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Climate change will drive future pandemics, says PM Science prize recipient-thumbnail

Climate change will drive future pandemics, says PM Science prize recipient

Draft NSW Government park management plan ‘flawed’ and ignores damage caused by feral horses

Draft NSW Government park management plan ‘flawed’ and ignores damage caused by feral horses

An open letter to the NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean published today calls on the NSW Government to work towards removing all feral horses from every NSW protected area.

Statement from the President—Government’s net zero 2050 announcement-thumbnail

Statement from the President—Government’s net zero 2050 announcement

New climate change hub to be a trusted source of climate science and solutions-thumbnail

New climate change hub to be a trusted source of climate science and solutions

Academy condemns trolling, bullying and harassment of scientists simply for doing their job-thumbnail

Academy condemns trolling, bullying and harassment of scientists simply for doing their job

A new survey by the Australian Science Media Centre (AusSMC) has found one in five Australian scientists experienced death threats and/or threats of physical or sexual violence after speaking to the media about COVID-19.

Proceedings of National RNA Science and Technology Roundtable released-thumbnail

Proceedings of National RNA Science and Technology Roundtable released

The full proceedings of a national roundtable to identify Australia's RNA science and technology priorities have been released.

Report: Advancing Data-Intensive Research in Australia-thumbnail

Report: Advancing Data-Intensive Research in Australia

Team responsible for cancer research breakthrough wins Eureka Award

Team responsible for cancer research breakthrough wins Eureka Award

A breakthrough bioprinting system that can rapidly produce 3D cell structures is set to be a game-changer for cancer research and therapeutic development.

2021 Nobel Prize winners for physics

The 2021 science Nobel Prizes: Academy Fellows respond

This week the three prestigious Nobel Prizes for science were announced for the fields of Physiology or Medicine, Physics, and Chemistry. Here’s how some of the Academy’s Fellows responded to the announcement.