Australian SPF Controversy Heats Up

The Australian controversy over discrepancies in SPF values has reached the US, following publication of an article in The New York Times. For the past several months, Happi reported on how a watchdog group, Choice, discovered several sunscreens...

Australian mushroom killer Erin Patterson set to appeal triple murder conviction

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Identifying Healthcare Waste Behavior: An Australian Case Study

In an ambitious effort to address the multifaceted challenges of healthcare waste management, a new study conducted by researchers including Jungbluth, Wright, and Bragge reveals a groundbreaking behaviour identification method aimed at refining...

Gig Guide: National science council gets two new members

Two Australian scientists with distinguished careers in genetics and molecular biology have taken up a seat on the federal government’s peak science and technology advisory council. Professor Archa Fox and Associate Professor Jeremy Brownlie have...

‘Indefensible’: Multinational govt tech suppliers pay almost no tax

The biggest tech suppliers to Australian governments are paying almost no tax relative to soaring local revenues, transparency data has again shown, amid growing calls for a revenue tax or digital services tax to be applied to Big Tech, as well as...

IChemE in Australia hosts roundtable to discuss how to grow the capability to decarbonise heavy industry

Off the back of the successful roundtable in Melbourne, IChemE in Australia has hosted the second roundtable, this time in Adelaide, South Australia at the GHD offices. The discussion was focused on how to grow the capability to decarbonise heavy...

Business News | How HDFC Sky Is Making Free Research Recommendations Accessible to Every Investor

VMPL New Delhi [India], October 3: Investing in the stock market can be intimidating, especially for beginners who lack access to reliable information. Traditionally, high-quality research recommendations were available only to premium...

Net zero aviation: turning what is technically possible into something commercially viable

One hundred years ago, the Italian aviator Francesco de Pinedo was attempting the unprecedented feat of crossing the Indian subcontinent in a flying boat. He later splashed down on the Tiber in Rome to national acclaim, having flown via Asia to...

Search scaled back for four-year-old missing in Australian outback

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Winners announced in Cool Science Image competition

MADISON, (WKOW) -- 13 winners have been announced in the UW-Madison 2025 Cool Science Image Contest. Winning snapshots include photos from professors, students, and specialists. The list includes a photo of the embryo of a scorpion by Prashant P....

UK-Australia expands Indigenous space education programme

3 October 2025 STFC has signed a groundbreaking agreement with Monash University to expand opportunities for Indigenous Australian students in space science education. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in international space...

Meet the entrepreneur behind Utah’s latest billion-dollar tech deal

Neither of the founders of software company DX are from Utah. Nor are most of its early employees, who helped launch the business above an art gallery on Park City’s quaint Main Street during the pandemic. Co-founder Abi Noda didn’t want to build...

Weaponizing uncertainty in science and in public health puts people in harm’s way

You have full access to this article via your institution. Head of the US Food and Drugs Administration Marty Makary at the White House on 22 September.Credit: Andrew Harnik/GettyOn 22 September, the United States’ top public-health officials...

The Shock of the Obvious: Australia’s University Oligarchs

It’s always comforting to hear politicians reveal wisdom and novel notions long known to those who vote for them. This tendency endears the dim rascals to you, showing an ignorance that remains, for the most part, unblemished. If we get democracy,...

More than 60,000 cancer patients in England ‘not getting necessary radiotherapy’

More than 60,000 cancer patients a year are not getting the radiotherapy they need at all, while some patients in England face waits of up to six months to begin the treatment, according to research. The situation is so dire that nearly 100 heads...

All of the signs fans think reveal that The Amazing Race Australia is rigged

When it comes to reality TV, it is easy to assume that it’s all too good to be true and that everything is rigged to someone’s benefit or detriment. And The Amazing Race Australia is no exception. Every year, all of the contestants do...

Substation connection for stage one of Australia’s Supernode battery

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has connected the stage one substation of its Brendale-based Supernode BESS to Queensland’s transmission network. Located 23 km north of Brisbane, back-feed energization was achieved via a dedicated connection to...

Making summer plans – a young person’s perspective on the algal bloom crisis in South Australia

Introduction by Croakey: A free hotline has been launched in South Australia to provide timely, consistent information about the toxic algal bloom, including the latest health advice and access to mental health services. The 1800 774 779 hotline...

Australian military inducts its final Hawkei

The final Hawkei – referred to as the Protected Mobility Vehicle – Light (PMV-L) by the Australian military – was handed over on 23 September. Thales Australia produced 1,100 of these vehicles. The final Hawkei was formally delivered to No. 2...

Asian Stocks Mixed; Wall Street Tech Lifts Records

Manila– Asian shares were mixed on Friday after heavy buying of tech shares led benchmarks on Wall Street to more records. US futures and oil prices were higher. Markets have largely shrugged off the shutdown of the US government after Democrat...