Swearing boosts performance by helping people feel focused, disinhibited, study finds ...

Hold on to your hats (or sea sponge wigs if you're a dolphin), it's time for the AusSMC's top 10 WEIRD science stories of 2025! They're guaranteed NOT to turn your brain into glass, but we recommend ...

We know artificial intelligence (AI) is energy and water hungry, but how hungry? A Dutch scientist says that, while figuring out the power and water use of chatbots like ChatGPT is hard, looking at ...

Weight loss drug tirzepatide, sometimes sold as Mounjaro, seems no worse at reducing heart and stroke issues than the Ozempic-like diabetes drug dulaglutide (Trulicity), according to Aussie and ...

For the first time ever in NZ, researchers tracked 12 endangered oceanic manta rays in the Hauraki Gulf using GPS tags to understand their movements and foraging behaviour. The gentle giants spent ...

From digital scribes to ChatGPT, artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly entering GP clinics. New University of Sydney research warns that technology is racing ahead of safety checks, putting patients ...

In news that won't come as a surprise to workers, a four-day workweek improves employee wellbeing and job satisfaction, according to a trial across hundreds of companies including in Australia and New ...

BACKGROUND BRIEFING: Bloomin' Algae! The latest science behind the SA algal bloom As we head into summer, many people are wondering what will happen to South Australia's algal bloom that h ...

New bat viruses, including two that are closely related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses, have been discovered among bats in orchards in China's southwest. The 20 new viruses, along with new ...

Amongst the revelations in the comprehensive evaluation is that plastics in soil may be exposed to up to 10,000 chemical additives, most of which are unregulated in agriculture. “These microplastics ...

International researchers suggest there is a link between a person's IQ at age 18 and their risk of developing alcohol use disorder (AUD). The team looked at close to 600,000 people from the Swedish ...

The Australian Government is set to introduce tougher measures to restrict vaping in Australia, with the importation of non-prescription e-cigarettes set to be more tightly controlled as part of a ...