Nov 22, 2024 · International researchers have figured out the makeup of a "phantom chemical" found in some drinking water, over 40 years after it was first discovered.

Dec 9, 2024 · EXPERT REACTION: GenCost 2024-25 draft report released for consultation The nine-week public consultation period for the draft 2024-25 GenCost Report, a leading economic analysis of future electricity generation costs in Australia, is now open for input. GenCost is a technology-agnostic and

Sep 20, 2024 · EXPERT REACTION: 'Widescale harm' predicted from microplastics pollution in the next 100 years A review of 20 years of microplastics research concludes that addressing microplastics contamination, which could more than double by 2040, needs regulations that involve the public, social scienc

Dec 13, 2024 · The Coalition has released the highly anticipated modelling of its nuclear energy plan. Produced by Frontier Economics, the report's author says including nuclear power in our energy mix is cheaper – by up to 44% - for Australians in the medium-term future.

Dec 19, 2024 · Media release From: Royal Astronomical Society (UK) Dark energy 'doesn’t exist' so can't be pushing 'lumpy' Universe apart – study. One of the biggest mysteries in science – dark energy – doesn't actually exist, according to researchers looking to solve the riddle of how the Universe is expanding.

Dec 20, 2024 · Media release From: The Lancet The Lancet Psychiatry: One in 127 people on the autism spectrum globally in 2021, latest estimates suggest One in every 127 people (61.8 million individuals) were estimated to be on the autism spectrum globally in 2021, according to a new study from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors (GBD) 2021 published in The Lancet Psychiatry.

Dec 2, 2024 · Media release From: University of South Australia As obesity rates continue to rise, many are turning to prescription medicines like Ozempic for weight loss. But with significant side effects, accessibility and cost issues, alternatives are needed. University of South Australia researchers have created a new, food-grade, natural solution for obesity, that not only cuts the kilos and improves ...

Dec 2, 2024 · Peer-reviewed: This work was reviewed and scrutinised by relevant independent experts. Meta-analysis: This type of study involves using statistics to combine the data from multiple previous studies to give an overall result. The reliability of a meta-analysis depends on both the quality and similarity of the individual studies being grouped together.

Oct 8, 2024 · Media release From: Cell Press After injury, these comb jellies can fuse to become one. Researchers reporting in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on October 7 have made the surprising discovery that one species of comb jelly (Mnemiopsis leidyi) can fuse, such that two individuals readily turn into one following an injury.

Publicly released: Tue 28 Jan 2025 at 1102 AEDT | 1302 NZDT Forensic Science International: Genetics. DNA profiling technologies are rapidly advancing, creating the potential to identify individuals involved in making, packing and transporting illegal capsules by analysing the exterior of the illicit drugs and the ziplock plastic bag in which they...