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A new report has shown a deeper level of mutual benefit between humans and the billions of bugs that live in our gut.
Experts slam import of fatty celebrations
Importing an American tradition involving the consumption of vast amounts of junk food could lead Australian children down the dangerous path to poor health, the Medical Journal of Australia says.
Hacks from Indonesia jump, or is it a front?
An internet monitoring company says that Indonesia has overtaken China as the most prolific cyber-attackers, but there may be more to the numbers than the massive leap in hacking shows.
Paramedic drop-ins cause call-ups to dip
There is no doubt of the life-saving response paramedics provide in a emergency, but a new report says ambulance workers may be able to prevent future incidences as well.
Pollution causes cancer, experts confirm
The smoke and fumes from industry, transport and agriculture have been officially recognised as cancerous.
Reports find no love lost as STI rates jump
A report has had a new look at the rates of sexually transmissible and blood-borne infection in Australia, showing an increase in HIV diagnoses among other findings.
Successful studs secure sunlight for power gains
A new manufacturing technique has led to an increase in the energy-gathering abilities of solar panels.
Two genes yield exponential increase in oil
A team in the United Sates has identified the genes responsible for increasing the oil content of plant leaves, in a discovery which could lead to great advances in the fields of agriculture and biofuel production.
Innovation straight from the horse's hoof
Australian scientists are helping horse-racing canter into a new age, with stylish footwear to boot.
Shortage report shows gap widening
There may never be enough teachers to give every student that best education they can get, but new statistics show many areas are so severely lacking that learning has all but dried up.
Study supports parents' role in young habits
A study by Deakin University has shown that parents may be the key to cutting teenage binge drinking.
UQ helps fight brain tumours from the boardroom
Two big names in their fields have teamed up to take a dual approach to fighting brain tumours, bringing business skills and financial backing to vital neuroscience.
A rough century seen ahead at ocean's depth
A new study has taken up the ambitious task of predicting a full chain of events - beginning with our current chemical impact on the ocean - to forecast the state of the sea in a hundred years from now.
Approaching the pointy-end of icicle mystery
As you may or may not have noticed, icicles have ripples of exactly the same wavelength no matter how big they get. Scientists are now trying to work out why.
Australian to chair global seedbank
Australia will take the lead on governing a treaty that will see scientists around the world sharing their seeds.
Grasping touch for replacement limbs
If humans are ever to wield robotic limbs, we will need to know what they are feeling. New research has taken the first steps toward that ability.
Multiculturalism is tradition, and should be preserved
A professor from Flinders University has written about Australia’s strong history of multiculturalism, saying that it is part of the national tradition and should be treated as such.
Shields yield reduced run-off to the Reef
Scientists in North Queensland are reporting remarkable success in attempts to reduce the amount of agricultural chemical run-off to the Great Barrier Reef.
Studies grow edible results around the world
An Australian research group has been empowering women to a prosperous future through education and training all over the planet.
Study probes maths-brains for mind-monitoring
A recent study has shown a little bit more of the mind’s inner-workings, and taken steps down the path to mind-reading devices.
Laser sights set on finite device
Australian scientists have started a countdown to create one of the most precise atomic clocks yet, and then fire it into space.