China has set a new record in the quest for fusion energy.

Predictions about the future of the Great Barrier Reef’s coral may be too grim, according to Australian researchers.

Experts are investigating camel milk as an alternative to traditional dairy.

Scientists have found new hereditary genes linked to aggressive ovarian cancer.

A cat that is both alive and dead might save computers from their own mistakes.

New projects are helping native fish survive and thrive in Australian waterways.

Two-thirds of people with Long COVID endure debilitating symptoms more than two years after infection.

Muscle strength and cardio fitness are linked to better cancer survival rates.

Australians appear to underestimate the nation’s renewable energy progress.

Western Australia’s mining industry could soon run entirely on renewable energy.

Researchers have estimated how much methane leaked from the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines.

New research shows a range of fossil fuel industries tweeting together for “climate obstruction”.

New research says governments should prioritise urban green spaces for their proven benefits to mental and physical health.

Australians have some of the highest trust in scientists globally, a new study shows.

The Earth's record-breaking heat is having serious effects on its water cycle.

Researchers are testing a new method to transform wastewater into a resource for agriculture.

Former Australian Labor leader Bill Shorten is stepping down from his political career today.

Scientists say oyster blood could help fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Scientists have estimated how much carbon is stored in all human-made products.

Australian researchers have developed a non-invasive blood test for endometriosis.

Monash University researchers have unveiled a new, more efficient thermal energy storage (TES) material.

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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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