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Small hole in paddock responsible for 10,000 cars worth of emissions
Researchers have found a single coal borehole in rural Queensland is releasing the same amount of greenhouse gases as 10,000 cars, revealing a potentially underreported source of methane in the atmosphere.
3 September 2025
Coercive control puts children at risk of mental illness later in life
Children who experience coercive control face an increased risk of developing a mental illness in adulthood, a new childhood domestic violence study has found.
3 September 2025
Research identifies Australian rival for imported ingredient
Sap from a tree common in inland areas of Australia has shown promise as a replacement for the widely used, imported food and pharmaceutical ingredient gum Arabic.
2 September 2025
Analysis
80 years since the end of World War II, a dangerous legacy lingers in the Pacific
On September 2, 1945, the second world war ended when Japan officially surrendered. Today, on the 80th anniversary, the physical legacy of the conflict remains etched into land and sea.
2 September 2025
The brain science behind how we see faces in objects
The human brain can sometimes see faces in objects faster than recognising the objects themselves, a UQ study has found.
26 August 2025
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Dancing dwarf galaxies predict our Milky Way's future
11 August 2025
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UQ study reveals rich but vulnerable picture of island frogs and fish
A first database has been compiled of the frog and freshwater fish species on hundreds of Australian islands.
14 August 2025
Analysis
70 years of data show extreme heat is already wiping out tropical bird populations
New research shows extreme heat is having a particularly severe effect on tropical birds.
12 August 2025
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