New research explores the wide-ranging consequences of record low summer sea ice in Antarctica. From more ocean warming to extra icebergs, it’s bad news we must hear.
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Type 2 diabetes is more aggressive in young people, harder to manage and more likely to lead to a premature death.
Scientists have discovered that the kultarr – one of Australia’s most elusive marsupials – is actually three different species.
Archaeologists once assumed that men were responsible for seafaring trade in Papua New Guinea. New research shows how women played a fundamental role.
If bats’ way of living falters, entire food webs could feel the effects.
Screening for gestational diabetes will continue. But who gets extra testing, and when, will change.
New research suggests global warming is increasing the frequency and intensity of wind gusts from thunderstorm downbursts, with serious consequences for air travel.
Emergency service volunteers are passionate about serving their communities. But this comes at a personal cost, especially without the right supports.
Australia’s iconic bogong moths are the first creatures other than humans and some birds known to navigate by the night sky.
Catching the flu or COVID can trigger a heart attack or stroke in vulnerable people. Here’s what we can all do to lower our risk.
With few protections under the Residential Tenancy Act, LGBTIQ+ people in flatting situations face uncertainty and potential homelessness, according to new research.
In a new study, researchers tracked mental health symptoms in more than 6,500 Australian high school students from Year 7 to Year 10.
New research indicates Dargan Shelter was occupied as early as the last Ice Age and repeatedly visited during this cold period.
A team of scientists has discovered the secret to making ‘Boronia Babies’ is a tiny moth. Heliozelidae pollinate the weird flowers made famous by May Gibbs.
The monotreme sex gene may have been found after decades of searching – and it’s not what anyone expected.
First came psychological abuse, then physical, then came sexual abuse.
Australians are outdone by Americans and Brits, both in how often they swear, and in how many users swear online.
Over the past 20 years or so, big companies have been buying smaller clinics once owned by radiologists. Here’s how that can be a problem.
If you’re a sucker for a black and white filter, think again, as new research shows colour images are preferred by most viewers.
Curiously uniform dimples on the teeth of ancient hominins may give scientists a new way to trace their origins and relationships.
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Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor of Transport, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Geochronology, Curtin University
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Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology and Node Leader in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, Flinders University
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Visiting Fellow, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University
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Associate Professor, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, James Cook University
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Professor, School of Mathematical And Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor of Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University
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Research Fellow, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University
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University Fellow in Biodiversity, Charles Darwin University
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Research Associate in Behavioural Science at the Institute for Climate Risk & Response, UNSW