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Light Activated Particles Revealed Single Brain Cancer Cells in Mice and Destroyed What Surgery Could Not Reach

A mouse study used light-activated nanoparticles to find and destroy glioblastoma cells that surgery misses. The results are preclinical, not clinical.

Medical Daily · Aug 28

When oil refineries burn, here’s what happens to your lungs and heart

The fire at a major oil refinery in the Victorian city of Geelong has now reportedly been extinguished. But with thick smoke from the blaze lingering in the air on Thursday, many residents in Geelong and surrounding areas will understandably be worried.

The Conversation · Apr 16

Stripped of life: the deadly South Australian algal bloom is still spreading one year on

More than 20,000 sq km of coast has succumbed to Australia’s first bloom of toxic Karenia cristata algae – and scientists worry it could explode again

The Guardian - AU · Mar 14

A thinking cap? This AI-powered cap can transform thoughts into text

Unlike other language decoding systems in development that have required subjects to have surgical implants, this cap does not require invasive systems.

Euronews · Jul 22, 2025

Why climate change is making severe turbulence on flights more likely

New research suggests global warming is increasing the frequency and intensity of wind gusts from thunderstorm ‘downbursts’

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2025

How climate change is threatening airline passenger safety

New research suggests global warming is increasing the frequency and intensity of wind gusts from thunderstorm ‘downbursts’

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2025

Global markets are likely to withstand a Trump-led US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement

As the climate crisis deepens, the need for global action becomes greater than ever. Central to this effort is the goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050, to meet the Paris Agreement to limit global warming.

The Conversation · Dec 3, 2024

Why is Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi visiting Pakistan?

Raisi is set to hold talks with top Pakistani leaders as the two nations aim to boost trade and resolve border issues.

Al Jazeera · Apr 22, 2024

Aged-care funding reforms must ensure users pay their fair share

Aged-care services will cost taxpayers more than A$35 billion this year. Treasurer Jim Chalmers argues it’s one of the government’s biggest ongoing funding challenges. The last intergenerational report, which looked out over the next 40 years, came to the same conclusion.

The Conversation · Aug 7, 2023

Killing dingoes is the only way to protect livestock, right? Nope

Since European colonisation, farmers have often viewed dingoes as the enemy, waging war against them to protect their livestock. Farmers felt they had no option but to eradicate dingoes using traps, shooting, poisoned baits (such as 1080) and building a 5,600km long dingo fence, the world’s longest.

The Conversation · Mar 15, 2023