Research
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Earthquakes
Scientists know where the big earthquakes will hit. They just don’t know when
A lurch in the Earth’s tectonic plates can wreak havoc at any time – as we’ve just seen in Vanuatu. How do scientists measure quakes, and are we doing enough to prepare?
- by Sherryn Groch
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New science displays delight curious minds ahead of school holidays
New exhibition to show young minds they don’t have to go beyond WA to have a meaningful career in STEM.
- by Claire Ottaviano
Dodgy science in crosshairs as fraud audit censures Australia’s top research agency
The National Health and Medical Research Council has been criticised over its lax approach to scientific misconduct in an audit that lays the groundwork for changes in the way bad science is policed.
- by Liam Mannix
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Health
Paramedic Kelsey lost her dad to a heart attack. She now hopes for ‘exercise in a pill’ to save lives
Ground-breaking Australian research is aimed at developing medication that can mimic the benefits of exercise on the heart and help prevent sudden cardiac death.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Lifestyle and the ‘lag effect’: What’s causing the rise of early onset cancer
Since 1990, cancer in people aged 18 to 49 has increased by 80 per cent worldwide. But why?
- by Sarah Berry
Frozen in fear: Sleep paralysis is more common than you think
It’s a condition most people will experience at least once in their lives, yet it remains woefully under-researched.
- by Nell Geraets
University investigates papers by top Australian cancer researchers after retractions
The University of Newcastle has launched a review into several scientific papers co-authored by two leading researchers after integrity concerns were raised.
- by Liam Mannix
Albanese defends $1b start-up bet as Queensland support wavers
The contentious $1 billion project relied on federal and state co-operation, but the new Queensland government is sceptical.
- by Paul Sakkal and David Swan
Melbourne team helped solve the mystery of a killer skin disease
A man facing likely death from his own immune system has been saved by an experimental, AI-powered therapy co-developed by a team at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute.
- by Liam Mannix
Light exposure can alter your lifespan by up to five years
A large new study has found that people with the best light-exposure patterns live longer than those with poorer patterns.
- by Sarah Berry
The frightening new links between air pollution and our health
Air pollution has been linked to peanut allergies, ADHD and memory problems, with male brains particularly susceptible.
- by Angus Dalton
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