The Australian National University,Monash University,La Trobe University,RMIT University,Murdoch University,The University of Melbourne,Center for AI Safety, USA Nature
29 January 2026

Genetics could help identify people at higher risk of hard to treat depression

Australia; NSW; QLD QIMR Berghofer,The University of Queensland,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),The University of Sydney,University of Oxford, UK JAMA Psychiatry
29 January 2026

DeepMind's new AI tool could help supercharge genetic research

International Google DeepMind, UK Nature
29 January 2026

What do Victorian koalas need to survive?

Australia; VIC Deakin University Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria
29 January 2026

Childhood trauma linked to high risk of self-harm in teens

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD The University of New South Wales,Griffith University,Monash University Journal of Adolescent Health
28 January 2026

New focal prostate cancer treatment shows promise in first trial

Australia; NSW; QLD; WA The University of Sydney,The University of Western Australia,The University of Queensland,Nepean Hospital, NSW BJU International
28 January 2026

Local governments key to improving fresh food access in regional and remote WA

Australia; WA Edith Cowan University,Curtin University Journal for Nutrition Education and Behaviour
28 January 2026

Altered brain connection found in people with ME/CFS and Long COVID

Australia; QLD Griffith University The Journal of Translational Medicine
28 January 2026

A tiny fish is helping clinicians avoid unnecessary multi-million-dollar treatment for babies suspected of having spinal muscular atrophy

Australia; NSW; QLD Griffith University,The University of New South Wales EMBO Molecular Medicine
28 January 2026

Moths to the (artificial) flame: LEDs suppress moth activity

International University of Exeter, UK Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

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