Subsidies for green technologies (‘carrots’) may help in the short-term, but punishment policies like charging for carbon emissions (‘sticks’) are likely needed as well to greatly reduce CO2 emissions ...

Assessing teens' personalities to identify those most at risk of addiction to drugs or alcohol could allow effective early intervention and help keep them on the straight and narrow, according to ...

It turns out profanities aren't just fun, they may actually be a secret superpower, boosting your strength and staying power, according to UK scientists. They say this may be because cussing helps us ...

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 ...

**BRIEFING RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE** Our diets are being displaced around the world by cheaper, ultra-processed foods that are in turn increasing the rate of chronic diseases, according to a series of ...

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 ...

The new shingles vaccine is effective in older adults and beneficial for people who have already had the older vaccine option, according to a US study. In 2023, Australia began using the two-dose ...

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 ...

People who remain virgins into adulthood are on average more educated, less likely to use alcohol or drugs, and more likely to be nervous, lonely and unhappy, according to an Australian and ...