Solving solar puzzle could help save Earth from planet-wide blackouts
Could solar storms knock out the global internet? Yes, but we don't know when or how it could happen. Mathematician Dr Geoffrey Vasil has proposed a new understanding of the Sun's convection zone to help.
Two-dimensional nanomaterial sets record for expert-defying, counter-intuitive expansion
It is a common hack to stretch a balloon out to make it easier to inflate. When the balloon stretches, the width crosswise shrinks to the size of a string.
World-class ocean observing gets a boost
An $8.7-million investment into the University of Victoria’s Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) advances ocean-observing infrastructure on all three of Canada’s coasts...
How psilocybin potentially works to reverse the cognitive rigidity that is the hallmark of...
Characterised by pathological weight loss driven by restrictive feeding and excessive exercise behaviours, anorexia nervosa (AN) has one of the highest mortality rates of any psychiatric disease.
$1m in funding for project to cull mouse plagues
South Australian researchers are set to use genetic tools to help find innovative solutions to the devastating mouse plagues that have caused massive economic damage to Australian farmers.
UQ Anthropology museum unveils long-lost Indigenous sculptures
Three sculptures carved by an Indigenous Elder are on display together for the first time in 90 years at an exhibition at The University of Queensland Anthropology Museum.
Psychological impacts of Delta
Languishing, burnout and stigma are all among the possible psychological impacts as Delta lingers in the community, says Dr Dougal Sutherland.
Nature time boosts children’s mental health, especially for those from low-income families
Children who spend more time in natural environments have significantly better mental health, according to new research led by the University of Glasgow.
World first: Monash University researchers identify potential cause and treatment for obesity and insulin...
Monash University researchers have shown for the first time that mesenteric (gut) lymphatic dysfunction is a potential cause of and therapeutic target for obesity and insulin resistance.
International student caps threaten the Victorian economy
New independent analysis has revealed the government's proposed introduction of caps on universities’ international student enrolments would seriously damage the Victorian economy, strengthening calls for a review of the proposal.
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