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New dates suggest Oceania’s megafauna lived until 25,000 years ago, implying coexistence with people for 40,000 years
Grants calendar to provide greater certainty for research sector
Are ‘core memories’ real? science behind 5 common myths
What is avian flu, disease afflicting viral TikTok emu Emmanuel?
Your home, office or uni affects your mood and how you think
Renewable polymer has magnetic appeal
Alien megastructures? Cosmic thumbprint? What’s behind a James Webb telescope photo that had even astronomers stumped
Todd Sampson’s ‘Mirror Mirror’ raises alarm on our lives online – but not all its claims are supported by evidence
Australia has hundreds of mammal species
Doing away with COVID isolation rules means increased isolation and risks for people with disability
ARC Hub for Australian Steel Innovation launched by Hon Jason Clare MP
Research hub backs more sustainable steel industry
We reveal just how much fishing gear is lost at sea each year
Two in 2022 for NHMRC Investigator grants
Soil conservation urged to become priority for protecting world’s ecosystems
PNG megafauna abound to 20,000 years ago
ARC Statement on NHMRC Gender Initiatives
20 years after Bali bombings, survivors are still processing a unique kind of grief
India’s enormous solar park was meant to help poor communities
New Discovery Indigenous projects will enrich Australia’s research landscape
DECRA funds investigation into racial dignity for Africans in Australia
New website supports those affected by miscarriage
These 9 ‘living fossils’ haven’t changed in millions of years
Financial decision making for and in old age
ITECA Board Bolstered With Prominent Business Leader’s Appointment
How philosophy turned into physics – and reality turned into information
Unprotected wildlife is imported into US at a rate 11 times greater than protected animals
Applications for Industry Laureate Fellowships 2023 are now open
Making waves in analytical science
Megadroughts helped topple ancient empires
GreenLight Biosciences and QUT partner to tackle destructive fall armyworm using RNA
Conspiracy theories thrive on YouTube, new study
Labor’s plan to save threatened species is an improvement – but it’s still well short of what we need
Spin flips show how galaxies grow from cosmic web
Coroner finds social media contributed to 14-year-old Molly Russell’s death
Magnificent Lake Eyre Basin is threatened by 831 oil and gas wells – and more are planned
Oil and gas exploration and production threaten one of world’s great desert river systems
‘Indian Viagra’ – herbal drug Kamini contains morphine and can quickly lead to dependence
A deadly disease has driven 7 Australian frogs to extinction – but this endangered frog is fighting back
Tesla’s Optimus robot isn’t very impressive – but it may be a sign of better things to come
‘Extinct’ wood-eating cockroach rediscovered after 80 years
If you think scrapping COVID isolation periods will get us back to work and past pandemic, think again
Queen’s death certificate says she died of ‘old age’
We scoured TikTok for anti-Asian humour during pandemic, and found too many disappointing memes
Weed killer detected in Australian urine samples
Shifting ocean currents are pushing more and more heat into Southern Hemisphere’s cooler waters
Heavy mercury contamination at Maya sites reveals a deep historic legacy
Lunar glass shows Moon asteroid impacts mirrored on Earth