Danish, Dutch and Australian scientists say individual and group therapy for grieving older adults are equally effective. The team compared outcomes between 56 grieving people aged over 65 who took ...

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirmed that 2025 was one of the three warmest years on record, continuing the streak of extraordinary global temperatures. The past 11 years have ...

Quitting smoking with the help of a smartphone app could be almost 3 times as effective as trying to quit with no support, and using an app alongside traditional interventions like nicotine ...

Among the myriad medical treatments for low back pain – a leading cause of disability that affects more than 600 million people worldwide – new Australian research has found that simpler and ...

New research has pinpointed the cellular mechanism responsible for driving the long-observed sex differences in chronic visceral pain. Recently published in the journal Science, the international ...

Subsidies for green technologies (‘carrots’) may help in the short-term, but punishment policies like charging for carbon emissions (‘sticks’) are likely needed as well to greatly reduce CO2 emissions ...

Assessing teens' personalities to identify those most at risk of addiction to drugs or alcohol could allow effective early intervention and help keep them on the straight and narrow, according to ...

It turns out profanities aren't just fun, they may actually be a secret superpower, boosting your strength and staying power, according to UK scientists. They say this may be because cussing helps us ...

Restoring coral reef fisheries could sustainably improve food security in tropical developing regions, according to international researchers, including Australians. The team calculated the potential ...

Hives of non-native honey bees in natural mānuka shrublands might disrupt the native ecosystem, according to NZ researchers. They studied DNA traces left by insects visiting the flowers, and found ...

Health labels on foods can influence buyer behaviour and a more holistic labelling system may be more effective than just labelling foods as 'healthy' or 'unhealthy', according to US research. The ...

**BRIEFING RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE** Our diets are being displaced around the world by cheaper, ultra-processed foods that are in turn increasing the rate of chronic diseases, according to a series of ...