Florey researchers have found evidence of higher levels of the plastic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in pregnant mothers who gave birth to sons with autism. Research published in Nature Communications, ...

Kaupapa Māori researchers spoke with several rangatahi Māori living in Tāmaki Mākaurau about their experiences securing housing. Participants overwhelmingly felt they are negatively stereotyped when ...

New bat viruses, including two that are closely related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses, have been discovered among bats in orchards in China's southwest. The 20 new viruses, along with new ...

Amongst the revelations in the comprehensive evaluation is that plastics in soil may be exposed to up to 10,000 chemical additives, most of which are unregulated in agriculture. “These microplastics ...

Cannabis use may impact the way a woman's eggs and embryos develop, according to a study both in the lab and with women undergoing IVF treatment. Researchers analysed 1,059 follicular fluid samples ...

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred was downgraded to a tropical low shortly after making landfall on Friday night. Below, Australian experts comment on the ongoing extreme weather event, with communities ...

Children whose mothers had diabetes in pregnancy – gestational and pre-existing - do not have an increased risk of developmental vulnerability or lower educational outcomes, a new University of ...

Members of a community that take the seasonal influenza vaccine are likely lowering overall flu transmission and reducing the risk for those who haven't been vaccinated, according to an international ...

New Zealand; Pacific; International Victoria University of Wellington,National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA),Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, China Nature ...

As we enter the season of overindulgence, you may want to stick to the dark choccies, as US and Chinese scientists say eating five servings of dark chocolate a week may reduce your risk of type 2 ...

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 ...

Tiny tardigrades, sometimes known as water bears, are amazingly tough and can survive being frozen for 30 years, but an even tinier beastie has just blown that claim to fame out of the water. Bdelloid ...