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EXPERT REACTION: Kids who start social media earlier may do worse at school

International University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy Nature Human Behaviour
3 August 2026

176-year oyster mystery spanning WA and the Indo-Pacific solved by DNA

Australia; Pacific; WA Curtin University Zootaxa
3 August 2026

More work, less recognition: women’s labour still doesn’t count

Australia; NSW The University of New South Wales The Economic and Labour Relations Review
31 July 2026

Waste not, want not: farming insects for human food

Australia; QLD; SA Adelaide University
30 July 2026

Pet ownership may not guarantee health and wellness

International University of Basel, Switzerland PLOS One
30 July 2026

High cholesterol linked to 3.6 million deaths globally in 2023

Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT; ACT The University of Sydney,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),Edith Cowan University,Charles Sturt University,Federation University Australia,Deakin University,The University of Newcastle,The University of Queensland,The Australian National University,Australian Catholic University,University of New South Wales, University of Melbourne, Monash University, University of Western Australia, Griffith University, Adelaide University, Flinders University, Western Sydney University, Macquarie University, University of Technology Sydney, the George Institute for Global Health JAMA
30 July 2026

Aerial imaging in the Amazon reveals the giant footprint of an ancient civilisation

International Instituto Iberoamericano de Finlandia, Spain, University of Helsinki, Finland Nature
30 July 2026

Rewilded elephants develop coping strategies when returning to their natural habitat from human care

International Elephant Reintegration Trust, South Africa; University of Reading, UK PLOS One
29 July 2026

Ancient shipwreck cargo reveals surprising global trade secrets of the 1600s

Australia; International; WA Curtin University Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
29 July 2026

Our ancient ancestors gave birth to helpless babies too

Australia; International; NSW University of Wollongong,University of Tokyo, Japan Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
28 July 2026

Dealing with post-pandemic sleep issues – it’s not too late

Australia; International; QLD; SA Flinders University,James Cook University,King's College London Journal of Sleep Research
24 July 2026

Fat stores power the body’s virus defence

Australia; NSW; VIC La Trobe University,The University of Sydney,RMIT University,The University of Melbourne Nature Communications
24 July 2026

How an iceberg may have stopped emperor penguins breeding on Coulman Island in 2025

International Korea Polar Research Institute, Korea Communications Earth & Environment
Expert Reaction
23 July 2026

EXPERT REACTION: OpenAI agent hacks startup by itself

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; ACT Australian Science Media Centre
23 July 2026

Quantum Newton’s cradle set to level up computing

Australia; ACT The Australian National University Physical Review A
23 July 2026

Conditions remain ‘unchanged’ for young people with disability

Australia; SA Flinders University Australian Journal of Social Issues
23 July 2026

Investing in the arts boost rural health and the local economy

Australia; NSW; QLD; SA Flinders University,Bond University,The University of Sydney Rural and Remote Health
23 July 2026

Early snake was a burrower

Australia; International; VIC; ACT The Australian National University,Museums Victoria,Princeton University, USA Nature
22 July 2026

Evidence of Gunaikurnai First Nations rituals found in Cloggs Cave

Australia; VIC; ACT The Australian National University,Monash University,Flinders University,Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology
22 July 2026

Scientists shot a bullet at a bullet to see if they could simulate it accurately

International University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA Royal Society Open Science
22 July 2026

What makes a male anglerfish evolve into a tiny parasitic attachment on its mate?

International The University of Tokyo, Japan, OIST, Japan Proceedings of the Royal Society B
21 July 2026

Push to improve access to early medication abortion in Australia

Australia; VIC; SA Flinders University,Monash University,La Trobe University,University of British Columbia, Canada BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health
20 July 2026

Study calls for closer scrutiny of claims in NZ's gene technology debate

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington Frontiers in Communication
17 July 2026

Ancient Egyptian princesses knew how to use the daggers and bows they were buried with

International Beni-Suef University, Egypt Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology
17 July 2026

Tips to help teachers in 21st century classrooms

Australia; SA Flinders University
Expert Reaction
16 July 2026

EXPERT REACTION: Major cyber breach at GP clinic network Partnered Health

Australia; NSW; VIC; SA; WA; ACT Australian Science Media Centre
16 July 2026

New laser technology could help stop deadly fake alcohol

Australia; SA Adelaide University Journal of Physics: Photonics
16 July 2026

Giving honeybees pro- and prebiotics might keep them buzzing in a warming world

International University of Zabol, Iran PLOS One
16 July 2026

Evolution gives marsupials a helping hand

Australia; VIC; SA The University of Melbourne,Flinders University Science Advances
16 July 2026

Do mass shootings also increase fatal car crashes?

International Harvard Medical School, USA JAMA Psychiatry
15 July 2026

How do elephants hear over large distances? It's not just size that matters

International Massachusetts Eye and Ear, USA, Harvard Medical School, USA Frontiers in Audiology and Otology
Expert Reaction
15 July 2026

EXPERT REACTION: Albanese announces Office of AI

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; ACT
15 July 2026

Your pup could be addicted to their toys

International University of Bern, Switzerland Royal Society Open Science
Expert Reaction
15 July 2026

'Sticky floors' slowing women's academic careers, NZ study finds

New Zealand University of Canterbury,Lincoln University,Te Pūnaha Matatini Royal Society Open Science
15 July 2026

Acoustic superheroes: how seals mastered hearing on land and at sea

Australia; New Zealand; VIC; ACT Monash University,Museums Victoria,The Australian National University Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
15 July 2026

Being a culture vulture may help you stave off ageing

International Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

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