Five-minute rest all it takes to kick-start attention
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.
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.
An Australian study has revealed encroachment into the habitat of bats is driving them into agricultural areas, increasing the risk of Hendra virus spillover.
Scientists believe K'gari formed between 0.7 and 1.2 million years ago and its formation allowed the development of the southern and central Great Barrier Reef.
Scientists are trying to work out if a bacteria linked to dementia gets into human brains through the nose, like it does in mice.
Chatbots will be used for 95 per cent of online customer interactions within three years, but a study shows they're failing to meet expectations.
Research conducted by the University of Sydney and QUT has found YouTube may have played a role in spreading conspiracy theories.
Over more than a decade, about 350 samples have been collected and housed in a Queensland brain tumour bank, creating a valuable resources for researchers.
A three year study of plastic waste in the central Great Barrier Reef area has found there is a risk to marine organisms from plastic exposure.