Dec 20, 2024 · Media release From: The Lancet The Lancet Psychiatry: One in 127 people on the autism spectrum globally in 2021, latest estimates suggest One in every 127 people (61.8 million individuals) were estimated to be on the autism spectrum globally in 2021, according to a new study from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors (GBD) 2021 published in The Lancet Psychiatry.

Jan 10, 2025 · The paper is incredibly helpful in the way it outlines the enormous opportunities for carbon storage in building materials. Australia has a high scope 3 emissions exposure through its importation of the world's single largest source of carbon emissions, being Portland Cement clinker from Japan, Malaysia, and Indonesia for use in buildings and road construction.

Jan 7, 2025 · Media release From: Macquarie University New Genetic Biocontrol Breakthrough Offers Hope Against Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes and Agricultural Pests. A revolutionary new biological pest control method that targets the lifespan of female insects could significantly reduce the threat of insect pests such as disease-carrying mosquitoes by offering faster and more effective results than current ...

Jan 6, 2025 · Not peer-reviewed: This work has not been scrutinised by independent experts, or the story does not contain research data to review (for example an opinion piece). If you are reporting on research that has yet to go through peer-review (eg. conference abstracts and preprints) be aware that the findings can change during the peer review process.

Dec 30, 2024 · Peer-reviewed: This work was reviewed and scrutinised by relevant independent experts. Simulation/modelling: This type of study uses a computer simulation or mathematical model to predict an outcome. The original values put into the model may have come from real-world measurements (eg: past spread of a disease used to model its future spread).

Nov 22, 2024 · International researchers have figured out the makeup of a "phantom chemical" found in some drinking water, over 40 years after it was first discovered.

Jan 13, 2025 · Peer-reviewed: This work was reviewed and scrutinised by relevant independent experts. Experimental study: At least one thing in the experiment was changed to see if it had an impact on the subjects (often people or animals) – eg: changing the amount of time mice spend on an exercise wheel to find out what impact it has on weight loss. Cells: This is a study based on research in micro ...

Oct 17, 2024 · Marine heatwaves and cold spells are occurring both on the ocean surface and below, with ocean currents influencing their frequency. While marine heatwaves (MHWs) have been studied at the sea surface for more than a decade, new research has found 80 per cent of MHWs below 100 metres are independent of surface events, highlighting a previously overlooked aspect of ocean warming.

Dec 13, 2024 · The Coalition has released the highly anticipated modelling of its nuclear energy plan. Produced by Frontier Economics, the report's author says including nuclear power in our energy mix is cheaper – by up to 44% - for Australians in the medium-term future.

Nov 12, 2024 · Media release From: Springer Nature Planetary science: Voyager 2's Uranus flyby was during an anomalous solar event The Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus in 1986 — which has formed much of the scientific understanding of the planet — may have occurred under rare conditions, when its magnetosphere was unusually compressed by solar wind, suggests a paper published in Nature Astronomy.