3+ day, 57+ min ago   (468+ words) Western Australia's scientific and research excellence will be in the spotlight as Science Meets Parliament takes place in Western Australia for the first time ever. Also the first time Science Meets Parliament is held outside Canberra, the event is expected…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (125+ words) In August 2026, energy regulators from 13 Pacific countries came together in Brisbane for training. The training was part of the Office of the Pacific Energy Regulators Alliance (OPERA). The two-day workshops covered: While in Brisbane, participants also attended a conference hosted…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (665+ words) Mirage News The European Space Agency (ESA) will implement an astronaut mission to the International Space Station for Greece. The flight will be part of the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station that NASA awarded to Vast....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (268+ words) Dr Yannick Ulrich, a research fellow in the Department of Mathematical Sciences, has been awarded a €1.5 million European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant to improve predictions for several important experiments in particle physics. Dr Ulrich will use the five-year grant…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (738+ words) Turning carbon dioxide into industrial chemicals used in everything from synthetic fuels to plastics and pharmaceuticals is costly. But new research shows it does not have to be. A study from University of Mississippi researcher Ahmed Badreldin and Carter Racine,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (503+ words) Mirage News What types of communication are most effective in motivating people to take action on climate change? To find out, a team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) reviewed a vast body of research from Switzerland and abroad examining…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (560+ words) Scientists have discovered that dopamine in a part of the brain called the tail of the striatum helps animals adapt to recurring threats and shift their focus toward rewards. When an animal encounters a potential threat in its environment, it…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (211+ words) Mirage News The report shows emissions were 455.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO2-e), a decrease of 1.6% (7.5 Mt CO2-e) compared with the previous year. At the sector level, year-on-year changes include: - Decreased electricity emissions (down 3.7%; 5.6 Mt CO2-e), reflecting record renewables generation and…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (408+ words) An experiment at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland has successfully produced, captured and transported positrons using a novel system developed for CERN's proposed Future Circular Collider (FCC). The results show that the key elements of the FCC positron-source…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (267+ words) Some of the world's leading infectious disease ecologists will gather in Hobart this week for the first Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases Asia-Pacific (EEID-AP) conference, hosted by the University of Tasmania. Running from 26-28 August, EEID-AP 2026 will bring together more…...