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Australian researchers have developed a new way to detect COVID-19 infections that is up to 99.9 per cent accurate.
Tank plan to protect platypus
Melbourne Water is encouraging the use of ‘smart tanks’ to help the humble platypus.
Turtles chew coastal pollution
Sea turtles in Australian waters are eating plastic at an alarming rate.
Bushfire effects checked
At least 15 per cent of people in affected areas report adverse health effects from the Summer bushfires of 2019-2020.
Study leads to ball warning
A dementia expert says soccer balls should be sold with a health warning.
Wire firm seeks new fields
A university spinoff company is seeking to commercialise superconducting wires.
COVIDSafe "rarely" helps
The Federal Government concedes that its COVIDSafe app has been “rarely used”.
Experts urge RNA revolution
Australia could become a world leader in RNA biotech, with the right planning.
Inventive AI accepted
Australia's Federal Court has opened the door to artificial intelligence being recognised as an inventor.
Study warns of variant risk
A new study suggests a high COVID-19 vaccination rate could increase the risk of new variants emerging.
ABARES plots climate costs
The changing climate is costing every farm, on average, $30,000 every year, experts say.
Citizens study Google influence
A new citizen science project will examine just how much influence search engines have over individuals.
NGA returning ill-gotten works
The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) has announced its largest repatriation of art yet.
Women lead MBA intake
A major business school in the US says a majority of incoming MBA candidates will be women.
Detailed star-sweep coming
NASA has backed one of the most precise tools ever built for detecting new planets outside our solar system.
Food waste mined for molecules
Local experts are working on a new method to extract health-promoting molecules from agricultural and food waste for new products.
AI set on protein view
An AI system has been trained to identify the billions of proteins that make up the human body.