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The Australian Science Media Centre Inc. works to enhance the media's coverage of science, for the benefit of all Australians. Home of https://scimex.org
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🍆Human penis size may indicate male attractiveness and fighting ability, with a larger size more attractive to women and more likely to intimidate rivals, say @monashuniversity.bsky.social @scienceanu.bsky.social @unimelb.bsky.social researchers

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#science #sizematters
January 23, 2026 at 6:15 AM
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📺Most of us probably enjoy binging our favourite TV shows from time to time, but becoming a binge addict may mean you're more likely to be lonely, according to Chinese scientists

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#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #bingewatching
January 22, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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✋Like something out of the Addams Family, scientists have created a detachable robotic hand that can crawl and grab objects

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January 21, 2026 at 12:47 AM
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🦈Four shark attacks have now been recorded off NSW beaches in 48 hours, with authorities closing more than 20 beaches

Experts from across the country respond
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#science #sciencenews #sciencefacts #shark #sharkattack
January 20, 2026 at 1:55 AM
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🤕 Norwegian researchers say people who were admitted to the hospital for a traumatic injury are nine times more likely to commit suicide than their uninjured peers

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#science #sciencenews #research #sciencefacts #traumarecovery
January 19, 2026 at 1:37 AM
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🎮Playing video games for more than 10 hours a week could have a significant impact on young people’s diet, sleep and body weight, according to @curtinuniversity.bsky.social

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#science #gamingaddict #gamingcommunity #gaming
January 16, 2026 at 3:34 AM
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🐈An Irish scientist surveyed 975 people in the UK, around a third of whom had experienced the death of a pet and nearly all of whom had experienced the death of a person, and found around one in five said the death of their pet was more distressing

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#science #petlovers
January 15, 2026 at 12:04 AM
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🚶Tiny changes in exercise, diet and sleep could still help people live longer, according to two papers from Australian and international researchers

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#science #sciencenews #knowledge #sciencefacts #healthylifestylechoices
January 14, 2026 at 12:27 AM
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🌿US scientists brought together the existing evidence on cannabis for chronic pain and found that products with higher levels of psychoactive #THC and lower levels of non-psychoactive #CBD may provide modest improvements in the short term, especially for people with nerve pain

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December 23, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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📱Korean scientists investigated three popular chatbots people turn to for medical advice to see if they could be made to dish out dodgy recommendations when the prompts used were malicious attempts to manipulate their behaviour

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#science #sciencenews #research #stem #AI #drgoogle
December 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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🔝🔟Hold on to your hats (or sea sponge wigs if you're a dolphin), it's time for the AusSMC's top 10 WEIRD science stories of 2025!

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#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #top10 #listicle
December 19, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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💉The World Health Organization has once again confirmed there is no link between vaccines and autism, with a new analysis of the evidence

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#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #vaccines #vaccinesdontcauseautism #autism
December 12, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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🔥Humans were making and using fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to international archaeologists

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#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #anthropology
December 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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😟We may be more susceptible to disease if we have insomnia or anxiety because of a lower count of killer cells in our blood

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#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #insomnia #anxiety #mentalhealth
How do anxiety and insomnia weaken our immune system? Description of Scimex.org
December 10, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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🤒 Adults over 45 years might be at a higher risk of heart issues if they have had a respiratory syncytial virus(RSV) infection in the last year, say Danish researchers

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December 9, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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🎉2025 was another big year in science news. From Trump declaring war on science, extinct animals making a comeback, Deepseek taking over the AI world to forever chemicals found everywhere. Check out the SMC’s Top Ten science yarns of the year.

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#science #top10 #listicle
December 8, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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📱The social media ban comes into effect on Dec 10. Social media sites including FB, Insta, TikTok, X, and YouTube will not be allowed to let under 16 have accounts

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December 5, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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🤳It's not uncommon for social media influencers to share health content, and international researchers say platforms and governments need to work together to mitigate the harms that can come from inaccurate or biased influencer advice

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#science #sciencenews #knowledge #influencers
December 4, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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🦷Chinese researchers found pregnant mums with lower levels of vitamin D to have babies with increased odds of getting cavities in their teeth

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#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #cavities #pregnancy
December 3, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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🐍 Anacondas have been giant for over 12 million years, according to international researchers who analysed fossil remains of ancient snakes

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December 2, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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🐶 Prolonged use of cannabis derived products, including cannabidiols (#CBD), could help reduce aggression in dogs, according to international research

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December 1, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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🥳 Happy birthday to us 🎂

The AusSMC celebrates 20 years today! Celebrating two decades of helping people access trusted, evidence-based science information through the media.

🥂 Cheers to 20 more years! To help us celebrate, you can donate to our bubbly and cheesecake fund here: buff.ly/jMZTUj3 🤭
November 28, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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🤳 Excessive social media use may be driven by habit rather than genuine addiction. Instagram users tend to overestimate the extent to which they are addicted to the platform and this may be driven by news media mislabelling frequent social media use as an addiction

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#science
November 28, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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💉 International researchers in the final stages of testing say a monthly injection could help patients with asthma reduce or even discontinue their daily steroid medications

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#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #asthma
November 27, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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🍍 International researchers have developed a way to dye clothing using discarded pineapple peel - an approach they say can help upcycle food waste and provide a more sustainable option.

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#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #naturaldye
November 26, 2025 at 5:39 AM