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ACIAR And 2025-26 Federal Budget
Scientists call for targeted fibre diets to boost health
UNDP and UNITAR launch Initiative to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Management of PCBs and uPOPs in The Gambia
Study finds one kilogram compost contains up to 16,000 microplastic particles 
Crown Bioscience Appoints John Gu as Chief Executive Officer
World-first analysis of seabirds who’ve eaten plastic reveals slow, insidious health impacts
Oceans Remove Microplastics From Air
How do researchers determine how toxic a chemical is? A toxicologist explains alternatives to animal testing
Fresh fruit down, junk food up: our modelling suggests Australians’ diets will get worse by 2030
How climate change could be increasing your chance of catching a virus from sewage – new study
Parse Biosciences Advances Plans to Release Single Cell Chromatin Accessibility Products
Next stage of clean-up set to start at former Truegain site
Are our refrigerants safe? The lingering questions about the chemicals keeping us cool
Western researchers receive more than $1.3 million in NHMRC’s Investigator Grants scheme
2025 Max Day awardees to investigate ecosystem productivity and microplastics
Govt invests $25m in Otago-led genomics research
You Were Warned Says EPA With $5,900 Fine
One-stop bird flu resource center fills information gaps
Moolap Recycler Cops Hefty EPA Fine
Indigenous knowledge merges with science to protect people from fish poisoning in Vanuatu
Scientists engineer fish and flies to clean up toxic mercury
New holistic Apple Health Study launches today in the Research app
Mirror life is a scientific fantasy leading to a dangerous reality − a synthetic biologist explains how mirror bacteria could conquer life on Earth
Innovative smoke sensor helping winegrowers during bushfire
Urgent action needed to tackle ‘silent health crisis’ of rising temperatures
Support For Victorian Bird Flu Response
Taking the ‘forever’ out of ‘forever chemicals’: we worked out how to destroy the PFAS in batteries
Australia Free From H7 Avian Influenza
New Details About Insulin Production Deciphered
Free Chemical Clean Out: Bayside
While plastic dominates human consumption, the global economy will remain hooked on fossil fuels
Air pollution may protect against skin cancer, finds new study – but the health risks are far more serious
Air pollution may protect against skin cancer, finds new study – but health risks are far more serious
Inventia Life Science Launches RASTRUM(TM) Allegro to Revolutionize High-Throughput 3D Cell Culture for Drug Discovery and Disease Research
Council Endorses New Biosecurity Plan
We live in times of multiple entwined crises – but our policy responses aren’t keeping up
Next Aust Govt must act on obesity, gambling, and climate harms
HKUST Develops World’s Smallest Multifunctional Biomedical Robot
Monegeetta Fire Pit Attracts EPA Fine
Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus Detected In Victoria
Asbestos Dumping Charges For Wollert Man
Fibre may help protect your gut from overgrowth of harmful bugs – new study
Planning for spring’s garden? Bees like variety and don’t care about your neighbors’ yards
Parse Biosciences Quadruples Sample Multiplexing Abilities for Evercode WT Mega Kits
Drug-resistant Hookworms Put Pets And People At Risk
Exploring the Intersections of Horticulture and Mental Health: Insights from New Research
Biosecurity Warning For Travellers
Hidden threats: DNA testing detects toxic algae in Queensland coastal waters