When Nature Bites Back: Crocodile Attack Sparks 30+ Year Project To Create Pain Relief Gel
In 1986, John Watson’s finger was bitten off by a crocodile. A Nyikina Mangala man from the Jarlmadangah Burru Aboriginal Community of the Kimberley, John…
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Scientists Are on the Cusp of a New Vaccine Modality Breakthrough
Researchers from Griffith University are on the brink of a technological breakthrough in vaccine development with a possible new vaccine modality. Professor Bernd Rehm and…
Microplastics From Tires Are Polluting Our Waterways
A recent study led by Griffith University revealed that urban stormwater particles from tire wear were the most prevalent microplastic Published in Environmental Science &…
History Etched in Stone: Scientists Unravel Sad Story of Ancient Malaysian Rock Art
Researchers from the Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research, in partnership with The Sarawak Museum Department, have become the first to date drawings of…
Scientists Uncover Startling Impacts of Excessive YouTube on Loneliness and Mental Health
Research conducted by the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention (AISRAP) suggests that regular YouTube users are more likely to experience increased levels of…
Whale of a Tale: The Truth About Whales and Climate Change
A recent study by Griffith University and a team of global researchers found that whales’ contribution to carbon capture is minimal and insufficient to significantly…
Got Milk? Ancient Tibetans’ Dairy Secrets Revealed in Groundbreaking Study
Dairy pastoralism began on the plateau by ~3500 years ago and supported population expansion into its vast, non-farmable highlands. Ancient populations on the Tibetan Plateau…
Weight Loss Surgery – A Promising Treatment Option for Type 2 Diabetes
Results have shown that bariatric surgery is an effective treatment for individuals who have both type 2 diabetes and morbid obesity, with almost 50% of…
Shocking Study Finds Nose Picking Could Increase Risk for Alzheimer’s and Dementia
In new research, Griffith University scientists have demonstrated that a bacteria can travel through the olfactory nerve in the nose and into the brain in…
Not Science Fiction: Quantum Teleportation Provides Express Lane for Data Communication
Teleportation may be a concept usually reserved for science fiction, but researchers have demonstrated that it can be used to avoid loss in communication channels…
Bacteria in the Nose Can Sneak Into the Brain – May Increase Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
New research from Griffith University has shown that a bacterium commonly present in the nose can sneak into the brain and set off a cascade…
Preliminary Evidence Suggests Coronavirus Jumped From Animals to Humans Multiple Times
The origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which has caused the COVID-19 pandemic, has been hotly debated. This debate has caused substantial difficulties in the Australia-China…
The Symptoms of the Delta Variant Differ From Traditional COVID-19 – Here’s What To Look Out For
We’ve been living in a COVID world for more than 18 months now. At the outset of the pandemic, government agencies and health authorities scrambled…
New Quantum Paradox Reveals Contradiction Between Widely Held Beliefs – “Something’s Gotta Give”
Quantum physicists at Griffith University have unveiled a new paradox that says, when it comes to certain long-held beliefs about nature, “something’s gotta give.” Quantum…
Businesses Warned There Will Be No “Back to Normal” Following COVID-19 Pandemic
Businesses are being warned there will be no ‘back to normal’ following the COVID-19 pandemic and the idea of simply ‘bouncing back’ isn’t feasible. Lex…
Modern Human Ancestry Cast in Doubt After Fossil Skull Discovery
Griffith University scientists have led an international team to date the skull of an early human found in Africa, potentially upending human evolution knowledge with…
Quantum Experiment Verifies Nonlocal Wavefunction Collapse for a Single Particle
Physicists from Griffith University have demonstrated “spooky action at a distance” for the first time with no efficiency loophole by splitting a single photon between…
Physicists Propose Existence of Parallel Universes, Challenge Quantum Science
In a newly published study, physicists propose that parallel universes really exist and that they interact and influence one another by a subtle force of…