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Study raises concerns about AI health-prediction models trained on unreliable datasets
Baby fossils reveal link between human and Neanderthal development
Biofluorescence Discovered In Fire Salamander
Do You See Faces In Clouds?
Half Of Social Science Results Cannot Be Replicated
2025 French-Australian Research Grant recipients announced
2025 French-Australian Research Grant recipients announced
Researchers are combining drones and AI to make removing land mines faster and safer
eSafety begins evaluation of Australia’s world-first social media minimum age
Reproducibility Of Research In Psychology Investigated
NHMRC And MRFF Open Science Policy
Should Australia establish an independent body to investigate scientific misconduct? We asked 5 experts
Using Social Media May Impair Children’s Attention
$7M Grant From NASA, Schmidt Sciences To Upgrade ArXiv
New Insights Reveal How Coral Gets Grip
Not hunters but collectors: the bone that challenges the ‘humans wiped out Australian megafauna’ theory
AI Tool Is Trying To Predict Your Risk Of Getting Many Diseases Years In Advance – Here’s How It Works
Max Planck Center for Particle Physics, Cosmology, and Geometry inaugurated in Taiwan
Why being open about science can make people trust it less – and what to do about it
Research replication can determine how well science is working – but how do scientists replicate studies?
Eyes On Prize: Decoding Eye Contact
Genetic tool predicts lithium responsiveness in bipolar disorder patients
Common Farm Chemical Threatens Insect Survival
Sharks come in many different shapes and sizes. But they all follow a centuries-old mathematical rule
Study finds deep-sea giant may inhabit more than half the world’s oceans
Superb fairy-wrens’ songs hold clues to their personalities, new study finds
Extinctions of Australian mammals have long been blamed on foxes and cats – but where’s the evidence?
Reliable science takes time. But the current system rewards speed
AI could usher in a golden age of research – but only if these cutting-edge tools aren’t restricted to a few major private companies
Parliamentarians are harnessing science to advance health for everyone, everywhere
The peer review system no longer works to guarantee academic rigour – a different approach is needed
Researchers Assess Whether Animals Feel Emotion
Antarctic Campaign Unlocking Gateway Of Opportunities
Scales in the suburbs: 10 years of wildlife rescues reveal Sydneysiders’ reptile relationships
What’s for dinner? Scientists unearth key clues to cuisine of resident killer whales
As strong as a feather: New insights into optimal muscle design
Artificial Intelligence Proposals Find Middle Ground
Academy response to the release of the National Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy
Listen up: New insights into little penguins’ sensitivity to noise
“What” Not “where” – That Is Research Question
‘knowledge Curse’: More Isn’t Necessarily Better
Bipolar disorder: we’ve pinpointed the brain areas which drive mood bias
Pupil Dilation Decreases With Age
We think we control our health – but corporations selling forever chemicals, fossil fuels and ultra-processed foods have a much greater role
Reforms needed to tackle greedy academic publishers
Social smarts trump genetics when it comes to cluey magpies
Federal Government’s interim AI response a sensible first step
Chicken whisperers: humans crack clucking code