Eastern Australia is battling fifth major wave of floods in 19 months
25 October 2022
More extreme rain has flooded 43 towns in New South Wales, 24 in Victoria and three in Tasmania and the abnormally wet conditions are expected to last until 2023
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Vocal communication recorded in 53 animals we thought were silent
25 October 2022
New recordings of sounds made by reptiles, amphibians and fish suggest that vocal communication has a common evolutionary origin in vertebrates
Turmeric supplements have been linked to liver damage in five people
25 October 2022
Five new cases of jaundice have been associated with the regular consumption of turmeric supplements and teas, with all cases recovering after treatment
Quantum watch is a 'completely new way of measuring time'
24 October 2022
A quantum stopwatch made of lasers and helium atoms can measure the time that has passed with complete accuracy, without counting seconds like other clocks
People who use cannabis may experience more pain after surgery
23 October 2022
A study of nearly 35,000 people who underwent various surgeries found that those who used cannabis in the month prior reported higher pain levels after their procedures
Hypnotherapy app eases irritable bowel syndrome symptoms in six weeks
23 October 2022
Users of the Nerva app saw their IBS symptoms decrease in severity, however, the trial didn't compare the app's efficacy against standard treatments
Engineering firms explore plan to slow melting of Greenland glacier
21 October 2022
Companies are considering a major geoengineering project that would build a barrier to block warm seawater from reaching the base of Jakobshavn glacier in Greenland
JWST spots smallest galaxy outside our local universe
21 October 2022
The James Webb Space Telescope has glimpsed the smallest galaxy outside our local universe – and it is a thousand times less massive than the Milky Way
Glyphosate weedkiller impairs learning and memory in bumblebees
21 October 2022
Bumblebees exposed to glyphosate performed worse in tests that required them to remember which colours were linked to rewards
High school student is first to sequence the angelfish genome
21 October 2022
17-year-old Indeever Madireddy sequenced the genome of his pet angelfish after it died – the first time this species has been sequenced
