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Mouse and mushrooms. | Newsreel

Anti-ageing compound in psychedelic mushrooms

Psychedelic mushrooms have been found to have anti-ageing properties. New research from the United States suggests psilocybin, the active compound in psychedelic
Read more 10 July 2025
Man with large belly holding a beer. | Newsreel

Bust the beer belly and dodge dementia

Men can reduce their risk of dementia by almost 40 percent through ditching the beer belly and maintaining a balanced body mass. A new Melbourne Monash University study
Read more 10 July 2025
Children cycling to school. | Newsreel

World-leading active transport program on Sunshine Coast

A Sunshine Coast active school transport program has received international recognition by exceeding global benchmarks. The top-tier international Journal of Transport
Read more 10 July 2025
Heavy rain in the tropics. | Newsreel

Looking back 150,000 years to predict future monsoons

Evidence dating back 150,000 years points to future monsoon seasons across northern Australia being more intense. Scientists from Townsville’s James Cook University
Read more 10 July 2025
Childcare worker. | Newsreel

Early Years Institute to support sector workforce

An Early Years Institute is the cornerstone of a new workforce strategy for the sector in Queensland. State Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek said the Queensland
Read more 9 July 2025
University of Adelaide team and quantum clocks. | Newsreel

Aussie quantum clock leaves rivals, and GPS, all at sea

A quantum clock built for the Australia Defence Force, as a back-up to GPS, has outperformed rivals and the Global Positioning System itself. Developed at the University
Read more 9 July 2025
Robot athlete. | Newsreel

World-first Aussie research looks at AI in sport

Aussie athletes at the Brisbane 2032 Games will have leveraged the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) thanks to a new collaboration. The CSIRO and the Australian
Read more 8 July 2025
Elderly man playing guitar. | Newsreel

Learning an instrument at any age preserves memory

Learning to play a musical instrument can delay memory decline and new research has shown you are never too old to start. Scientists in Japan have found that practicing
Read more 8 July 2025
QIMR Berghofer CEO and Director Professor Fabienne Mackay. | Newsreel

QIMR salutes regions in medical research milestone

Regional input into world-leading medical breakthroughs have been put in the spotlight on the Sunshine Coast. To mark 80 years of pioneering medical research, a team
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Polilight. | Newsreel

It’s a crime to deny how the AFP lit up Hollywood

Forty years ago the Australian Federal Police (AFP) invented a device which has changed the face of global forensics and Hollywood. The iconic blue Polilight, featured
Read more 7 July 2025