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Updating our understanding of Earth’s architecture

A world map showing a new tectonic plate model with boundary zones in darker shading.

New models that show how the continents were assembled are providing fresh insights into the history of the Earth and will help provide a better understanding of natural hazards like earthquakes and volcanoes.

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Study reveals Indigenous Australians at higher risk of HPV throat cancers

Professor Lisa Jamieson smiles into the camera.

Researchers from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ have found that throat cancers caused by human papilloma virus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted disease, are 15 times more prevalent in Indigenous Australians than young non-Indigenous Australians, and five times the prevalence reported in a systematic review involving the US, Brazil, Mexico and Finland.

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Fellowships celebrate lifelong dedication to science

2022 ³ÉÈË´óƬ Fellows of the AAS

The ³ÉÈË´óƬ’s Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Peter Høj AC, Emeritus Professor Peter Langridge, and Professor Timothy Hughes, are among 22 new Fellows of The Australian Academy of Science.

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On the search for the secrets of southern sky

An aerial photo of Sibinacocha Lake, Peru.

The next steps are being taken to unlock the secrets of the universe above the southern hemisphere. ³ÉÈË´óƬ researchers are working with water tank manufacturer Aquamate to investigate the best way to deploy sensors to detect the highest energy gamma rays from the universe.

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Soil carbon increases under cover crops

Researcher Joseph Marks with a split core sample of soil.

Planting cover crops directly underneath grapevines can help mitigate the effects of climate change and improve land sustainability, research conducted by the ³ÉÈË´óƬ has found.

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New role in future of Murray-Darling Basin

A bridge across the Darling River, trees are in the background with a blue sky above.

The ³ÉÈË´óƬ will play a key role in a new multi-million dollar collaborative research program set up to safeguard the environmental and commercial future of the Murray-Darling Basin.

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Reducing atrial fibrillation through ED protocol

A doctor uses a stethoscope to listen to a patient's heart.

Researchers from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ will investigate if a streamlined approach to treating atrial fibrillation (AF) in emergency departments leads to a reduction in heart-related hospitalisations.

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New micro device injects a boost to IVF success

An image of the IVF micro device.

A research team led by the ³ÉÈË´óƬ, in partnership with medical technology company Fertilis, has delivered a ground-breaking new micro-device to streamline the only fertility treatment procedure available for men with low sperm counts.

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Higher wheat yields and protein content on the horizon

Wheat grows in a field.

A team of international researchers has discovered a way to produce higher quality wheat. The scientists from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ and the UK’s John Innes Centre have identified a genetic driver that improves yield traits in wheat, which unexpectedly can also lead to increasing protein content by up to 25 per cent.

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Arthritis drug used to limit antibiotics in blood cancer patients

A doctor and patient smile at each other,

Researchers from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ and the Radboud University Medical Centre in the Netherlands have repurposed an arthritis drug to restrict the use of antibiotics in the treatment of side effects caused by blood cancer, including leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma.

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