Kids COVID risk all in vein
Better blood vessel health is one of the main reasons children have been protected from the worst of COVID-19,...
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Australia’s breakthrough leukaemia treatment
An Australian team is pumped after discovering a new treatment idea for one of the most aggressive types of...
Top cat’s hot rap
A new world-first Australian study has spotted that, although wild jaguars in the Amazon are coping well with global...
Thunderstorm asthma’s three strikes
A major storm event in Melbourne in 2016 claimed the lives of at least ten people due to severe...
The best place to bee for pollinators
Native Australian bees and their introduced European relatives can support plant pollination together and are not being drawn away...
Waking up to a connection between sleep apnea and Alzheimer’s disease.
A new leaf has been turned in brain research thanks to a study that makes a long-suspected connection between...
Sparrows know when to take their medicine
A high-flying international study has found sparrows, like humans, use medicinal herbs to defend against parasites and improve the...
Intensive care takes toll on nurses
Nurses in intensive care units experience high levels of burnout and post-traumatic stress disorder, largely due to the challenges...
Aussie natives can bounce back from buffel blight
Native wildlife is flourishing once again in areas where introduced weed buffel grass has been removed. Buffel grass has...
Getting tentacles around toxins
Australia’s blue-ringed octopus is known for its unique appearance — with striking iridescent blue rings that flare when the...