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Listen up: 18 years of whale calls reveal key habitat of mysterious species
Road To Discovery: DNA In Air Maps WA Biodiversity
AI chatbots could help mental health but also reinforce harmful thinking
Parents put fairness first when helping children buy their first home
Employees want climate action but don’t trust employers’ claims: report
How the ‘digital duty of care’ bill could undermine vital sex and drug education online
Lights, camera, innovation: Curtin’s new virtual studio sets the scene for future storytellers
Australians with rare neurological condition to lead research into better care
Poverty hits 456,000 Western Australians as housing costs deepen hardship
Young Designer Proves Sun Protection Can Be Stylish
Expert committee to help steer university reform business case
New pathways offer more ways to live, work and study in the Goldfields
Defence careers package to build WA’s skilled future workforce
Hearing tests reveal how sea lions and fur seals hear human-made noise
Mental health, sleep disorders among risk factors for long-term concussion symptoms
Mysterious hot rock deep underground threatens to throw out the rule book
New Curtin study highlights opportunities to strengthen bereavement support in Australia’s paediatric intensive care units
New program aims to build strong Aboriginal families from the very beginning
Are right-brained people really more creative? Here’s what the science really tells us
UNSW-led Project To Investigate AI-facilitated Coercive Control
Unlocking AI As Research Tool For Plant Microscopy
Heroin used more often, cocaine use up. What new data says about drug use today
New insights into coral reproductivity could help protect Australia’s reefs
Western Australia is experiencing a child safety crisis. Here’s what would help
WA Police’s facial recognition trial delivered strong results. But was it an ethical success?
Shann Memorial Lecture, University of Western Australia, Perth
Scientists Recognised At 2026 Premier’s Science Awards
Premier’s Science Awards celebrate 25 years of WA excellence
New resource helps people protect brain health and reduce dementia risk
Major Boost To Community Mental Health Across WA
Australia’s vast Nullarbor Plain hides deep caves that can teach us about alien worlds
Hidden caves beneath the Nullarbor revealed by subtle surface trenches
Truth-telling project to support healing at former Mogumber Mission
Study reveals young onset dementia’s immense impact on families
New dementia warning sign hiding in our muscles, Curtin study finds
UWA Tall Poppies Scoop New National Awards
Inspiration alone won’t solve Australia’s teacher shortage, study reveals
Quartet secures millions for research into AI, emissions, influencers and more
Dementia prevention can’t rely on individual choices alone, new study finds
Meet Nugget: the mobile studio set to help local ideas strike gold
Can a messy person become a tidy person? Or are we doomed?
Prehistoric builders hauled 25-tonne stones 18km to build Britain’s tallest stone row
Mental health support and suicide prevention funding for workers
Proposed laws would let you opt out of social media algorithms. An expert explains
UQ Researchers Share In 2026 Eureka Prize
$9 million awarded for three new NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence
Australia needs renewable energy fast – but building it is only half the battle
Double degree of family pride for Curtin mother and son duo