Welding fume the next engineered stone?
The researcher who outlined the dangers of engineered stone has led a new study which has found Australian welders are being exposed to dangerous fumes.
Dr Renee Carey,
Read more22 July 2024Research & Science
Surprising win in ‘deep fake’ detection
Space scientists have discovered that the methods they use to study galaxies can also help detect fake artificial intelligence images.
Research released at the Royal
Read more22 July 2024
Doomscrolling triggers PTSD-like symptoms
The habitual checking of disturbing stories on social media is changing the way humans perceive the world and triggers PTSD-like symptoms.
In a world-first study on the
Read more22 July 2024
Fun activity really does make time fly
One of our best known cliches says that time flies when you are having fun. It turns out that is true. Or at least our brain thinks it is.
Researchers at the University
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Parkinson’s discovery reveals path to targeted care
Subtypes of Parkinson’s disease have been identified, paving the way for more targeted and personalised treatments.
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine used machine
Read more20 July 2024
Exciting breakthrough in extending human lives
A quantum leap in human lifespans is possible with the discovery that switching off a type of protein can reduce the inflammation that causes many deaths.
Scientists at
Read more19 July 2024
Global carbon sink leaking emissions
The world’s forests are absorbing carbon equal to half global fossil fuel emissions, but emissions caused by tropical deforestation negate two-thirds of that
Read more18 July 2024
Scientists seek a new definition for planets
When Pluto was officially bumped out of the solar system’s planet “club” in 2006, many people were outraged.
Not only was everything we had come to believe about
Read more17 July 2024
Life began soon after Earth’s formation
Life on earth was flourishing within a few hundred million years of the planet being formed, new research has revealed.
A research team led by the University of Bristol
Read more15 July 2024
AI detects lies better than humans
Artificial Intelligence can detect a lie better than humans, with potential positive impacts countered by a risk to social harmony, according to new
Read more15 July 2024