Research & Science

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
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
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
Microbalite. | Newsreel

Micro approach to countering climate change

Greenhouse gas-munching microbes are the focus of new research out of Melbourne’s Monash University. Study first author Francesco Ricci said the team hoped a closer
Read more 7 July 2025
Robot card player. | Newsreel

AI tool able to predict a human’s next move

A new AI tool, trained on 10 million human decisions, has been shown to be able to predict what we will do next in a myriad of situations. A team of scientists, led by
Read more 7 July 2025
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 7 July 2025