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Saltbush potential to mitigate carbon emissions

Cutting carbon: researchers examine potential for saltbush to mitigate emissions.
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Want to know the secret of great rehydration?

For decades we’ve been sold on the importance of rehydrating after exercise by consuming specialty formulated beverages such as sports drinks (and...
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A spoonful of parenting support might help the medicine go down

An “alarming” number of families do not stick to treatment plans for their children’s long-term health conditions – and University of Queensland...
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Lizard venom may contain clues to treating blood clots

Various types of lizard venom are being studied as possible treatments for blood clotting diseases that lead to millions of cases of...
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Cultural engagement lowers reoffending rate of prisoners

Access to cultural programs for Indigenous prisoners decreases their chance of reoffending, a study by Swinburne researchers has found.
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Atheists assume wrong-doers are atheists too

Both religious people and atheists intuitively assume that the perpetrators of extreme immoral actions, such as serial murder, are probably atheists, suggests...
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Tiny molecule has big effect on brain’s ability to learn

Prenatal brain development is a crucial period, and as new research has found, even small alterations to the way brain cells develop...
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‘Ego-dissolving’ psychedelic drugs could assist with mental health

The altered state of consciousness and temporary lack of ego that results from using psychedelic drugs could help some mental health patients...
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Artificial womb raises hope for premature babies

An artificial womb has been successfully used to incubate healthy baby lambs for a period of one week, and researchers hope the...
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Stop tired drivers getting behind wheel

Sleep starved Australians should be treated like drunks and barred from getting behind the wheel of a car to stop them harming...

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A new international study has measured the effect of loud sounds on migrating humpback whales as concern grows as oceans become noisier.

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The Victorian Government is preparing students across Victoria to be cyber ready through the state’s Victorian Cyber Schools Skills Challenge, which kicked off in August 2017.

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Dr Kai Chan from the ANU Research School of Biology has been named 2017 ACT Scientist of the Year by ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr MLA at a ceremony as part of National Science Week.

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Kids might turn their noses up at brussels sprouts, but how will they react to being served a fried house cricket?

Young Tassie Scientist Shasta Henry will be putting kids to the taste test at the George Town Bigger Science Expo, and can’t wait to see the results.

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The Sunshine Coast’s plant diversity has helped University of Queensland researchers confirm that nurture has the upper hand – at least when it comes to plant microbes.

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Hopes of finding an early-warning signal for ovarian cancer have been boosted by a protein discovery at the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI).

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With pest animals estimated to cost the Australian economy up to $1 billion a year, CSIRO scientists have developed a humane new technology that could help save Australian farmers’ crops and livelihoods.

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QUT researchers and Australian biotech company HFPA are hoping to turn a native Australian plant into a major new antibiotic after discovering the plant possesses antibacterial activity equivalent to some antibiotics currently used to treat Golden Staph infections.

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International researchers have travelled to Townsville to the National Sea Simulator (SeaSim) at the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) as part of cutting edge research to help save the world’s fish.

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A team of researchers from the University of Wollongong (UOW) and the University of Tasmania has developed a new method for assessing the health of fragile Antarctic vegetation using drones, which they say could be used to improve the efficiency of ecological monitoring in other environments as well.

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New method faster, more efficient and less damaging to the environment. A team of researchers from the University of Wollongong (UOW) and the University of Tasmania has developed a new method for assessing the health of fragile Antarctic vegetation using drones, which they say could be used to impro...

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Research

Saltbush potential to mitigate carbon emissions

Want to know the secret of great rehydration?

A spoonful of parenting support might help the medicine go down

Lizard venom may contain clues to treating blood clots

Cultural engagement lowers reoffending rate of prisoners

Atheists assume wrong-doers are atheists too

Tiny molecule has big effect on brain’s ability to learn

‘Ego-dissolving’ psychedelic drugs could assist with mental health

Artificial womb raises hope for premature babies

Stop tired drivers getting behind wheel

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