Australia's hydrogen energy-related discussion on Twitter (now X), ranked seventh globally, according to an analysis of 30.7 million tweets conducted by QUT researchers. Japan came in number one ..read more

A review of 77 studies found there are a wide variety of environmental "stewards" taking action to protect nature in Aotearoa. These groups include farmers, white-water rafters, Māori youth, and many others. However, the research authors found the variety of issues they tackle make it hard to create overarching plans that resonate with everyone ..read more

A new study released to mark this week's 70th anniversary of Sir Roger Bannister's sub-four-minute mile record has revealed the first 200 runners to follow in his footsteps also share another remarkable trait ..read more

Canadian scientists say women who have gestational diabetes during two pregnancies are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes after the second pregnancy. They looked at health records for 431,980 women who had given birth twice, 10,920 of whom had gestational diabetes during their first pregnancy, 16,145 of whom had it during their second pregnancy, and 8,255 of whom had it during both pregnancies. They found women who had gestational diabetes during their second pregnancy, but not their first, had a 76% higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes than women who had gestational diabetes duri ..read more

Elephants like to make full use of their impressive noses when greeting each other - even if their partner's choice of perfume is questionable. Researchers watching African elephants in a Zimbabwean reserve found most greetings involved one or both animals emptying their bowels, or leaking from a sweat gland on their face, suggesting that smell plays an important role in how they greet. The authors also noticed the clever creatures using more visual gestures like ear spreading and trunk swinging when their partner was looking at them, but were more likely to make sounds or physical contact if ..read more

Bilbies bred in a sanctuary in Dubbo have provided researchers with vital clues about how they would fare in temperate Australia where they once thrived ..read more

Australian researchers have discovered how changes in antibody levels over time can predict which children are likely to outgrow their peanut allergy ..read more

The global chemical industry is a major fossil fuel consumer and climate change contributor; however, new Curtin University research has identified how the sector could clean up its green credentials by getting dirty ..read more

After a century of functional extinction on the Australian mainland, a Flat oyster reef has been successfully restored along a metropolitan Adelaide coastline ..read more

A new drug could prevent sepsis-related organ failure and death by restoring the health of a patient's blood vessels, tests in mice and blood samples suggest ..read more