Taking an antibiotic before or just after sex could help stop the spread of STIs among men who have sex with men and transgender women, according to an international review of the existing evidence.

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 ...

People who use a new online tool that helps pick the right antidepressant for them are more likely to stick with their treatment over an eight week period and show symptom improvement, according to UK ...

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 ...

*BRIEFING RECORDING AVAILABLE* An annual survey of young Australians aged 15-29, called the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll (SDRR) survey, has revealed the gaps in what young Australians know about their ...

US researchers say that as we die, our brainwaves show up in the same way that they do during dreaming, recalling memories or meditating, and our brains remain active and coordinated during and even ...

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 ...

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Researchers from Australia, NZ, the Cook Islands and French Polynesia, have helped to map the toxins known as ciguatoxins that are one of the most common causes of seafood-linked food poisoning. The ...

Scientists have long been fascinated by the formation of gold nuggets, often found nestled within quartz veins. New research led by Monash University geologists suggests that the process might be even ...

New research co-led by WEHI and Duke-NUS Medical School has uncovered an essential role for the protein MCL-1 in tissue regeneration, which could offer insights that help develop new treatments for ...

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 ...