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Premenstrual dysphoric disorder is associated with higher risk of suicide – here’s how we hope our new tool will help
Scientists make Parkinson’s drug from plastic in world first
Global study identifies urgent blue carbon priorities in the fight against climate change
Why most of us are reluctant to switch banks, even though it could cut our environmental impact
New Dean Appointed To Lead ANU College Of Systems And Society
A rocky planet in its star’s ‘habitable zone’ could be the first known to have an atmosphere – here’s what we found
Do big gigs alter economies? What the Oasis tour reveals about how we spend
BrewDog’s ‘Equity for Punks’ fuelled its rapid rise – but may have contributed to its struggles
Sleep, sensors and science: 2025 Australia-Scotland Fund recipients announced
The UK’s plan to genetically test all newborns sounds smart – until it creates patients who aren’t sick
Why Elon Musk’s US$34 billion loss wasn’t really that – and what it tells us about the philanthropy of the ultra-wealthy
Russia has been working on creating drones that ‘call home’, go undercover and start fires. Here’s how they work
Webb Reveals Origin Of Ultra-hot Exoplanet WASP-121b
Why do protestors use disruptive, confrontational tactics? New research shows they’re not just a last resort
1 billion years ago, a meteorite struck Scotland and influenced life on Earth
Are Britons really poorer than they were 20 years ago, or does it just feel that way?
Human Speech Development Linked To Whale Song Structure
Whalesong patterns follow a universal law of human language, new research finds
The way UK inflation is worked out is changing – and it will matter for everyone
Eight Publicly Funded Universities Co-organize Hong Kong Partners Week to Promote “Study in Hong Kong”
AI won’t take your job – but that doesn’t mean you should ignore it
Why you shouldn’t lie to your children about Father Christmas, according to philosophers
Why people would rather clean the toilet than check their bank balance – and the spending problems this leads to
Why billionaire philanthropy might not be as generous as you think
Lighting Way With Accurate And Safe 3D Embryo Imaging
Why ‘optimistic’ budgets and thinking about unusual expenses could transform your finances
Is dark matter’s main rival theory dead? There’s bad news from the Cassini spacecraft and other recent tests
How logic alone may prove that time doesn’t exist
Learning From Conspecifics
Projects using data for good awarded medals
We analysed citizen science to find Australia’s top 10 most elusive birds
Four Synergy Grants for five Max Planck researchers
Data reveals worrying rates of financial hardship for people from ethnic minority backgrounds
Conventional wisdom on tissue imaging turned on its head
Holograms for life: improving IVF success
Blue carbon: could a solution to the climate challenge be buried in the depths of fiords?
Are ethnic and religious minority voters key to election success?
New head for School of Humanities
UWA ecologist and conservationist recognised in top global honour
‘Micro-fridge’ helps investigate behaviour of atoms and molecules
Pacific nations are extraordinarily rich in critical minerals
Precision measurement with light touch
Crows keep special tools extra safe
Counting cost – pioneer of environmental accounting recognised
Miners and Graziers – Next Gen Climate Activists
3D hand pose estimation using a wrist-worn camera
After COVID, we’ll need a rethink to repair Australia’s housing system and economy
Nooks, crannies and critters