Due to a negative focus and social media, audiences are divided into warring camps. But there’s a solution.

The architect of Australia’s current research integrity system says it isn’t working.

An investigation can reveal the secret history of one of Australia’s top scientists, whose faked data underpins a drug now being given to patients.

It’s the insult Stephen Bailey can’t wait to hear. “You’re boring”, the nurse says, matter-of-factly.

This debate is as old as schooling itself: should boys and girls really be going to different schools?

Researchers are arguing over whether ‘disruptive’ or ‘novel’ science is waning – and how to remedy the problem.

This article from the FDA compares broad U.S. recommendations on Covid vaccination with those from other countries and announces the adoption of an evidence-based approach to such recommendations.

Is this new scanner a medical miracle, or a cautionary tale about the perils of shiny new tech?

Vet costs are pushing pet owners to the brink, with treatment fees rising by 34 per cent over the past four years, which eclipses the rate of inflation.

The Second Albanese Ministry and its 2025 Administrative Arrangements Order show a government shifting decisively from reform design to delivery architecture. With stable super-departments and a growi...

​After a review of its magazine business, CSIRO Publishing, the national science agency’s editorially independent publishing arm, has made the difficult

A fossil found in Victoria’s High Country has given scientists an astonishing new insight into life’s evolution from water onto land.

Researchers in “natural language processing” tried to tame human language. Then came the transformer.

While commentary tends to focus on the day-to-day campaign, researchers say there’s long-term forces at play in how we vote.

A visit to a suburb so diverse that researchers call it superdiverse reveals a thriving community bonded by shared hurt – and shared hope.

The shingles vaccine seems to give some protection against dementia. But why?

Researchers are debating the strength of evidence connecting technology to surging rates of adolescent mental illness. But they have some clear advice for parents.

Everything changed in 2020. Millions of Australians found themselves stuck inside – just as an ecosystem of ADHD content creators was flourishing on social media.

AI models can pass medical exams, read MRIs and blood tests, and provide diagnoses. But patients are urged to be cautious.

Hundreds of thousands of doses of moxidectin – which treats a disease caused by a parasitic worm – are being given to patients, the result of an audacious strategy offering a new way to develop medici...

Over three years, daily omega-3 supplementation slowed ageing by three months. Liam Mannix pulls the evidence apart.

Hundreds of thousands of doses of moxidectin – which treats a disease caused by a parasitic worm – are being given to patients, the result of an audacious strategy offering a new way to develop medici...

Parents can access the formula over the internet without a doctor’s visit or prescription.

The swelling started with almost no warning, then seven-year-old Fiona Wardman’s hand ballooned like a rubber glove hooked to a tap.

Why would evolution produce an organism that must spend 150 minutes a week doing things like running on a treadmill to maintain health?

Baboons eat the perfect diet in the wild. There’s one specific “appetite” that could help humans eat well too.

Journalists’ flawed math and ignorance of crypto markets turn tokens into fake fortunes

The first interviewee for Future of Work column.

The college said the So Hot Right Now conference, where the headline speaker is high-profile British GP Louise Newson, was no longer deemed eligible to be credited as professional development for GPs.

Anne O’Keeffe can only meditate when she’s in a good place mentally. When she’s not, the practice only makes things worse.

An international commission made the case for focusing on body fat quantity and the illnesses people experience.

Experimental model’s record-breaking performance on science and maths tests wows researchers.

Why would evolution produce an organism that must spend 150 minutes a week doing things like running on a treadmill to maintain health?

A research project on a cannabis cancer cure is under investigation amid allegations over ethical approvals.

The government’s free camping policy has led to a boom in bookings but many campgrounds are dotted with empty sites.

Studies reveal how risky play can benefit child development. But encouraging it can be a challenge for parents.

A deadly strain of the virus killed a patient in the US and left a teenager critically ill. The outbreak has raised concerns about bird flu spreading between humans.

A request by the NSW government to access Moderna’s mRNA facility to make animal vaccines was knocked back in 2022.

Many owners think so, thanks to the “talking buttons” craze on TikTok and Instagram. Scientists are less convinced.

Scientists at the National Measurement Institute test about 30,000 samples a year, predominantly food for nutritional value, allergens, safety or place of origin.

It can be difficult in today’s social media-driven age to sort fact from false information when it comes to being healthy.

A "tidal wave" of big batteries and record amounts of new solar and wind are driving down prices and will help deliver 82 pct renewables by 2030, but only if momentum can be maintained.

The category of ultraprocessed foods is so broad it borders on useless.