Swearing boosts performance by helping people feel focused, disinhibited, study finds ...

Hold on to your hats (or sea sponge wigs if you're a dolphin), it's time for the AusSMC's top 10 WEIRD science stories of 2025! They're guaranteed NOT to turn your brain into glass, but we recommend ...

The TGA has announced that it will remove vitamin B6 supplements from shelves by June 2027. Customers will require pharmacist supervision to purchase products containing more than 50mg of vitamin B6, ...

An mRNA based flu vaccine, which has been developed by Pfizer, is 34.5% more effective against influenza-like illness compared to current flu vaccines, according to a new trial. The study included ...

Cities with a metro rail system have the best success at lowering car usage, according to European research. The team used a large mobility dataset to analyse how people get around different European ...

BACKGROUND BRIEFING: Bloomin' Algae! The latest science behind the SA algal bloom As we head into summer, many people are wondering what will happen to South Australia's algal bloom that h ...

A 13-year-old boy in New Zealand has undergone major surgery after eating 80–100 small neodymium magnets that were purchased on Temu. That's despite the magnets being banned for sale for personal or ...

An upcoming scientific conference, Agents4Science 2025, claims to be the first Open Conference where AI serves as both primary authors and reviewers of the research papers. Organised by researchers at ...

International researchers have developed a method for making bamboo-based plastic which they say is strong enough to be used for industrial purposes but able to biodegrade in soil within 50 days. The ...

International researchers suggest there is a link between a person's IQ at age 18 and their risk of developing alcohol use disorder (AUD). The team looked at close to 600,000 people from the Swedish ...

There's always something comforting about a wood-burning fire in the home, but UK researchers presenting at the European Respiratory Society Congress suggest that gathering around the hearth might ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the federal government's emissions target for 2035 will be a cut of 62-70%. It comes as the government also releases its plan to eventually reach net zero ...