When life vanished into thin air
Take a deep breath: it seems the earth’s oxygen levels can fall dangerously low, leading to mass extinction. Don’t hold it for too long though – research from the...
Health
New insight into diabetic eye disease shines light on a brighter future
A new tool to spot diabetic eye disease in its early stages could prevent thousands of people from losing...
School of hard knocks
When it comes to bullying teachers, parents are in a class of their own, according to research from La...
Fangs for nothing
You can’t pick your family, but you can choose your chompers. That’s the comforting conclusion from a study of...
Hands-off therapy could build life skills for kids with cerebral palsy
For children with cerebral palsy, just putting on socks or making lunch can be daunting tasks. That’s why researchers...
Australia’s vanishing childhood haunts
Remember your old back-yard cubby house? Turns out it may have been vital to your early childhood development. But...
The short straw of a longer life
Dementia is one of the downsides of living longer but does gender make a difference? Researchers at The University...
Illicit drugs show their true colours
It’s scary when young people take drugs without even knowing what they are. What’s scarier is the experts often...
Time is right for better cancer treatment
Sometimes it’s not what you do but how. Chances are you know someone who has had prostate cancer. It’s...
Recline and fall of the healthy lifestyle
Are you sitting down? Maybe you shouldn’t. No one is exactly sure why but a growing body of evidence...