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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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