Education

Children using dance video game. | Newsreel

New video game effective in identifying autism in children

Researchers have developed a one-minute video game which can accurately differentiate between children with autism and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Read more 30 January 2025
QIMR Berghofer scientists. | Newsreel

World-first Queensland trial targets aggressive cancer

Queensland women with an aggressive type of breast cancer have the opportunity to take part in a world-first trial of a new treatment. Research by QIMR Berghofer
Read more 30 January 2025
Floating solar system. | Newsreel

Floating solar triggers increase in greenhouse emissions

A renewable energy system developed to preserve agricultural land has been found to increase greenhouse emissions. A study in the United States found that floating
Read more 30 January 2025
Body clock graphic. | Newsreel

Second body clock may be key to mood swings

A dopamine-driven second body clock could be the cause of mood swings in people with bipolar disorders. A McGill University-led study, out of Canada, found a brain
Read more 29 January 2025
Notre Dame College Prep students and triplets Benji, Chloe and Lilly. | Newsreel

Sunshine Coast’s new P-12 College where Preps rule

Preps rule at South-East Queensland’s newest school, with the youngsters making up more than a quarter of the student population, for this year at least. The 52-strong
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Human embryo illustration.

Lifetime cancer risk linked to embryo development

A person’s risk of cancer later in life, can be identified before they are born, according to a new study. Scientists from Van Andel Institute, in the United
Read more 29 January 2025
London black cab. | Newsreel

Big-brained London cabbies shape AI-mapping

Researchers are tapping into the oversized brains of London cab drivers to create the next generation of artificial-intelligence (AI) guided route mapping. Dr Pablo
Read more 28 January 2025
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Diverse teams may run counter to finding solutions

American writer H.L. Mencken once declared that, for every complex problem, there was a solution that was simple, neat, and wrong. He may have been on to something. New
Read more 28 January 2025
ASKAP core antennas with Milky Way. | Newsreel

CRACO shifts the sands of the universe for sound

An Australian innovation is set to sift the universe for mysterious sounds and objects. CSIRO astronomers and engineers have developed a specialised system, CRACO, which
Read more 28 January 2025
Disabled employee and colleague. | Newsreel

Centre of Excellence to advance disability employment

A $22m Centre of Excellence will be established to advance the disability employment sector in Australia. Swinburne University of Technology will partner with the
Read more 28 January 2025