Research
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
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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
One in seven science papers is not to be trusted, says new science paper
Such a high level of fraud presents an “existential threat to the scientific enterprise”, the paper says.
- by Liam Mannix
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Investigations
‘It’s almost beyond belief’: Findings blast Australia’s biggest carbon offset scheme
The scheme under question is the fifth-largest nature-based carbon abatement scheme in the world, making the adverse findings of global significance.
- by Michael Bachelard
Doctors had their phones checked at a Sydney conference. The results were filthy
There’s a reason this geneticist wipes his phone fives times a day.
- by Angus Dalton
The potential wonder drug, the ‘whistleblower’ scientist and the fateful Balmoral dinner
Professor Shaun Jackson has spent 30 years developing what could be a revolutionary stroke drug. But human trials have been derailed amid a Federal Court dispute.
- by Angus Thomson
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Science
The ‘plant-like’ structure in humans that could block tumours
Australian scientists have discovered a previously unknown link between plants and humans which could help in the treatment of cancer.
- by Angus Dalton
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