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Microplastics found in one in three fish around remote Pacific Islands
Pacific
The University of the South Pacific,Pacific Islands Climate Action Network, Fiji Ministry of Fisheries and Forestry, Vanuatu Fisheries Department, Tonga Ministry of Fisheries, Tuvalu Fisheries Department
PLOS One
Quantum batteries could supercharge the future of quantum computing
Australia; VIC; QLD
CSIRO,The University of Queensland,Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
Physical Review X (PRX)
Experiencing trauma could put you at a higher risk of dementia and stroke
International
Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, China
JAMA Network Open
Climate change could cause more than 500,000 malaria deaths in Africa by 2050
Australia; WA
The Kids Research Institute Australia,Curtin University
Nature
AIs fail 'Humanity’s Last Exam' on the cutting edge of human knowledge
Australia; International; NSW; VIC; WA; ACT
The University of Western Australia,Swinburne University of Technology,The University of Sydney,University of Technology Sydney (UTS),The Australian National University,Monash University,La Trobe University,RMIT University,Murdoch University,The University of Melbourne,Center for AI Safety, USA
Nature
Genetics could help identify people at higher risk of hard to treat depression
Australia; NSW; QLD
QIMR Berghofer,The University of Queensland,Queensland University of Technology (QUT),The University of Sydney,University of Oxford, UK
JAMA Psychiatry
DeepMind's new AI tool could help supercharge genetic research
International
Google DeepMind, UK
Nature
What do Victorian koalas need to survive?
Australia; VIC
Deakin University
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria
Childhood trauma linked to high risk of self-harm in teens
Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD
The University of New South Wales,Griffith University,Monash University
Journal of Adolescent Health
New focal prostate cancer treatment shows promise in first trial
Australia; NSW; QLD; WA
The University of Sydney,The University of Western Australia,The University of Queensland,Nepean Hospital, NSW
BJU International
Local governments key to improving fresh food access in regional and remote WA
Australia; WA
Edith Cowan University,Curtin University
Journal for Nutrition Education and Behaviour
Altered brain connection found in people with ME/CFS and Long COVID
Australia; QLD
Griffith University
The Journal of Translational Medicine
A tiny fish is helping clinicians avoid unnecessary multi-million-dollar treatment for babies suspected of having spinal muscular atrophy
Australia; NSW; QLD
Griffith University,The University of New South Wales
EMBO Molecular Medicine
Moths to the (artificial) flame: LEDs suppress moth activity
International
University of Exeter, UK
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Don't drive away, that roadkill could be used for SCIENCE
Australia; International; NSW; VIC
RMIT University,Western Sydney University,Deakin University
Biology Letters
AI could warn of freezing when walking, a common symptom of Parkinson’s disease
International
University of Sharjah,Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Royal Society Open Science
Ditching the second pillow could help manage eye pressure in glaucoma patients
International
Zhejiang University, China
British Journal of Opthalmology
Paracetamol and ibuprofen safe in first year of life
New Zealand
University of Auckland,Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand,Massey University,University of Otago,Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
Tests uncover unexpected humpback sensitivity to high-frequency noise
Australia; QLD
The University of Queensland
Current Biology
Cracking the code of Long COVID
Australia; SA
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI),Flinders University
Aussie parents demanding more local stories with 84% considering Australian content important for kids
Australia; VIC
Swinburne University of Technology
Deforestation and cropland expansion driving stronger heatwaves
Australia; International; WA; ACT
ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather,The Australian National University,Griffith University,Maynooth University, Central European University, Nigerian Meteorological Agency, Baylor University, University of Illinois, Texas A&M University
Nature Communications Earth & Environment
Every dollar invested in harm reduction could deliver $10 in benefits
Australia; ACT
Burnet Institute,The Australian National University
Addiction
Discovery challenges long-held beliefs on early human technology in East Asia
Australia; International; QLD
Griffith University,The University of Queensland
Nature Communications
Through the looking glass: New framework gives language to representation in children’s books
Australia; WA
Edith Cowan University
The Australian Journal of Language and Literacy
Expert Reaction
EXPERT REACTION: Dingo cull in K'gari following death of backpacker
Australia; NSW; QLD; WA
Australian Science Media Centre
A lost world: Ancient cave reveals million-year-old wildlife
Australia; New Zealand; SA
Flinders University,Canterbury Museum,University of Auckland,Victoria University of Wellington
Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology
Unraveling the mysteries of Antarctic ice-shelf melting
Australia; VIC
The University of Melbourne
Physics Today
Taking a second to change the time
Australia; International; SA
Adelaide University
Optica
Heatwaves - deadliest natural hazards comes with a cost
Australia
Natural Hazards Research Australia
Nitrate in drinking water linked to increased dementia risk while nitrate from vegetables is linked to a lower risk
International
Edith Cowan University
The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Discovery to protection – diminutive Bloomfield River cod an ‘ancient survivor’ facing modern threats
Australia; QLD
Griffith University
New technique to identify the smallest of malfunctions in our genetic code
Australia; International; VIC; ACT
The Australian National University,Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO),Ohio State University
Nucleic Acids Research
Health impacts linked to emissions from making plastics could more than double by 2040
International
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
The Lancet Planetary Health
Under the Trump Administration, US health data collection is faltering
International
Boston University School of Law, USA
Annals of Internal Medicine
Restoring confidence: proposed standards to identify and measure microplastics
Australia; International; QLD
The University of Queensland
Environment & Health
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