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18 April 2024
New therapy shows promise for a rare childhood dementia
New RNA-targeted therapy can halt the progression of a specific type of childhood dementia in mice and holds potential to reverse some of the detrimental effects of this rare disease.
16 April 2024
Ghost roads in South-East Asia speed nature's destruction
Unauthorised road building in tropical forests is accelerating habitat destruction. Professor Josh Cinner, with colleagues from James Cook University, found that there were up to six times more actual roads than those recorded in official datasets.
13 April 2024
AI can write you a poem and edit your video. Now, it can help you be funnier
University of Sydney researchers have developed an AI application using cartoons from The New Yorker to help people be funnier.
11 April 2024
Net Zero course to equip business leaders ahead of mandatory climate reporting deadline
The transition to net zero is the great challenge of this century, and more support is now available for businesses preparing for new climate reporting requirements.
11 April 2024
Plant more native trees to reduce landslide risk, say researchers
Landslides typically occur under heavy rain. With the potential for increased precipitation due to climate change and a possible return to La Nina reinforcing slopes with native trees and shrubs could be an effective, economical and sustainable solution.
10 April 2024
A once-dormant magnetic neutron star is emitting strangely polarised light
Magnetars are neutron stars with strong magnetic fields. With CSIRO astronomers, Dr Manisha Caleb from the School of Physics has found one of the most powerful magnets discovered - XTE J1810-197 - and it doesn't quite fit existing theory.
05 April 2024
New privacy-preserving robotic cameras obscure images beyond human recognition
Robotic researchers have developed a new approach to designing cameras, which they say could help protect the images and data collected by smart home devices and internet-of-things technology.
04 April 2024
Galaxies get more chaotic as they age
Research led by Professor Scott Croom from ASTRO 3D and the School of Physics has ruled out mass and environmental factors as the main drivers of increasing galactic chaos. Data from more than 3000 galaxies has shown it is age that leads to relative 'disorganisation' in galactic structure.
03 April 2024
Five Sydney researchers honoured by Australian Academy of Science
Australian Academy of Science recognises outstanding work in geosciences, mathematics, solar energy research, biomedical engineering and applied biological sciences.
02 April 2024
How many animals survived after being rescued from the Black Summer bushfires?
Hundreds of animals were rescued after the Black Summer bushfires - but how many actually survived? Despite the courageous efforts of volunteers, new research has found wildlife rescue and rehabilitation rates were much lower than expected.