Peer-reviewed: This work was reviewed and scrutinised by relevant independent experts. Advanced quantum technology needs integrated control systems that operate in cryogenic temperatures near absolute ...

EXPERT REACTION: 20 newly-discovered Chinese bat viruses alarm scientists New bat viruses, including two that are closely related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses, have been discovered among ...

" This paper is a thorough review of Zealandia or Te Riu-a-Māui, the term applied to the whole of Aotearoa New Zealand including the extensive under water plateaus. "Zealandia’s history, recorded in ...

People who use common psychiatric medications are more likely to develop amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - the most common form of motor neurone disease (MND), according to international researchers who ...

Cannabidiol shows promise as treatment for fungal infections Macquarie University researchers have found compounds derived from the cannabis plant can effectively combat fungal infections, including ...

Parent's intuition for their child's health is hard to beat A new study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health has found that a parent’s concern that their child is deteriorating in ...

Three types of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are detectable in over 85% of Australians over the age of 12, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Blood and ...

Peer-reviewed: This work was reviewed and scrutinised by relevant independent experts. Scientists have extracted microplastics from the sand of 22 beaches from the Far North to Banks Peninsula. Almost ...

Microplastics are ‘silently spreading from soil to salad to humans’ A review from Murdoch University has stressed that agricultural soils now hold around 23 times more microplastics than ...

***Full briefing recording now available*** While the health of young children has been improving in recent decades, the world's teens and young adults risk being left behind, according to Australian ...

Over one‐third of trans and bisexual Aussie teens have tried vaping, and regular vaping is three times as common among gay and lesbian teens as among their heterosexual peers, according to Australian ...

" Despite significant success in controlling a polio outbreak in 2018 through a mass vaccination campaign, routine immunisation rates, including for polio remain low, which exposes large pockets of ...