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Australian Science Media Centre @aussmc.bsky.social · Dec 9
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🌹Do better than "be my mistress."

We're revisiting our most popular story for #valentinesday

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February 13, 2026 at 6:52 AM
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❤️ 🩷 🧡 Need an expert to talk to about #Valentines day tomorrow?🧡🩷 ❤️

📢 Chat to sexual health and STI expert Professor Eric Chow from @monashuniversity.bsky.social

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February 13, 2026 at 1:23 AM
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🏭️ Higher air pollution could increase the risk of physical disabilities getting worse and reduce the chances of getting better, according to international researchers

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February 12, 2026 at 2:42 AM
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🏃‍♀️‍➡️ Researchers from @jcuofficial.bsky.social and @thekidsau.bsky.social suggest that exercising might be as good as, or better than medication or therapies for dealing with symptoms of anxiety and depression

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#science #DepressionAndAnxietyAwareness #exerciseformentalhealth
February 11, 2026 at 3:18 AM
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☕️ Drinking caffeinated tea or coffee has been linked to a lower risk of dementia

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February 10, 2026 at 4:40 AM
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🦇 More Australian animals are getting tangled up in man-made materials such as netting or wire than in the 2010s

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#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #flyingfox #aussieanimals
February 9, 2026 at 4:53 AM
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⚽ Wearable technology shows a high-stakes football game can have a lasting, visible impact on your stress levels, according to German research

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#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #football
February 6, 2026 at 4:40 AM
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🔦 If you need an expert to talk to during National Ovarian Cancer Awareness month, look no further than our #EXPERTSPOTLIGHT Dr Amy Wilson from @hudsonresearch.bsky.social

🔍️ Amy can talk on all things ovarian cancer, and you can find her details here: buff.ly/GczQq6L
February 6, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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📱Older people are more likely to engage with health misinformation, according to international researchers who say this is across the web, not just on social media

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February 5, 2026 at 3:35 AM
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💉 About two in five cancers across the world are likely preventable, according to an international analysis that found 30 risk factors that could be influenced, such as through lifestyle changes and infection control

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February 4, 2026 at 3:29 AM
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⭐ Crown-of-thorns starfish are notorious for crunching down on coral reefs, and @jcuofficial.bsky.social @utas.edu.au researchers believe that some of the starfish outbreaks could be due to overfishing of the predatory fish that eat them

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#science #COTS #crownofthornsstarfish
February 3, 2026 at 5:51 AM
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🤢 Researchers have helped to map the toxins known as ciguatoxins that are one of the most common causes of seafood-linked food poisoning

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#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #foodpoisoning
February 2, 2026 at 5:28 AM
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🩻 The assistance of artificial intelligence for routine mammograms means more cancers are picked up, and fewer diagnoses are made between screens, according to international research

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#science #sciencenews #research #stem #knowledge #sciencefacts #mamogram #AI #cancerdetection
AI-assisted mammograms pick up more cancers and reduce later diagnoses
AI-assisted mammograms pick up more cancers and reduce later diagnoses The assistance of artificial intelligence for routine mammograms means more cancers are picked up, and fewer diagnose
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January 30, 2026 at 4:13 AM
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🦠Writing a story about emerging diseases, such as Nipah?

💬 Chat to our #EXPERTSPOTLIGHT Dr Alison Peel from @sydney.edu.au

😷 Alison can talk about disease spillover, emerging infectious diseases, disease ecology, virology and much more!

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January 30, 2026 at 1:48 AM
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🏥 Some keyhole surgeries can be done safely and effectively by a robot operated remotely by a surgeon in an entirely different location, according to Chinese research.

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January 29, 2026 at 4:14 AM
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🐕Dingoes have been culled on K'gari following the tragic death of Canadian backpacker Piper James. Australian experts have responded to the cull.

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January 28, 2026 at 12:55 AM
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🏭UK and French researchers suggest the health impacts from the production of plastics might reach numbers more than double those of 2016 by the year 2040

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#science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #plasticpollution
January 27, 2026 at 5:07 AM
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🔦 If you need an expert ahead of the National Cabinet meeting for health and disability funding, look no further than our #EXPERTSPOTLIGHT Dr Lloyd Walker

🦼 He is an expert in all things Assistive technology and you can find his details here: www.scimex.org/experts?name...
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January 27, 2026 at 2:23 AM
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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