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A new study suggests financial decisions are significantly influenced by lighting.
CSG worries studied
Experts have assessed the level of community concern about coal seam gas in Queensland.
Experts reflect on DNA editing
Genetic experts say human genome editing should be fine in the lab, but not for making babies.
Locals build dark matter map
Australian researchers have helped create the most accurate measurement ever made of dark matter in the universe.
SCUH losing surgery stripes
Australia's newest hospital will be stripped of orthopaedic surgeon training accreditation from next year.
Fee change could sink CDU
Charles Darwin University says it will be “almost impossible” to survive under proposed funding changes.
Academy calls for climate boost
Australia is in “urgent” need of more scientists to help the country prepare for climate risks.
'Fat' switch linked to bulging bodies
Australian researchers have discovered a ‘switch’ they say tells the body to burn fat.
Climate shifts linked to rising deaths
Experts have measured the expected rise in deaths linked to pollution over coming decades.
HILDA shows heavy cost of a flutter
The latest report on a long-term study of 17,000 Australians has been released.
Nation endures hottest July
Australia has seen its hottest July in the hundred years since records began.
Science leaders raise Reef needs
A panel led by Australia’s former chief scientist says global action is needed to protect the Great Barrier Reef.
University assault report released
The Human Rights Commission his released a report that gives a disturbing snapshot of sexual assault and harassment at Australian universities.
Embryo editing makes it stateside
The DNA of an embryo has been edited for the first time in the US.
Grippy 'bot bags big prize
Australian roboticists have grabbed the $US80,000 first prize at the 2017 Amazon Robotics Challenge in Japan.
Epigenetic effect detailed
New research gives one of the most concrete examples yet for the notion that we inherit more than just DNA.
Extreme El Niños loom
Australian-led research has found that even if global warming is kept to only 1.5°C, extreme El Niño events are likely to become twice as common.
Fraud charge for Chief Scientist
Queensland's chief scientist, Professor Suzanne Miller, has been charged with fraud by the Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC).
Sceptical scribes slam green science
A Queensland academic has taken shots at key research into the Great Barrier Reef.
Sperm study shows big drop
A meta-analysis has found that sperm concentration has declined more than 50 percent ...