Science & Tech

Microscopic staining image showing kidney cells

A gene that controls inflammation could pave the way for more precise disease diagnostics and personalised treatments for kidney disease. 

Older man working on laptop

Scientists hope the new tool could be used to make it easier for GPs and patients to get information on dementia risk factors.  

kelp under the surface

New research suggests these underwater canopies provide hundreds of billions of dollars in value to society.

Joseph Lycett, Aborigines using fire to hunt kangaroo

Researchers focused on a site in the Illawarra region of NSW, which holds a unique record into the past.

An anemometer

Do record-breaking wind speeds mean a particularly catastrophic storm? Not always – and it can be tricky to get precise measurements.

A hand holding a smartphone showing the TikTok app

If social media companies are restricted in how they collect, use and share Australians’ data, we can take significant steps toward protecting everyone from foreign interference.

tailings dam

UNSW geotechnical expert says one in four international tailings dam failures are due to earthquakes.

pygmy blue whale underwater

Almost two decades of whale recordings suggest the movements of the pygmy blue whale are affected by climate cycles.

Underwater shot of kelp

When we stopped whaling, the whales recovered. But our vital kelp forests won’t return without our help.

Virginia Class submarine

UNSW Sydney nuclear materials engineer Dr Edward Obbard explains the difficulty in identifying and training the huge numbers of new workers required for Australia to build and maintain its own nuclear submarines.

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