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
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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
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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 more29 January 2025
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
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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
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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
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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
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Wonder materials combine strength and lightness
Superhero fans have long wondered how the likes of Superman, Spiderman and Wonder Woman can withstand explosions and fires, but their costumes remain light, flexible and
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Haymet Australia’s new Chief Scientist
World-leading oceanographer, chemist and entrepreneur Tony Haymet is Australia’s next Chief Scientist.
Federal Industry and Science Minister Ed Husic said Emeritus
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Strange new worlds found deep inside the Earth
Scientists have found two huge “islands” hidden deep within the Earth’s mantle.
They say these islands are larger than a continent and at least half-a-billion
Read more28 January 2025