Plans for changes at the South Australian Museum have triggered criticism for all sides.

Researchers are growing bacteria into wires for electronics.

A new study has unveiled insights into the migration patterns of the first humans to the landmass that became Australia.

The Australian government has invested $1 billion in the US-based quantum computer startup, PsiQuantum.

Australia is expanding water quality monitoring from space.

Experts have detailed ways to ensure a sustainable future for the Murray-Darling Basin.

A new study sets a timetable for optimal daily activity.

Medical patients might be less likely to die if their doctor is female.

A technological breakthrough has allowed NASA to regain communication with a distant spacecraft.

NSW’s shark net program is catching a lot of non-sharks.

Experts say healthcare screening is needed for lakes.

Climate change is helping tropical fish invade the normally cooler Australian waters

Engineers have developed a brick made from recycled materials that promises to reduce household energy costs.

New research finds most national COVID-19 treatment guidelines recommend treatments that do not work.

The IEA wants to ensure global climate pledges are carried out.

A set of stolen Indigenous artefacts have been returned to their community.

Engineers have come up with a way to tag and observe individual proteins within cells.

Climate change is set to slash global income by 19 per cent.

Researchers have shown that forming memories involves rapid changes to DNA.

Whale migrations could be slowed down by walls of noise.

Extreme sea levels during heatwaves are becoming more frequent.

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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. 

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