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4 hours ago

EXPERT REACTION: Genetically modified purple tomato approved in Australia

Australia; NSW; QLD; WA Australian Science Media Centre
13 hours ago

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
21 hours ago

'Ancient spaghetti’ in dogs’ hearts reveals surprising origins of heartworm

Australia; NSW; QLD The University of Sydney,The University of Queensland Communications Biology
19 January 2026

Sugarcane hits the sweet spot for sustainable carbon

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland Agriculture Communications
14 January 2026

Farms that use more pesticides are home to fewer birds

International Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, France Proceedings of the Royal Society B
14 January 2026

Foals that spend longer with mum develop better

International CNRS, France Nature Communications
Expert Reaction
12 January 2026

EXPERT REACTION: Heatwaves have eased but fires continue to cause havoc in Victoria

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

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
6 January 2026

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

Australia; ACT National Youth Science Forum
19 December 2025

Striking new images showcase state-of-the-art micro-CT scanner

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland
19 December 2025

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
19 December 2025

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
18 December 2025

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
17 December 2025

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
17 December 2025

The AusSMC's Top 10 WEIRD science stories 2025

Australia Australian Science Media Centre
17 December 2025

Mosquito warning: Beware of Ross River Virus as the temperature warms

Australia The University of Adelaide Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
15 December 2025

Waterbirds return this year, but amid long-term decline: aerial survey

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA The University of New South Wales
12 December 2025

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
11 December 2025

Mānuka honey production may cost NZ ecosystems, study suggests

New Zealand Bioeconomy Science Institute New Zealand Journal of Ecology
10 December 2025

Why Australia should act on new global environment findings

Australia; QLD University of the Sunshine Coast UN GEO-7
10 December 2025

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
9 December 2025

Helping to conserve the world’s rarest marsupial

Australia; WA Edith Cowan University Springer Nature
9 December 2025

Seeking solutions to mine site waste, from the ground up

Australia; New Zealand; SA; WA Flinders University Environmental Geochemistry and Health
9 December 2025

Patch offers hope to save frog populations

Australia; VIC La Trobe University Frontiers in Conservation Science
9 December 2025

From the deep sea to distant galaxies, Nature names science's top 10 people for 2025

International Springer Nature Nature
Expert Reaction
8 December 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Bushfires burning across NSW and Tasmania

Australia; NSW; VIC; SA; TAS Australian Science Media Centre
8 December 2025

The AusSMC's Top 10 Science Stories 2025

Australia Australian Science Media Centre
5 December 2025

Hailstorm forecasting set to improve with new data gathering project

Australia; QLD The University of Queensland,Bureau of Meteorology,Queensland Farmer's Federation
5 December 2025

Unbee-lievable: scientists trial unique solution for human-elephant conflict

Australia; International; NSW The University of New South Wales Pachyderm
2 December 2025

Genome advancement puts better Wagyu marbling on the menu

Australia; SA The University of Adelaide Nature Communications
Expert Reaction
27 November 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Australia's Annual Climate Change Statement shows emissions dropping

Australia; NSW; SA; ACT Australian Science Media Centre
27 November 2025

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
27 November 2025

EXPERT REACTION: New Environmental Laws to pass Senate

Australia; VIC; QLD; WA
27 November 2025

Farms could be our secret climate weapon

Australia; International; QLD Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Plant Physiology
27 November 2025

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
26 November 2025

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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