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Woman washing hair with shampoo. | Newsreel

New spin on life for organic shampoos

New research is opening the way for organic shampoos to last longer and clean hair better. The American Chemical Society announced this week that spinning the shampoos
Read more 16 April 2024
Shark swimming over reef. | Newsreel

Roaming tropical sea life at risk from cold blasts

Tropical marine creatures moving into new ocean territories because of climate change risk being killed by blasts of cold water. Researchers at James Cook University in
Read more 16 April 2024
Farmer in the field. | Newsreel

Farming action needed to avoid major profit decline

The Australian farming industry has been warned that it requires urgent action to avoid a 50 percent decline in profitability over the next 30 years. The CSIRO’s
Read more 16 April 2024
Brisbane CityCat ferry. | Newsreel

Smart travel trial on Brisbane city ferries

Brisbane River ferry passengers are the latest public transport users able to ditch their Go Cards and use bank cards and smart devices to pay for fares. From today,
Read more 16 April 2024
Equipment at The Australian Translational Genomics Centre. | Newsreel

Partnership provides precision cancer care

Queensland cancer patients will have easier access to clinical trials thanks to a new partnership between QUT and a non-profit research agency. The Brisbane
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A dementia patient is cared for. | Newsreel

Clinical gains amidst the pain of dementia

A pain-sensing phone app used with dementia patients is one of the hundreds of projects funded through the Dementia Australia Research Foundation. The Foundation has
Read more 16 April 2024
Coral bleaching on Great Barrier Reef. | Newsreel

Blackest of summers for bleached Great Barrier Reef

Hot on the heels of video showing coral bleaching at never-before-seen depths on the Great Barrier Reef, new data shows the current event is on track to be the worst
Read more 16 April 2024
Pacific Island dancers. | Newsreel

Pacific ‘cities’ formed before European influence

Pacific island communities formed “cities” long before European influence and far earlier than previously thought. New research by the Australian National University
Read more 15 April 2024
Image from the movie The Perfect Storm. | Newsreel

Rogue waves found to be common at sea

Many people probably still have nightmares about “that wave” in the movie The Perfect Storm. The site of George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg’s fishing boat trying to
Read more 15 April 2024
Mature age couple surfing. | Newsreel

Life expectancy rises despite pandemic deaths

Life expectancy globally increased by 6.2 years over the past 30 years as health systems made progress battling respiratory infections, as well as stroke and ischemic
Read more 15 April 2024