Latest Australian Academy of Science News

700 million plastic bottles: we worked out how much microplastic is in Queensland’s Moreton Bay
‘Vegetarian’ possums eat meat when the weather’s cold
Grattan on Friday: Experts want Albanese to lead on indoor air quality as part of pandemic planning
Innovation and industry leaders appointed to STA’s Bench-to-Boardroom Committee
Scientists say Defence Research Centres a step in the right direction
Respect, include and celebrate: a vision for reconciliation in Australia’s science community
Academy Fellow receives prestigious research award valued at $2.4m
Combating Misinformation With Science
Three early-career researchers to pitch their innovative ideas at Falling Walls Lab in Germany
Science At Shine Dome 2024 Gala Dinner Speech
Awards all around: AI in mathematics, microscopy and climate research
President’s address and launch of Academy Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan
Scientific Honour For Assisted Evolution Pioneer
Academy Fellows Celebrated At 2024 Eureka Prizes
Artificial Intelligence Proposals Find Middle Ground
Education leader recognised for service to Australian research
Academy response to the release of the National Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy
Academy journal explores history of plant pathology in Australia
Power Of Synthetic Biology At Parliamentary Friends Of Science
Crackles, clicks and pops – now we can monitor the ‘heartbeat’ of soil
Meta just closed a vital online research tool. It’s bad news for the fight against misinformation
Academy expert receives international award for mathematics education
New Reef Advisory Committee Chair Appointed
Academy provides access to science history journal in support of global research
Release of national science statement and research priorities
Academy Endorses S20 Communiqué 2024
Healthy Country, healthy people: how shared knowledge is helping to restore a World Heritage area
Matthew Flinders Medal recipient witnesses explorer’s reinterment
Top gong awarded to leading researcher
Academy’s Advice Informed Australia’s RNA Blueprint
Primary care research receives funding boost thanks to Douglas and Lola Douglas
What were dingoes like before the European invasion? Centuries-old DNA reveals a surprising history
Lifting Lid On Ultra-processed Foods
Can you drink your fruit and vegetables? How does juice compare to the whole food?
Academy President now a Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
New STEM primary school resources set to transform teaching
Australia’s Participation In Horizon Europe
Academy’s work to create a more science-aware justice system continues
Sydney Renews Partnership With University Of Glasgow
Fellows Celebrated In King’s Birthday Honours
‘Junk science’ is being used in Australian courtrooms, and wrongful convictions are at stake
New opportunities for researchers via Australia’s renewed Belmont Forum membership
Labor’s new National Urban Policy is welcome. But will it be transformative?
NeuRA CEO elected as 2024 Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
Academy announces 2024 Fellows for outstanding contributions to science
Eminent scientists join Academy as Corresponding Members
Ubiquitin trailblazer elected Fellow of prestigious Royal Society
Four Academy Fellows Elected To Royal Society