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'Simulating scientists': A new AI tool wants to make serendipitous scientific discovery less human

Scientists develop new AI model designed to aid scientific discovery.

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Domestic violence study that strangled rats should not have been approved, animal advocates argue

Study aimed to improve detection of brain injury from intimate partner violence, but critics say its non-fatal strangulation of animals was not justified

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50% of Australians want to read more – but don’t. So what is stopping us?

New research from Monash University has found that readers and non-readers alike aspire to read more books but struggle with distractions, motivation and even browsing

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Australians who get most of their news from commercial media more likely to believe in climate conspiracy, study finds

Exclusive: Monash University study suggests those who rely more on newspapers and public broadcasters more likely to score highly on ‘civic values’

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Cheating little penguins are big on divorce, and other breeding secrets revealed

A little penguin colony in Australia struggles during years with high penguin divorce rates, but the divorcees could have more offspring in the long run if they find better mates, a new study finds.

LiveScience

What will you be reading this summer? We asked 6 avid readers

Summer reads are often advertised as fat paperback page-turners: romance, adventure or crime fiction. But everyone has their own definition of the summer read.

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Best Books of 2024: our experts share their standout reads

It’s that time of year again … and we’ve invited 30 of our writers, from fields as disparate as wildlife ecology and mathematics to literature and politics, to share their best books of of 2024. Of course, best books lists are subjective, relying on what people have read and remembered.…

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More than 300 Australian university executives make more money than state premiers, report reveals

Union says average vice-chancellor gets paid almost double the prime minister, with salaries seemingly ‘plucked from thin air’

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Breakthrough use of lab-grown skin on burns patient

An Australian burns patients has been treated with lab-grown skin using his own cells that has dramatically reduced the risk of infection.

AAP

No home left behind: a postcode approach to electrification

In Australia and overseas, it’s clear that homes without gas – running on clean energy – are healthier, have cheaper power bills, and produce lower greenhouse emissions.

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World’s first bionic eye brings hope for blindness

With all the technological advancements in the world, we have solutions for nearly every problem. There has been a major medical breakthrough in reshaping the future of blindness treatment. Researchers from Monash University in Australia have developed the world’s first bionic eye. This offers hope to millions of people suffering…

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Did Earth Really Once Have a Ring Around it? Inside the Wild New Theory

A ring of rocky asteroid debris may have circled our planet 466 million years ago, according to a recent study.

Inverse

Genetics will no longer pose barrier to life insurance

Life insurers will no longer be able to discriminate against Australians based on their genetics when underwriting their plans.

AAP

Maria’s niece sought a DVO to protect her. Her ex-partner went out and bought an axe

‘They’re just a piece of paper,’ Maria Costigan says of domestic violence orders, almost 10 years after Tara Costigan’s brutal murder in Canberra. But do they ever help terrified women?

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Australia has just been handed a map for getting to net zero. Here’s how it will guide us

Australia’s push for net-zero emissions received a welcome boost on Thursday, with the release of an official report showing how Australia can seek to cut domestic emissions across each sector of the economy.

AAP

Finger-prick test could screen for early Alzheimer's

GPs could soon be able to quickly screen patients for Alzheimer's disease using a simple, handheld device developed by Monash University engineers.

AAP

Over the moon: Indigenous STEM students heading to NASA

Five Indigenous university students are heading to the United States for an internship program, where they'll be mentored by NASA scientists and engineers.

The Conversation

‘Everything, everywhere, all at once’: Australia’s survival in a warmer world will be a mammoth multi-tasking effort

Much of the climate conversation in Australia to date has centred on actions to limit global warming, recognising that each increment of warming contributes to worsening climate extremes.

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The Promise & Peril Of AI Health & Wellness Coaches And Thrive AI

Artificial intelligence is creeping in on the wellness industry with Thrive AI Health and others. Should we be worried?

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Australian amber has revealed ‘living fossils’ traced back to Gondwana 42 million years ago

Amber is fossilised tree resin. Unlike traditional fossils found on land or in the sea, amber can preserve ancient life forms in incredible detail. It’s often considered the “holy grail” of palaeontology worldwide.

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Australian universities clash over proposed international student cap

Regional and smaller universities say they should be exempt from limits on overseas enrolments and elite capital city institutions should be targeted

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Oldest living culture: our new research shows an Indigenous ritual passed down for 500 generations

We often hear that Aboriginal peoples have been in Australia for 65,000 years, “the oldest living cultures in the world”. But what does this mean, given all living peoples on Earth have an ancestry that goes back into the mists of time?

LiveScience

12,000-year-old Aboriginal sticks may be evidence of the oldest known culturally transmitted ritual in the world

Aboriginal artifacts in Australia that were likely used for ritual spells may be evidence of the oldest culturally transmitted ritual on record.

AAP

Cave uncovers 12,000-year-old 'time capsule' to Ice Age

Evidence of Indigenous rituals dating back 500 generations has been unearthed in a limestone cave.

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Why is menopause still holding Australian women back from their full potential?

The transition towards no more periods can impact a woman’s job, finances, retirement and health. Experts are trying to solve these problems

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