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    Tech allowed paralysed woman to communicate in her own voice

    Neuroscientists in the US have created a device capable of decoding brain activity and translating it...

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    Experts issue “urgent warning” on burning of fossil fuels

    A review of research into the fossil fuel industry has led an interdisciplinary group of scientists...

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    What does removing sharks do to ecosystems?

    Shark loss can have major effects on their ecosystems say researchers studying great white sharks in...

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    Travelling overseas? You could be at risk of measles.

    On March 26 NSW Health issued an alert advising people to be vigilant for signs of...

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    Childhood brain injury study reveals impact on education

    Concussion during childhood – even mild trauma – can jeopardise future educational success, according to a...

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    New research shows impact of seabed mining on environment

    Seabed mining companies want to harvest polymetallic nodules from the deep ocean floor to access critical...

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    ‘Cutting-edge’ new alloy to transform aerospace

    A new copper-tantalum-lithium alloy has been shown to remain incredibly strong even at high temperatures, making...

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    Email signatures harming the planet — it’s time to stop them

    The use of information technology (IT) has significant environmental and social impacts, including human mortality from...

  • Wombats need our help to combat these 2 threats

    Australians were outraged this month when an Instagram “influencer” named Sam Jones picked up a wild...

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    “Inside-out” fossil preserves internal organs for 440 million years

    Sue is an inside-out, legless, headless wonder. Apologies to any people named Sue. The ‘Sue’ is...

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    Plastics create big problems for energy from waste projects

    In a surprising finding researchers say energy from waste (EfW) facilities in some parts of the...

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    Boosting wheat’s resilience to devastating disease

    Plant diseases are a major threat to global food security, causing about 20-30% losses in crop...

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    How a big flood made the Coorong wetlands healthier

    You might know South Australia’s iconic Coorong from the famous Australian children’s book, Storm Boy, set...

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    Parasitic wasp from time of dinosaurs preserved in amber

    In an event mirroring Hollywood, palaeontologists have uncovered a kind of parasitic wasp preserved in amber...

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    New superconducting state could aid search for room temperature superconductor

    Physicists have produced a superconductor which could help achieve room-temperature operations which would be useful in...

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    Butterfly heist 70 years ago is still causing flutter

    Lepidopterist Michael Braby is sitting in his lab, peering at a photo of a butterfly specimen...

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    Tiny magnet powered robots could one day do brain surgery

    Most brain surgery requires doctors to remove part of the skull to access hard-to-reach areas or...

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    Call for retraction of Australian study causing concussion and strangulation in rats

    A US advocacy group has called into question the ethics of an Australian study which assessed...

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    Ancient Native American cooking techniques revealed in new study

    Archaeologists have used new techniques to study the ancient equivalents of modern kitchen tools used by...

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    HIV funding cuts risk global health crisis say experts

    As the US and other major donors slash HIV funding, experts say decades of progress hang...

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    New scans enable life-changing surgery for epilepsy patients

    A breakthrough imaging technique is transforming the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy by enabling doctors to pinpoint...

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    Coal-mining methane emissions data in spotlight again

    Australia’s coal industry is again facing questions about methane output, this time after the UN’s environment...

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    First pig-to-human liver xenotransplantation

    Researchers in China say they performed the first transplant of a genetically modified pig liver into...

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    Muonic atoms: the electron’s big cousin opens new possibilities in nuclear physics

    Physicists at the University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia have found a way to use muonic...

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    Penguins: the poster fauna of the Southern Hemisphere

    An immersive Antarctic experience with Scenic Eclipse By Ian Connellan There are a few birdlife guarantees...

  • What does the shark say? First shark recorded making noises

    More than 1,000 species of bony fishes make sounds to communicate with each other, but scientists...

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    Regent honeyeaters maintain genetic diversity in face of massive habitat threat

    Regent honeyeaters, endemic to southeastern Australia, are keeping their genetic diversity despite population collapse over the...

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    Waves of South Australian research: marine science protecting liveability

    People who live in coastal cities all across the world might not always be aware of...

  • Hidden supermassive black hole in the early universe revealed through hot gas

    Astronomers have found radio signals from hot gas surrounding a supermassive black hole. The discovery could...

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    Coral-inspired building material sequesters carbon dioxide

    As countries around the globe work towards transitioning all facets of their economies to net zero...

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    Fluffy baby hummingbird may be mimicking a dangerous caterpillar

    A baby hummingbird that looks like a dangerous caterpillar has been found in the rainforests of...

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    Experts warn sustainable aviation fuel’s on a long haul flightpath

    New research has shown how carbon-neutral aviation fuel can be made more efficiently. The development has...

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    Elephant seal migrations warn of ecosystem change

    The beaches of Aotearoa New Zealand were once jam-packed with southern elephant seals, according to new research...

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    A sensor that can stop lithium-ion batteries from exploding, improving safety of electric vehicles

    Lithium-ion batteries are widely used because they are efficient and long lasting. But they can be...

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    Where to tap an ocean currents for renewable power

    The oceans, the nearest things to perpetual motion, are being increasingly explored for energy potential as...

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    Ways to bridge the climate change insurance gap

    Globally, a climate or extreme weather-related disaster has been recorded every day for the past 50 years, resulting...

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    Two different astronomy teams’ data show the oldest known galaxy in universe has oxygen

    JADES-GS-z14-0 is the most distant confirmed galaxy ever found. New observations from 2 different teams of...

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    New device is a key step to quantum computers by allowing direct communication between processors

    If quantum computers are to fulfill the promise of solving problems faster or which are too...

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    Contaminated cannabis found in black market products

    A new study from Arizona State University in the US has uncovered another hidden health hazard...

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    Terrorism groups targeting LGBTQ+ communities.

    Research has found that many terrorism groups with differing ideological motivations share common ground in targeting...

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    New method to increase production of nuclear fusion fuel

    If scientists could create a sustained nuclear fusion reaction it would revolutionise the way we produce...

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    Saudi scientists use nanoplastics to make more efficient streetlights if you turn them upside down

    Scientists in Saudi Arabia have developed a new coating for streetlights which they believe will reduce...

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    What has Sonic the Hedgehog got to do with the evolution of bird feathers from dinosaur origins?

    New analysis linking dinosaurs and Sonic the Hedgehog might explain how “proto-feathers” became the complex appendages,...

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    Mental health camps help children cope with trauma of war

    A mother-child intervention program aimed at healing psychological trauma in war-affected Ukrainian children has shown promising...

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    Infantile amnesia: why don't we remember being babies?

    A fascinating piece of research might have revealed that our brains are memorising the earliest times...

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    The search for missing plane MH370 is back on.

    More than 11 years after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the Malaysian government has...

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    Antarctica's bases are hotbeds of stress - expert

    Earlier this week, reports emerged that a scientist at South Africa’s SANAE IV Antarctic research base...

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    Explainer: the science of xenotransplantation

    Xenotransplantation, taking the organs, tissues or cells from one species and transplanting them into another, is...

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    Analysis of new dark energy results from DES and DESI challenge standard model of the universe

    This week both the Dark Energy Survey (DES) and the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) collaboration...

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    How embryo’s first moments of life shape longevity

    The earliest moments of embryo development have a measurable impact on a person’s future health and...