Research & Science

CSIRO researcher conducting a home air tightness test. | Newsreel

Tight Australian homes reducing energy bills

Australian builders have tightened up their act over the past decade with homes now much more airtight, leading to reduced energy consumption and improved health for
Read more 13 August 2024
Music is being used in the battle against depression - Newsreel

Music may hold key to overcoming depression

Classical music might hold the key to helping people with treatment-resistant depression. Chinese researchers have unpacked the music of composers like Bach, Beethoven
Read more 13 August 2024
Female scientist in lab. | Newsreel

Science framework lifts Indigenous knowledge

Elevating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge systems is one of five key priorities in a new national science framework released today. Federal Minister for
Read more 12 August 2024
Baby and father

Babies’ development helped by quick responses

Researchers have used a robot car to show a baby’s development is linked to the timeliness of responses they receive when interacting. A team from Cornell University,
Read more 12 August 2024
Selfies in the natural environment are putting wildlife and plants at risk - Newsreel

Selfie frenzy damaging natural assets

The quest for nature-based selfies on social media is causing damage to ecosystems and disrupting the breeding and feeding patterns of animals. Australian researchers
Read more 12 August 2024
Baby and doctor. | Newsreel

Queensland babies in genetic screening trial

Thousands of Queensland newborns will be screened for genetic illnesses under a trial program. The University of New South Wales (UNSW) will use a $5.5 Federal
Read more 12 August 2024
Electric bandage. | Newsreel

Electric bandage heals wounds 30% faster

Researchers have developed electric bandages that allow wounds to heal much faster than standard bandages. A team from North Carolina State University created the
Read more 11 August 2024
Group of friends drinking. | Newsreel

Tipsy fruit flies a window into our social drinking

Researchers have used drunk fruit flies to uncover why social drinking often makes humans happy, while drinking alone can trigger depression. Kyung-An Han, a biologist
Read more 9 August 2024
Tiny air pollution linked to premature deaths - Newsreel

Tiny air pollutants linked to premature deaths

Tiny air pollutants have been linked to a 7.3 percent increase in premature deaths for people living in large cities. Researchers led by McGill University found these
Read more 7 August 2024
3D printed flexible body parts are a step closer - Newsreel

3D printed flexible body parts a step closer

3D printed individualised body replacement parts are a step closer after a breakthrough in the printing of tough, flexi-materials. A team lead by the University of
Read more 6 August 2024