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A new report claims public health campaigns to increase measles vaccination rates can benefit from additional publicity during outbreaks.
Atomic hangers-on spotted
Australian researchers have observed, for the first time, the formation of quasiparticles in real time.
Driverless decisions discussed
New US guidelines cover the ethical decisions that driverless cars will have to make.
Global check shows longer lives
A massive global health check suggests people are living more years with illness and disability.
Thirst works for water wants
New research is questioning the old ‘eight glasses of water a day’ adage.
WHO prescribes climate fight
The World Health Organization (WHO) says doctors have a role to play in the climate change debate.
Bagel physics bags Nobel
Three British scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for some mind-bending breakthroughs.
Big probe spots pill problems
Hormonal birth control has been linked to a higher risk of developing depression, with teenagers most vulnerable.
Fingers crossed for Reef-bot upgrade
Marine scientists are working on a robot to protect the Great Barrier Reef.
Bacteria could help capture CO2
Bacteria may form an exciting new generation of stored carbon dioxide (CO2) monitors.
Drinkers' personal pressures revealed
Australian drinkers often make excuses and break social conventions when they cut down on drinking, research shows.
New 'scope spots live molecules
A new kind of microscope can track the position and orientation of individual molecules in living cells.
Report calls for super to stay low
Compulsory superannuation should be frozen at 9.5 per cent, the Grattan Institute says.
Techno-trees aid Canberra arborists
Australian engineers are networking soil and trees, lending a high-tech hand to some vital conservation efforts.
Top computers' CPUs replaced
Australia’s national advanced computing facility has been given a big upgrade.
Innovators want research revamp
The Federal Government is being pushed to adjust its ‘innovation agenda’.
Better models spot arsenic risk
A new study says key Indian deep groundwater aquifers may become contaminated with arsenic within a decade.
Ice core warning questioned
Prominent scientists have poked holes in a new set of climate change predictions.