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'One ocean': Australia exporting seafood impact

While Australia prioritises its own marine environments, the country's reliance on imported seafood might just be shifting the impacts elsewhere.

AAP · Aug 25

AI detection tools miss the mark for student assessment

Using artificial intelligence detection software in universities could risk undermining, rather than protecting, academic integrity.

AAP · Aug 12

Genetically modified worms can now produce and deliver drugs inside a living body, scientists say

In a proof-of-concept lab experiment, scientists demonstrated that intestinal parasites could make and release therapeutic agents inside a living host.

LiveScience · Jun 10

What do stingrays actually eat? New study reveals some only prefer a single type of prawn

As an ecologist who studies stingrays, people always ask me: what do these creatures eat? It may well be the reason I’ve spent the past three years tackling this very question.

The Conversation · Dec 8, 2025

Traditional owners have filed a native title claim over Melbourne. What does this mean for the city?

More than 30 years after Mabo’s historic high court win, almost 50% of Australia is covered by some kind of land agreement with First Nations peoples

The Guardian - AU · Nov 15, 2025

Different croaks: new frog and gecko species discovered on remote island in Australia’s north

Researchers on expedition to Dauan Island heard two distinct frog calls in the rain and ‘sure enough, they were species new to science’

The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2025

We’ve tried and failed to Close the Gap for 15 years. Research shows what actually works

Every year, we hear the same story about addressing Indigenous disadvantage. Closing the Gap targets remain unmet, incarceration and suicide rates continue to rise, and children are removed from families at alarming rates.

The Conversation · Oct 7, 2025

Half a century ago, the Great Barrier Reef was to be drilled for oil. It was saved – for a time

At the end of the 1960s, there was every expectation the Great Barrier Reef would be drilled for oil.

The Conversation · Sep 2, 2025

Five common questions about breasts and bras answered: From sleeping to sagging

Do bras give you cancer? Or will wearing a bra stop my breasts from sagging? Two experts have weighed in

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025

Pretty bloomin’ what? The Great Barrier Reef is a picture of health, The Australian assures us

The News Corp broadsheet puts a Pollyannish spin on study that found a record decline in world’s largest coral reef. Plus: Grok goes woke

The Guardian - AU · Aug 8, 2025