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- Bit by bit microplastics from tyres are polluting our waterways https://news.griffith.edu.au/2023/09/06/bit-by-bit-microplastics-from-tyres-are-polluting-our-waterways/ 94 comments
- New research suggests nose picking could increase risk for Alzheimer’s in mice https://news.griffith.edu.au/2022/10/28/new-research-suggests-nose-picking-could-increase-risk-for-alzheimers-and-dementia/ 22 comments
- First evidence of human occupation in lava tube cave in Saudi Arabia https://news.griffith.edu.au/2024/04/18/first-evidence-of-human-occupation-in-lava-tube-cave-in-saudi-arabia/ 11 comments history
- Pollutants may mimic female sex hormones, feminizing endangered green sea turtles https://news.griffith.edu.au/2023/11/15/pollutants-may-mimic-female-sex-hormones-feminizing-endangered-green-sea-turtles/#:~:text=Published%20in%20Frontiers%20in%20Marine,already%20at%20risk%20of%20extinction 2 comments nature
- A new nasal vaccine provides long-term protection against Streptococcus in a new study in mice, the bacteria responsible for pharyngitis, impetigo, toxic shock syndrome, (flesh-eating) necrotising fasciitis, and cellulitis. There is no vaccine available. A human trial is underway in Canada. https://news.griffith.edu.au/2023/10/05/vaccine-via-the-nasal-passage-could-be-the-new-line-of-defence-against-strep-a/ 20 comments science
- Microplastics from tyres are polluting our waterways: study showed that in stormwater runoff during rain approximately 19 out of every 20 microplastics collected were tyre wear with anywhere from 2 to 59 particles per litre https://news.griffith.edu.au/2023/09/06/bit-by-bit-microplastics-from-tyres-are-polluting-our-waterways/ 469 comments science
- New evidence indicates that ~2.9 million years ago, early human ancestors used some of the oldest stone tools ever found to butcher hippos and pound plant material, along the shores of Africa’s Lake Victoria in Kenya https://news.griffith.edu.au/2023/02/10/2-9-million-year-old-butchery-site-reopens-case-of-who-made-first-stone-tools/ 263 comments history
- Enhancing coastal restoration by including animals – Griffith News https://news.griffith.edu.au/2022/10/20/enhancing-coastal-restoration-by-including-animals/ 3 comments environment
- New research suggests nose picking could increase risk for Alzheimer’s and dementia https://news.griffith.edu.au/2022/10/28/new-research-suggests-nose-picking-could-increase-risk-for-alzheimers-and-dementia/ 7 comments science
- New research suggests nose picking could increase risk for Alzheimer’s and dementia https://news.griffith.edu.au/2022/10/28/new-research-suggests-nose-picking-could-increase-risk-for-alzheimers-and-dementia/ 47 comments science
- Climate change could lead to larger algal blooms, new study finds https://news.griffith.edu.au/2022/08/15/climate-change-could-lead-to-larger-algal-blooms/?_gl=1%2Ayhhrzq%2A_ga%2AMTI3MDQyMDg4OC4xNjYwNjE1NDI4%2A_ga_5GKYJEBSN9%2AMTY2MDYxNTQyNy4xLjAuMTY2MDYxNTQzMy4w 29 comments science
- Ancient hand grenades: explosive weapons in medieval Jerusalem during Crusades https://news.griffith.edu.au/2022/04/26/ancient-hand-grenades-explosive-weapons-in-medieval-jerusalem-during-crusades/ 49 comments science
- Quantum physicists have unveiled a new paradox that says, when it comes to certain long-held beliefs about nature, “something’s gotta give”. The paradox means that if quantum theory works to describe observers, scientists would have to give up one of three cherished assumptions about the world. https://news.griffith.edu.au/2020/08/18/new-quantum-paradox-reveals-contradiction-between-widely-held-beliefs/ 414 comments science