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AI is transforming colon cancer diagnosis, rendering it more accurate

International University of Sharjah International Journal of Medical Informatics
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Potentially life-threatening medicine interactions combated with new database

Australia; NSW Western Sydney University
Expert Reaction
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EXPERT REACTION: Bushfires burning across NSW and Tasmania

Australia; NSW; VIC Australian Science Media Centre
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The AusSMC's Top 10 Science Stories 2025

Australia Australian Science Media Centre
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Coffee scraps help blueberries stay fresher, longer

Australia; NSW The University of New South Wales Food and Bioprocess Technology
18 hours ago

5G home internet challenges NBN, but mass shift still a way off

Australia; VIC RMIT University
7 December 2025

Your turkey doesn’t need a bath and other Christmas food safety tips

Australia Food Safety Information Council
6 December 2025

Chemical in wine, dark chocolate and fruits, may help improve insulin resistance

Australia; International; ACT The Australian National University,Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China PLOS One
6 December 2025

Adrift like Shackleton: Robot float survives Antarctic ice

Australia; TAS Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP),CSIRO,Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS),University of Tasmania Science Advances
6 December 2025

A simpler food rating system may be less effective

International Tufts University, USA JAMA Network Open
5 December 2025

Student performance decline after shift to online NAPLAN testing

Australia; QLD; ACT Griffith University Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
Expert Reaction
5 December 2025

EXPERT REACTION: Social media ban for under-16s is about to come into effect 

Australia; NSW; VIC; ACT Australian Science Media Centre
5 December 2025

Five ways microplastics may harm your brain

Australia; NSW University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Macquarie University Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
5 December 2025

Australia’s shellfish reefs restoration recognised by the UN

Australia UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
5 December 2025

African penguins have experienced mass starvation as their food source dries up

International Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, South Africa, University of Exeter, UK Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology
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

Can AI chatbots be used to influence voters?

International Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cornell University, USA Nature
5 December 2025

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

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

Covid vaccines safe four years on, first long-term study suggests

International EPI-PHARE Scientific Interest Group in Epidemiology of Health Products from the French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products and the French National Health Insurance JAMA Network Open
5 December 2025

Did volcanic activity-related famine set the Black Death in motion in Europe?

International Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe, Germany, University of Cambridge, UK Communications Earth & Environment
5 December 2025

COVID-19 may be new, but long COVID follows a long-term historical trend

International Yale University, USA Trends in Immunology
5 December 2025

1.7 million Australians were living with migraine in 2022

Australia Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
5 December 2025

New species of Australian pseudoscorpions found living on insect-eating bats

Australia; WA Western Australian Museum,The University of Western Australia Australian Journal of Zoology
4 December 2025

Turning team spirit into wildlife action

Australia; SA Flinders University,Université Paris-Saclay BioScience
4 December 2025

WMO predicts weak La Niña climate pattern over the summer

International World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
4 December 2025

Aussie researchers to look at how cancers interact with their microenvironment in unprecedented detail

Australia; NSW Garvan Institute of Medical Research
4 December 2025

Tigers are making a comeback on the Indonesian island of Sumatra

International Hutan Harimau, Indonesia Frontiers in Conservation Science
4 December 2025

Where rubber meets the road: Old tyres are key to building tougher roads

Australia; VIC; QLD; NT Charles Darwin University,Victoria University,The University of Queensland Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering
4 December 2025

New tool can help concussion patients manage fear and improve recovery

Australia; WA Edith Cowan University,The University of Notre Dame Australia,Curtin University,The University of Western Australia BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
4 December 2025

K’gari’s world famous lakes could be at risk of drying

Australia; NSW; QLD; SA The University of Adelaide,CSIRO,Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO),Queensland University of Technology (QUT),Flinders University,The University of New South Wales,University of Wollongong Journal of Quaternary Science
4 December 2025

Breast density notification increases levels of confusion and anxiousness among women

Australia; NSW; QLD The University of Sydney The BMJ
4 December 2025

Diabetes linked to higher risk of sudden heart-related deaths, especially in young people

International Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark European Heart Journal
4 December 2025

Cutting-edge technology helps to further understand effects of Gulf War Illness

Australia; QLD Griffith University PLOS One
4 December 2025

How do we manage the risks of influencers giving health advice?

International MCI Management Center Innsbruck, Austria The BMJ
4 December 2025

$3 billion annual cost of MS in Australia with prevalence continuing to rise

Australia; TAS University of Tasmania,Menzies Institute for Medical Research
4 December 2025

Dolphins get more chatty when they're playing games

International Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy PLOS One

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