Understanding the ideal surface geometry for coral settlement and early growth was the shared goal of a new research project that is already achieving success. Just like a human newborn, coral larvae ...

A new study investigates a mysterious Greek inscription in a bid to shed light on the longstanding question of whether the Great Mosque of Homs in Syria was constructed over the remains of the Temple ...

Aussie and US researchers suggest that exercising might be as good as, or better than medication or therapies for dealing with symptoms of anxiety and depression. The team reviewed past research ...

More Australian animals are getting tangled up in man-made materials such as netting or wire than in the 2010s, according to Australian research. The team collected data on on-land animal ...

*BRIEFING RECORDING AVAILABLE* An annual survey of young Australians aged 15-29, called the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll (SDRR) survey, has revealed the gaps in what young Australians know about their ...

Researchers from Australia, NZ, the Cook Islands and French Polynesia, have helped to map the toxins known as ciguatoxins that are one of the most common causes of seafood-linked food poisoning. The ...

Smartwatches could be an effective tool for diagnosing older people with atrial fibrillation - an irregular heartbeat that can lead to stroke - according to international researchers. The team ...

A thin, soft and slippery layer of clay-rich mud embedded in rock below the seafloor intensified the 2011 Japan earthquake that produced a tsunami that claimed tens of thousands of lives and decimated ...

Past research has found a link between alcohol consumption and a condition called atrial fibrillation - an ineffective and irregular heartbeat that leads to a significantly higher risk of stroke, ...

A plant species presumed extinct in the wild has been rediscovered in northern Queensland—thanks to a sharp-eyed observer, a smartphone camera, and the citizen science platform iNaturalist.

Canadian-led research has found people with mental disorders are at an increased risk of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), which includes heart attacks and unstable angina (when the heart isn't getting ...

Near-weightless conditions can mutate genes and change the physical structure of bacteria and phages (viruses that infect bacteria), altering regular interactions, according to US scientists. Bacteria ...