Space telescope reveals Butterfly’s dying heart
The dying star of one of the Milky Way galaxy’s best studied planetary nebulae has been pinpointed through new images from the James Webb Space Telescope.
An
Read more28 August 2025Education
SEQ cities too hot in search for the Goldilocks zone
Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast have populations which cannot be sustainably supported by current infrastructure.
That is the finding of a new study which
Read more28 August 2025
Teacher stress soars past national workforce norm
Australian teachers are working at stress levels which are three times what is normal in the national workforce.
A new study, which researchers say is the first to
Read more27 August 2025
Common painkillers fuel antibiotic resistance risk
The use of common over-the-counter painkillers is fuelling antibiotic resistance, one of the greatest threats to global health.
New research from University of South
Read more26 August 2025
Plaudits for paper pushing positive positioning
Suggesting stories on tackling climate change should positive and solutions-based has won an Australian University an international communications award.
The Charles
Read more25 August 2025
Long COVID impact on par with stroke and Parkinson’s
By Danielle Hitch, Genevieve Pepin and Kieva Richards
When most people think of COVID now, they picture a short illness like a cold – a few days of fever, sore throat
Read more25 August 2025
Registers boost child safety in public and in care
Legislation to establish a public child sex offender register will be introduced into Queensland Parliament this week, days after a national register to track childcare
Read more25 August 2025
Disorderly weekends trigger new sleeping disorder
Weekend partying is not just leading to dusty Mondays. It has spawned a new sleeping disorder.
Researchers from Adelaide’s Flinders University found late nights,
Read more25 August 2025
New waste treatment process targets fatbergs
Australian researchers have developed a new wastewater treatment system that will help prevent “fatbergs” forming.
Senior lead researcher Dr Biplob Pramanik, form
Read more22 August 2025
Cameras capture children exposed to unhealthy marketing
A study which placed cameras on children found they were exposed to unhealthy food, alcohol, and gambling marketing more than 70 times every day.
Researchers from the
Read more21 August 2025