Are pharma handouts to nurses affecting your healthcare?

Substantial pharmaceutical industry payments to Australian nurses and pharmacists are raising questions around their influence and Substantial pharmaceutical industry payments to Australian nurses and pharmacists are raising questions around their influence and prompting calls for greater transparency.

Interaction therapy can help disruptive kids in school

UNSW Sydney has partnered with a network of public primary schools and preschools in south-western Sydney to establish one of the world’s first school-based clinics to provide evidence-based early intervention to young children with severe disruptive behaviour.

Mindfulness makes you a better workmate

Breathe and be present – new research backs the benefits of mindfulness in the workplace.

The internet is changing our brains

The Internet can change people’s cognition in both immediate and sustained ways, affecting our attention, memory, and social interactions according to an international team of researchers.

Soil carbon holds the key to combating climate change

Curtin University research has provided new insights to support more effective management of soil carbon in a bid to help combat global greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.

An island haven for frogs in a world of extinctions

New Guinea is one of the only places in the world where frogs are safe from the species-destroying chytrid fungus. An international team of scientists has published a new paper that shows how to keep it that way, but they need help to carry out their plan.

Ultra-processed foods linked with heart disease and early death

Two new studies have underlined the links between heart disease and processed food such as packaged baked goods and snacks, fizzy drinks, sugary cereals and ready meals.

Energy set for “Uber” transformation

Australia’s troubled energy sector has been warned that it will soon be “Uberised” with “prosumers” generating and managing their own energy resources through new digital technology.

More fishing boats are chasing fewer fish

A new analysis of global fishing data has found the world’s fishing fleet doubled in size over the 65-years to 2015 but for the amount of effort expended the catch fell more than 80 per cent.

When should you call 000?

A lack of public understanding about when to call an ambulance is putting a strain on paramedic services and potentially risking lives, new research has found.

What next for Scott Morrison?

Political science and election history offer some clues as to why the pundits failed on election night and Scott Morrison inched towards a famous victory, but what – if anything – will he do with power now?

How farming can fight climate change

Australia’s National Soil Advocate, former Governor-General Major General Michael Jeffery, has called on the major political parties to cut through the climate change debate and recognise that farmers have much of the answer to sequestering carbon.