A plant species presumed extinct in the wild has been rediscovered in northern Queensland—thanks to a sharp-eyed observer, a smartphone camera, and the citizen science platform iNaturalist.

Danish, Dutch and Australian scientists say individual and group therapy for grieving older adults are equally effective. The team compared outcomes between 56 grieving people aged over 65 who took ...

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirmed that 2025 was one of the three warmest years on record, continuing the streak of extraordinary global temperatures. The past 11 years have ...

Among the myriad medical treatments for low back pain – a leading cause of disability that affects more than 600 million people worldwide – new Australian research has found that simpler and ...

The Research and Development Tax Incentive was introduced in 2019 to encourage business innovation through a 15% tax credit on eligible research and development expenditure. A report looking at its ...

US researchers say that as we die, our brainwaves show up in the same way that they do during dreaming, recalling memories or meditating, and our brains remain active and coordinated during and even ...

A 13-year-old boy in New Zealand has undergone major surgery after eating 80–100 small neodymium magnets that were purchased on Temu. That's despite the magnets being banned for sale for personal or ...

A new review summarises the geological history of the world's youngest continent, Te Riu-a-Māui/Zealandia, which Aotearoa shares with New Caledonia. Zealandia began ...

Macquarie University researchers have found compounds derived from the cannabis plant can effectively combat fungal infections, including athlete's foot and the deadly Cryptococcosis, raising hope for ...

Eye specialists warn the pressure in a champagne bottle is three times as high as a standard car tyre, and can launch a cork at speeds of up to 80km/h. This can take the cork from bottle to eye in ...

A large majority of young people who access medical gender-affirming care including puberty-blockers and hormones say they are satisfied with their choice a few years later, according to international ...

**BRIEFING RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE** Our diets are being displaced around the world by cheaper, ultra-processed foods that are in turn increasing the rate of chronic diseases, according to a series of ...