Education

Rural firefighter battles bushfire. | Newsreel

Looking to nature to better prepare for disasters

A North Queensland trial is one of four under way across the country to test nature-based defences against natural disaster. The First-Nations led cultural fire
Read more 3 July 2025
Man in lab testing blood. | Newsreel

New test to battle treatment-resistant cancer cells

A new blood test can tell doctors how active a patient’s cancer is at any given time, allowing for more effective treatment. University of Manchester senior lecturer
Read more 3 July 2025
Childcare centre. | Newsreel

Questions for parents to ask when choosing childcare

By Danielle Arlanda Harris Parents have been left reeling by news a male Melbourne childcare worker has been charged with 70 counts related to the alleged sexual abuse
Read more 3 July 2025
Penguins on sea ice. | Newsreel.

Sea-ice loss a concerning climate domino

Record low sea-ice coverage in Antarctica is signalling a quantum shift in global climate, according to new Australian-led research. Australian Antarctic Program
Read more 3 July 2025
Robot eye. | Newsreel

New hack can manipulate what AI sees

Artificial intelligence has been shown to be vulnerable to cyber attacks which manipulate what it sees, with dire implications for technology, such as self-driving
Read more 2 July 2025
Woman breast feeding. | Newsreel

Reassurance in real-time measuring of mothers’ milk

A world-first device that accurately tracks how much breastmilk a baby drinks in real-time has been developed by Australian scientists. Dr Fae Marzbanrad, from Monash
Read more 2 July 2025
Elderly couple jogging. | Newsreel

Aussie life expectancy trumps United States numbers

The life expectancy of the most disadvantaged Australians is higher than that of an average American. A new study, from The Australian National University (ANU) found
Read more 2 July 2025
Student nurse with supervisor. | Newsreel

Prac payments now available for selected students

Student health care providers and teachers receive a financial boost from today with prac payments kicking in. Federal Education Minister Jason Clare said eligible
Read more 1 July 2025
Made from over 1100 images captured by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, this image contains about 10 million galaxies. | Newsreel

10 million galaxies just the start for Rubin Observatory

First images of the universe from the world’s largest digital camera have been released. The new Vera C. Rubin Observatory, in Chile, has captured images which contain
Read more 27 June 2025
First man on the moon. | Newsreel

Conspiracy theorists ‘mis-calibrated from reality’

Conspiracy theorists are overconfident and overestimate how many people share their beliefs. New research from Cornell University, in the United States, found that
Read more 27 June 2025