Science, Scholarships, Fellowships and Research News

Australia is spending over $1.2 billion a year to manage high blood pressure.

Full cell map coming

Researchers are getting closer to creating a complete map of all human cells.

Experts call for green building

The building sector must transform or risk derailing global net-zero targets.

Global green fund swells

Global leaders have struck a $460 billion annual climate funding deal at COP29.

Dwarfism pill tests well

A daily tablet could replace painful injections for the treatment of dwarfism.

Green needs assessed

Melbourne and Sydney are falling short of international benchmarks for urban tree canopy coverage.

Tech may help elders

Using the internet may bring unexpected mental health benefits to adults aged 50 and older.

Schools slam "chaotic" cap plan

Australia’s universities are in limbo, caught between policy confusion and political grandstanding.

Edits allow sweeter tomatoes

Chinese scientists have made tomatoes sweeter, but not smaller.

AI improves tissue printing

Machine learning is being used to speed up a new style of medical 3D-printing.

Robo-hand to help Reef

A robotic hand is being trained to help cultivate baby corals for reef restoration.

MDBA praises local links

The MDBA says its First Nations partnerships are improving environmental outcomes.

Genomic body forming

The Federal Government says the new Genomics Australia will integrate genomic research into healthcare.

UNSW to study grid links

New funding could see smarter grid integration for rooftop solar and batteries.

Giant fire effect reviewed

Experts say the 2019-20 Black Summer fires were a stark warning for Australia’s ecosystems.

Carpet combats cracking

Carpet fibres could make concrete more robust.

New tool in fatty fight

A new anti-fatberg invention could help unclog city sewers.

Info bill causes concern

The federal misinformation bill faces fierce Senate scrutiny.

Microbes reflect arthritis signs

Gut bugs could predict and prevent rheumatoid arthritis.

Global diabetes review shows gaps

New stats show close to a billion people have diabetes, but most cannot get proper treatment.

Experts reject green hub

A colossal wind and solar energy hub planned for the Nullarbor Plain has triggered backlash from scientists.

Feature Stories

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.

Nobel nods to mind-bending findings

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.

Pig parts prepped for human toolbox

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.

Streaming the rise of robo-sports

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.