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A cutting-edge biodigester has been installed at the University of Sydney, for odour- and methane-free processing of organic waste into compost for use on campus.

People with allergies will enjoy some relief as the weather cools down, but experts say climate change may extend hay fever season. Amanda Diaz reports.

University of Queensland researchers have demonstrated a genetic link between endometriosis and ovarian cancer subtypes enabling them to identify potential drug targets for therapy and increasing the understanding of both diseases.

The SpIRIT CubeSat, an innovative Australian and Italian nano-satellite, is on track to join the hunt for gamma ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the universe from 2023.

One of the world's leading astrophysicists, Professor Lisa Kewley, has been appointed as the new director of the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA).

In one of the world’s first plastics contamination-controlled laboratories, University of Queensland researchers have begun testing blood and tissue samples to develop ways to detect and measure nanoplastics in the human body.

Associate Professor Chris Greening from Monash’s Biomedicine Discovery Institute has been awarded the prestigious Fenner Medal by the Australian Academy of Science.

Ten of WA’s standout school leavers have received prestigious scholarships to study at The University of Western Australia.

A University of Wollongong (UOW) postgraduate student is one of only four students in Australia chosen to represent the nation at the upcoming Y20 Youth Summit in Indonesia.

Leading the Knott Lab at Monash’s Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Dr Knott is one of only three researchers in Australia to receive the $8 million, eight-year fellowship to develop Australia’s next generation of biomedical research leaders.