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 ...

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer people are more likely to have experienced childhood trauma before the age of 18 than their heterosexual peers, according to international research. The team used ...

We know artificial intelligence (AI) is energy and water hungry, but how hungry? A Dutch scientist says that, while figuring out the power and water use of chatbots like ChatGPT is hard, looking at ...

Generative AI technology could create between 1.2 and 5 million tonnes of e-waste between 2020 and 2030, predicts new research in Nature Computational Science. The ...

A new review summarises the geological history of the world's youngest continent, Te Riu-a-Māui/Zealandia, which Aotearoa shares with New Caledonia. Zealandia began ...

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 ...

People who stop taking their weight loss medication return to their original weight in less than two years on average, according to an international review of weight loss drug trials. The team looked ...

A large majority of young people who access medical gender-affirming care including puberty-blockers and hormones say they are satisfied with their choice a few years later, according to international ...

People are staying home far more since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to US researchers who say urban planning should adapt to this new normal. The researchers surveyed 34,000 Americans about their ...

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 ...

Five people have seen a colour never before visible to the naked human eye, according to new research published in Science Advances. Researchers used a laser system to deliver light from cell to cell ...

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 ...