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One million reasons to study respiratory disease in feedlot cattle
Australia; QLD; SA
Adelaide University,The University of Queensland
Preventive Veterinary Medicine
Aussie health recommendations to stay vigilant against bird flu
Australia
Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID)
Not tiger, not wolf: Tassie tiger’s skull reveals far different hunting style
Australia; NSW; VIC; SA; TAS
Flinders University,The University of Melbourne
Nature Communications
Tomatoes get flavour boost from green bin compost
Australia; QLD
The University of Queensland
npj Science of Food
What makes deadly bird flu spread between migrating birds, and on to poultry?
International
University of Bern, Switzerland
Royal Society Open Science
Black summer bushfires did not convince sceptical Aussies that climate change is real
Australia; International; VIC; WA
CSIRO,The University of Western Australia,The University of Melbourne,Lancaster University, UK
Royal Society Open Science
Snakebites may kill far more people every year than we thought
International
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK
PLOS Medicine
Good news honey – habitat changes no deterrent for some Fijian native bees
Australia; Pacific; NSW; SA
Flinders University,University of Wollongong,South Australian Museum
Journal of Biogeography
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: H5 bird flu detected in Aussie mammal for first time
Australia; VIC; SA; WA; TAS; ACT
Australian Science Media Centre
Our drinking water may have too much arsenic in it after nearby fires
Australia; International
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
PLOS Water
AFAC Seasonal Bushfire Outlook Spring 2026: Australia’s national picture of fire potential
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; TAS; NT
Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (AFAC)
Web-based solution to help more women with cardiac rehabilitation
Australia; SA
Flinders University,Adelaide University
Heart, Lung and Circulation
1.7 million Australians are unprotected against measles
Australia; New Zealand; NSW; ACT
National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS),The Australian National University,The University of Sydney,University of Otago,The University of Sydney
ANZJPH
It’s surprisingly difficult to measure the age of a fungus
International
Lund University, Sweden
Trends in Microbiology
The potential of pangenome-guided breeding for higher yields and adaptability
Australia; International; WA
Murdoch University
Cell
Genomics used to find endangered fish populations most vulnerable to climate change
Australia; NT; ACT
Flinders University,Adelaide University,University of Canberra,CLLMM Research Centre, Goyder for Water Research, SA; Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory; field sampling and lab work; and traditional owners of the land this studyencompassed, particularly the Ngarrindjeri people of the Lower Murray, Lower Lakes and Coorong region.
Journal of Heredity
Briefing
NEWS BRIEFING: What the CSIRO scientists testing the bird flu virus samples know – your questions answered
Australia
CSIRO,Australian Science Media Centre
Briefing
NEWS BRIEFING: Latest GBR report shows some reef relief as monsoon cools waters
Australia; QLD
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
Could lettuce satisfy our meat cravings? Scientists put meat protein into plants
International
Imperial College, UK
Frontiers in Plant Science
Calves are getting bruised in transport trucks, NZ study shows
New Zealand
EpiVets; Ministry for Primary Industries; Massey University
New Zealand Veterinary Journal
Drought-hardy ryegrass raises new weed management challenge for Australian grain growers
Australia; VIC; SA
La Trobe University,Adelaide University,Federation University Australia
Scientific reports
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Workplace pesticide exposure linked to motor neuron disease risk
Australia; New Zealand; International; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA
Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en securité du travail, Canada
Occupational and Environmental Medicine
How a unique environment sets Australian chocolate apart
Australia; QLD
The University of Queensland
Food Chemistry:X
Tackling the extra environmental impact of cows and sheep during winter
New Zealand
Bioeconomy Science Institute
New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
Rapid testing targets better treatments for serious lung infections
Australia; International; SA
Flinders University,Adelaide University,University of California, Irvine
Clinical Microbiology Reviews
Waste not, want not: farming insects for human food
Australia; QLD; SA
Adelaide University
Combination of extreme heat and bushfire smoke linked to heart disease deaths, especially in Australia
Australia; VIC
Monash University
JACC
Mining a threat to over 12,000 species globally
Australia; International; NSW; VIC; WA
Charles Sturt University,The University of Melbourne,Macquarie University
Cell Reports Sustainability
Expert Reaction
Oh deer: the threat munching its way through NZ’s native forests
New Zealand
University of Canterbury,Bioeconomy Science Institute
New Zealand Journal of Ecology
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
Heating hives may help bumblebees cope with pesticides
International
Imperial College London, UK
Royal Society Open Science
Financial incentives, flexibility and safe living needed to retain remote health care workers
Australia; VIC; NT
Menzies School of Health Research,Monash University,The University of Melbourne
BMC Health Services Research
Carnaby’s cockatoos exposed to dangerous pesticide concentrations in WA's Wheatbelt
Australia; WA
Murdoch University
Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology
Giving honeybees pro- and prebiotics might keep them buzzing in a warming world
International
University of Zabol, Iran
PLOS One
Diet, drugs, gut bugs, and breeding: how to cut methane from NZ's cows and sheep
New Zealand
Massey University,Bioeconomy Science Institute,Fonterra, Lucidome Bio Ltd. (NZ)
NZ Veterinary Journal
Census of eucalypt forest in Vic will help show the long term impacts of climate change
Australia; VIC
The University of Melbourne
Australian Journal of Botany
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