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Apple, Google and Microsoft are rushing to patch a serious mobile security flaw.
Women report rampant sexism in surgery
A senior surgeon has shed an ugly light on gender equality in the medical profession.
Latest uni plan scanned for better fix
The Federal Government is testing a new proposal for university fee deregulation, but the plan has not washed well with crossbench senators.
Writing robots help human helpers
Researchers in Europe are helping children learn to write by getting them to teach robots.
Big business deal could hurt weakest
New analysis of a secret international trade deal has shown that the Federal Government could be about to put public health and personal wellbeing at risk.
Cleaning products swabbed to find what 'green' means
Common consumer products, including those marketed as ‘green', 'all-natural', 'non-toxic', and ‘organic’, emit a range of harmful compounds.
Consumers drive dodgy devices
New research suggests most electronics are rubbish and about to break.
Hip new laser looks pretty square
Australian nano-engineers have devised the newest addition to the “lab-on-a-chip” idea.
Outback magnetic divining takes off
Western Australian authorities are taking a peek at the state’s ancient underground waterways with the help of a giant magnet.
Ink that thinks for sensitive pens
Nanoengineers have developed an ink that can make a sensor just by drawing it on.
Disney delegates to automatic authors
Disney is beginning to outsource its storywriting to computers.
Drink tax could drive down addiction
A tax on sugar-sweetened drinks would be an effective way to improve the health of heavy consumers, new research shows.
Health sites suffer from low readability
Research shows Australian health web sites are too difficult for the average person to read.
Hot agents make handsome profit
A more attractive real estate agent makes a property seem more attractive to buyers, research shows.
Robb rubbishes AMA's secret trade scare
Trade Minister Andrew Robb has hinted that the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement will be signed soon.
Black hole bends former theories
Physicists will have to re-adjust their theories, following the discovery of a mind-bogglingly big black hole.
University centre to help Tassie's dire rates
The University of Tasmania (UTAS) has announced it will set up a new education research centre to fight back against state's poor retention rates.
Bold dog plan could give locals a hand
Conservation experts say allowing dingoes into a national park could help reverse the decline of native wildlife.
Same-sex spawning through skin cells
A recent breakthrough has advanced the chance for two partners of the same sex to have a baby.