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At least 48% of amphibians and 3% of land mammals globally remain undiscovered but could go extinct before they are found, new modelling shows. A mathematical model used by researchers from from Princeton…
Certain drugs that target sleep disorders can also act as very effective anti-depressants, paving the way for new approaches in the treatment of major depression, according to a new paper by Australian…
For the first time, scientists have made cells from healthy adult kidneys behave like stem cells, which can be used to grow any type of body tissue. Stem cell research has attracted controversy in the…
The world’s top climate scientists have warned that the heat waves that have killed thousands of people during recent summers are to become more common and more deadly. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…
Genetic testing could help predict the likelihood of survival following chemotherapy for recently diagnosed breast cancer patients, a new study has found, but experts say the small sample size of the study…
One day in April, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research director Douglas Hilton called his communications manager, Penny Fannin, into his office. “He said he’d heard significant cuts were…
Australian regional universities have welcomed Tuesday night’s budget, which set aside $110 million for country campuses and promised to maintain funding for regional infrastructure investment. Regional…
Australia’s Aboriginal population grew rapidly over the last 3500 years and could have continued to grow had European settlement not occurred, new population mapping has shown. Researchers from the James…
Climate change has caused global corn and wheat production to drop between 3% and 5% over the last 30 years, a new study has found. Customers have paid the price, with the cost of food rising 6% since…