Australia’s R&D system is getting a long-overdue check-up.

Macquarie researchers have taken diamond manipulation to the atomic level.

Japanese researchers have introduced a new method for capturing water from the air.

An expert review deems the $13 billion Murray-Darling Basin Plan largely ineffective.

Researchers say a particular kind of PFOA may be more prevalent in the environment than predicted.

Researchers are designing custom DNA to fold into microscopic robots.

Scientists are questioning whether long COVID stems from a long infection.

A web-based platform is transforming how researchers and policymakers tackle biodiversity and climate challenges.

Australia's agriculture sector has defied drought and decline to rake in near-record billions.

Australia has made progress in its efforts to combat climate change, but the road ahead remains steep.

Australians are spending over $65 million a month on medicinal cannabis, but ethical care seems optional.

Research has identified a strong connection between irregular sleep patterns and heightened risks of major cardiovascular events, including heart attacks, strokes, and heart failure.

Money and democracy have a significant influence over global health disparities, research suggests.

New research from Curtin University challenges views on screen time for child development.

Experts have explored issues with using digital technology in aged care.

Scientists from Curtin University have discovered conditions that could have supported life on Mars.

New research indicates human-induced global warming likely reached just shy of the 1.5°C limit in the Paris Agreement.

Australian scientists are calling for a dedicated national agency to guide the country’s response to climate change.

Phenomenally popular weight loss drugs are showing cardiovascular benefits beyond reducing body fat.

Australia has rejected a US-UK nuclear energy deal, citing domestic inapplicability.

A Brisbane-led breakthrough is changing lives for transplant patients.

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For the last few weeks we have been bogged down in the very Earthly matters of royalty, budgets, politics, humanity and celebrity - all good prompts to look away, up into the infinite. 

Health authorities, politicians and scientists have been slowly introducing the world to the concept of ‘One Health’ - an all-inclusive approach to health that extends from the human body right through the global environment. 

This year’s Nobel Prizes honour discoveries that unwind our notion of truth, our understanding of ourselves and the human story, the complexities of cells and the very basics of the universe. 

XENOTRANSPLANTATION - sounds like something that would happen to an ill-fated crew member in Star Trek, but it is also a technical term for using non-human parts to treat or enhance our own bodies. 

I am Tim Hall; a red-blooded, beer-drinking, car-driving Australian male who has no interest in watching sports – at least, not the sports played by humans.

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