Festive warning as poll reveals lax COVID-19 attitudes
One in three Australians don't believe keeping up their COVID-19 boosters or measures to curb its spread are important amid an eighth wave, a survey shows.
One in three Australians don't believe keeping up their COVID-19 boosters or measures to curb its spread are important amid an eighth wave, a survey shows.
Too many Australians don't have the knowledge to prepare for chance summer encounters with snakes, spiders and other venomous animals, experts warn.
Visiting artificial intelligence experts say Australian students should use AI tools such as ChatGPT in classrooms but they need to be warned about risks.
Queensland university research will investigate whether electric vehicle owners can be enticed to recharge their vehicles during peak renewable energy hours.
High blood pressure may lead to earlier cognitive decline, according to the results of an Australian study indicating "subtle but real" changes in cognition.
A citizen science project hopes to use artificial intelligence in combating, predicting and monitoring bushfires across Australia
Researchers are calling for targeted programs after an Australian-led global study found half the population will experience mental health disorders by age 75.
The Pomodoro Technique involves inserting five minute breaks after 25 minutes of study and researchers believe the student who invented it was on to something.
Findings of a study could help predict which animal species are better positioned to adapt to new environments as climate change impacts global biodiversity.
University of Queensland research has found verbal and physical abuse of medical receptionists by patients is rife and causes lasting harm.
A team at a Brisbane mothers' hospital believe a new respiratory virus vaccine could deliver single dose protection for premature babies.
Dolphins in Queensland are learning from their peers how to beg for food, which could pose short and long-term risks, researchers say.
Australian ornithologists will get a helping hand from new AI technology designed to identify birds across the country from collated audio.
Gambling levels in Australia that dropped during the height of COVID-19 restrictions have returned to pre-pandemic levels, a study has revealed.
Queensland research has revealed liver cells have an impact on the body's circadian clock, which plays a part in most physiological functions.
As Australia ramps up investment and trade opportunities with Asia, business leaders believe Australia is still missing out on opportunities in the region.
A scientific and cultural expedition along Queensland's Mary River has documented flood impacts, endangered species and ancient Aboriginal artefacts.
The amount of screen time Australian children spend watching TV, playing games or using the internet has increased dramatically, figures show.
Research grant funding allocations will need fewer ministerial interventions to restore trust in the process, an independent review has found.
Scientists at WA's World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef are breeding extra-tough coral capable of surviving climate change-induced mass bleaching events.
While the most colourful denizens of a Great Barrier Reef island may have departed, their rubble-loving neighbours endure at the Australian natural wonder.
An Australian study has shown just how important Cassowaries are to native plant seed dispersal in highly fragmented rainforest areas.
One in three Australian children suffer physical abuse while one in four suffer sexual abuse, according to a new nationwide study.
Scientists at Queensland's James Cook University have uncovered more clues towards solving the mystery of where juvenile Irukandji jellyfish live.
A new telehealth program helping rural people with aphasia is showing early signs of success, offering patients 50 hours of speech therapy from their own homes.
Fifty Australian drivers will be paid to go without their own car for a month in a social experiment designed to accelerate transport trends.
Aussie scientists are hard at work trying to determine if the world's plastic pollution crisis extends to the innermost reaches of the human body.
Queensland's biofuture is expanding with future foods in the works and sugarcane enzymes providing sustainable answers for alternative aviation fuel.
University of Queensland scientists have developed a model that gives soccer players their best chance of kicking a penalty goal.
A United Nations committee has condemned Australians' use of corporal punishment, directing the country to ban it in all settings including the home.
A survey shows one in two Australian men don't seek shade from the sun and less than one in three regularly use sunscreen.