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Australia’s restrictive vaping and tobacco policies are fuelling a lucrative and dangerous black market
Indigenous Fire Management Started 11,000 Years Ago
Can earth-covered houses protect us from bushfires? Even if they’re a solution, it’s not risk-free
Indigenous fire management began more than 11,000 years ago: new research
Mother’s little helper: interviews with Australian women show a complex relationship with alcohol
Realistic computer modelling of Queensland heritage masonry structures
80% of Australians think AI risk is a global priority. The government needs to step up
Cultural burning is better for Australian soils than prescribed burning, or no burning at all
Foot-eye coordination: how our vision changes in rhythm with our walking
APS Enterprise Agreement Votes
Diverse role models and mentors are helping women in STEM succeed
Big businesses will this year have to report their environmental impacts – but this alone won’t drive change
Using COVID lessons to unlock the digital world for people with disability
Making Wine With Better Finish
APS trials generative AI to explore safe and responsible use cases for government
Is Australia’s golden age of third-party fact checking over?
Transcript: The launch of the St Vincent’s Discovery and Innovation campaign by Professor Chennupati Jagadish
Dreading footy season? You’re not alone – 20% of Australians are self-described sport haters
Saving Our River Land Resources
Nanothin printing of electronics hardware could slash costs
ARC Supports UQ Mid-career Researchers
Why move species to islands? Saving wildlife as the world changes means taking calculated risks
The National Electricity Market wasn’t made for a renewable energy future. Here’s how to fix it
‘We take this for granted’: why the ASEAN-Australia relationship needs a jolt of youthful leadership
Gravity experiments on the kitchen table: why a tiny, tiny measurement may be a big leap forward for physics
Facebook won’t keep paying Australian media outlets for their content. Are we about to get another news ban?
Curious Kids: what are the main factors in forming someone’s personality?
‘It was bloody amazing’: how getting into social housing transforms people’s lives
25 Mid-career Researchers To Collaborate With Industry
Not such a bright idea: cooling the Earth by reflecting sunlight back to space is a dangerous distraction
Baiting foxes can make feral cats even more ‘brazen’, study of 1.5 million forest photos shows
We discovered a ‘gentle touch’ molecule is essential for light tactile sensation in humans – and perhaps in individual cells
How Invasive Bee Colony Defied Genetic Bottleneck
Queensland ruling doesn’t mean all COVID vaccine mandates were flawed. Here’s why
Algorithms are pushing AI-generated falsehoods at an alarming rate. How do we stop this?
What ended the ‘dark ages’ in the early universe? New Webb data just brought us closer to solving the mystery
What we know about last year’s top 10 wild Australian climatic events – from fire and flood combos to cyclone-driven extreme rain
We talked to dozens of people about their experience of grief. Here’s what we learned (and how it’s different from what you might think)
We can’t say yet if grid-breaking thunderstorms are getting worse – but we shouldn’t wait to find out
Laser Light Puts Health Diagnoses Breath Away
How Three Hours Could Add Up To Better Retirement
Universities Accord Pathway For Boosting Research
The US just returned to the Moon after more than 50 years. How big a deal is it, really?
As Varroa spreads, now is the time to fight for Australia’s honey bees – and you can help
What happens when we outsource boring but important work to AI? Research shows we forget how to do it ourselves
ANU responds to Universities Accord Final Report
Our native animals are easy prey after a fire. Could artificial refuges save them?
Researchers closer to understanding hydrogen’s great challenge