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EXPERT REACTION: Genetically modified purple tomato approved in Australia
Australia; NSW; QLD; WA
Australian Science Media Centre
The UN says the world has entered the 'Era of Global Water Bankruptcy'
International
United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), Canada
Water Resources Management
'Ancient spaghetti’ in dogs’ hearts reveals surprising origins of heartworm
Australia; NSW; QLD
The University of Sydney,The University of Queensland
Communications Biology
Sugarcane hits the sweet spot for sustainable carbon
Australia; QLD
The University of Queensland
Agriculture Communications
Farms that use more pesticides are home to fewer birds
International
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, France
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Foals that spend longer with mum develop better
International
CNRS, France
Nature Communications
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Heatwaves have eased but fires continue to cause havoc in Victoria
Australia; NSW; VIC; WA; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Fires in the south, floods in the north. What's up with the weather?
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; WA; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre
Australia’s future STEM leaders arrive in Canberra for National Youth Science Forum
Australia; ACT
National Youth Science Forum
Striking new images showcase state-of-the-art micro-CT scanner
Australia; QLD
The University of Queensland
Global seafood trade is spreading PFAS around the world, with Aussie fish among the most contaminated
International
Southern University of Science and Technology, China, Beihang University, China, Southeast University, China, Fuzhou University, China, Eastern Institute of Technology, China
Science
Briefing
NEWS BRIEFING: Dengue outbreak warning tool tackles growing threat to Australia
Australia; Pacific; NSW; QLD
Southern Cross University,The University of Queensland,Yale School of Public Health
Nature Communications
Our current food system is bad for us and the planet
Australia; International; NSW
Garvan Institute of Medical Research,The University of New South Wales,University of Oxford, UK
Frontiers in Science
Rebuilding coral reefs could enhance food security
Australia; International; NSW; QLD
James Cook University,The University of Sydney,The University of Queensland,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
PNAS
The AusSMC's Top 10 WEIRD science stories 2025
Australia
Australian Science Media Centre
Mosquito warning: Beware of Ross River Virus as the temperature warms
Australia
The University of Adelaide
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Waterbirds return this year, but amid long-term decline: aerial survey
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA
The University of New South Wales
Parenthood vs longevity: lives of zoo animals reveal inner workings of ageing
Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW
University of Otago,The University of New South Wales
Nature
Mānuka honey production may cost NZ ecosystems, study suggests
New Zealand
Bioeconomy Science Institute
New Zealand Journal of Ecology
Why Australia should act on new global environment findings
Australia; QLD
University of the Sunshine Coast
UN GEO-7
Bat signal could predict flying fox food shortages up to nine months early
Australia; NSW; QLD
The University of Sydney,Griffith University,Oakridge National Laboratory Biosciences Division, USA, Mississippi State University, USA
Biology Letters
Helping to conserve the world’s rarest marsupial
Australia; WA
Edith Cowan University
Springer Nature
Seeking solutions to mine site waste, from the ground up
Australia; New Zealand; SA; WA
Flinders University
Environmental Geochemistry and Health
Patch offers hope to save frog populations
Australia; VIC
La Trobe University
Frontiers in Conservation Science
From the deep sea to distant galaxies, Nature names science's top 10 people for 2025
International
Springer Nature
Nature
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Bushfires burning across NSW and Tasmania
Australia; NSW; VIC; SA; TAS
Australian Science Media Centre
The AusSMC's Top 10 Science Stories 2025
Australia
Australian Science Media Centre
Hailstorm forecasting set to improve with new data gathering project
Australia; QLD
The University of Queensland,Bureau of Meteorology,Queensland Farmer's Federation
Unbee-lievable: scientists trial unique solution for human-elephant conflict
Australia; International; NSW
The University of New South Wales
Pachyderm
Genome advancement puts better Wagyu marbling on the menu
Australia; SA
The University of Adelaide
Nature Communications
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Australia's Annual Climate Change Statement shows emissions dropping
Australia; NSW; SA; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre
Songbird experts put superb fairy-wren danger call on the record
Australia; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA
Flinders University,Charles Sturt University,University of Vienna
Royal Society Open Science
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: New Environmental Laws to pass Senate
Australia; VIC; QLD; WA
Farms could be our secret climate weapon
Australia; International; QLD
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Plant Physiology
A greener future for Earth through space exploration research
Australia; International; VIC; SA; WA
ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space, University of Adelaide, University of Melbourne, University of Western Australia, NASA, USA, MELiSSA Foundation, France
New Phytologist
Mussels lift their weight in the CO₂ capture cycle
International
Station marine de Wimereux, Lille, France, Rhodes University, South Africa
Biology Letters
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