⚽ Wearable technology shows a high-stakes football game can have a lasting, visible impact on your stress levels, according to German research ✨Follow the link for more information on this story✨ buff.ly/vf7DygF #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #football

🔦 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

📱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 www.scimex.org/newsfeed/old... #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #misinformation

💉 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 buff.ly/2TKMi8e #science #sciencenews #research #stem #cancer #cancerprevention

⭐ 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 buff.ly/KYiJW3z #science #COTS #crownofthornsstarfish

🤢 Researchers have helped to map the toxins known as ciguatoxins that are one of the most common causes of seafood-linked food poisoning ✨Follow the link for more information on this story✨ www.scimex.org/newsfeed/map... #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #foodpoisoning

🩻 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 buff.ly/xTnJ54Q #science #sciencenews #research #stem #knowledge #sciencefacts #mamogram #AI #cancerdetection

🦠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! 🔎 Find her details here: buff.ly/NaMsbKf

🏥 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. buff.ly/0D43L5p #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #surgery #robotsurgery

🐕Dingoes have been culled on K'gari following the tragic death of Canadian backpacker Piper James. Australian experts have responded to the cull. ✨Follow the link to read the full comments✨ buff.ly/hMLaDx8 #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #Kgari #cull

🏭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 buff.ly/BuTQc31 #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #plasticpollution

🔦 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...

🍆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 buff.ly/FGjdHzb #science #sizematters

📺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 buff.ly/qJwBIak #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #bingewatching

✋Like something out of the Addams Family, scientists have created a detachable robotic hand that can crawl and grab objects ✨Follow the link for more information on this story✨ buff.ly/W0Vdw3c #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #robotics

🦈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 @jcuofficial.bsky.social ✨Follow the link in to read the comments✨ buff.ly/rgrhK8Q #science #sciencenews #sciencefacts #shark #sharkattack

🤕 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 ✨Follow the link for more information on this story✨ buff.ly/PkbDX7r #science #sciencenews #research #sciencefacts #traumarecovery

🎮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 ✨Follow the link in for more information on this story✨ buff.ly/kCblQQs #science #gamingaddict #gamingcommunity #gaming

🐈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 buff.ly/xZJ1VHo #science #petlovers

🚶Tiny changes in exercise, diet and sleep could still help people live longer, according to two papers from Australian and international researchers ✨Follow the link for more information on this story✨ buff.ly/X6KubAH #science #sciencenews #knowledge #sciencefacts #healthylifestylechoices

🌿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 buff.ly/3c7Lpad

📱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 buff.ly/sHrm7NV #science #sciencenews #research #stem #AI #drgoogle

🔝🔟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! ✨Follow the link to read our weirdest ten stories of this year buff.ly/M9eSLhs #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #top10 #listicle

💉The World Health Organization has once again confirmed there is no link between vaccines and autism, with a new analysis of the evidence buff.ly/Ovi5mfc #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #vaccines #vaccinesdontcauseautism #autism

🔥Humans were making and using fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to international archaeologists ✨Follow the link for more information on this story✨ buff.ly/duXpY6b #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #anthropology

😟We may be more susceptible to disease if we have insomnia or anxiety because of a lower count of killer cells in our blood ✨Follow the link for more information on this story✨ buff.ly/rUNMlK4 #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #insomnia #anxiety #mentalhealth

🤒 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 ✨Follow the link for more information on this story✨ buff.ly/NEEyj4M #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #RSV

😵‍💫 There's a lot of wild stuff on the internet posing as fact 🔦 So if you need someone to help you write a story on wading through all the dis/misinformation, talk to our #EXPERTSPOTLIGHT Katherine FitzGerald from #QUT 🔎 Find her details here: buff.ly/74YND1F

🎉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. buff.ly/1pQytgW #science #top10 #listicle

📱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 @griffith.edu.au @murdoch.edu.au @monashuniversity.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au commentary here: www.scimex.org/newsfeed/exp...

🤳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 buff.ly/m1pXvcW #science #sciencenews #knowledge #influencers

🦷Chinese researchers found pregnant mums with lower levels of vitamin D to have babies with increased odds of getting cavities in their teeth ✨Follow the link for more info on this story✨ buff.ly/c1jk6H6 #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #cavities #pregnancy

🏭 Need an expert on the NetZero transition? 📢 Chat to our #EXPERTSPOTLIGHT Dr Niranjika Wijesooriya-Gunarathne from @sydney.edu.au ⚡ She can help with all things transitional energy, and you can find her contact details here: buff.ly/JGRGagb

🐍 Anacondas have been giant for over 12 million years, according to international researchers who analysed fossil remains of ancient snakes ✨Follow the link for more information on this story✨ buff.ly/xj9Gdan #science #research #knowledge #sciencefacts #herpetology #snek #snakes #anaconda

🐶 Prolonged use of cannabis derived products, including cannabidiols (#CBD), could help reduce aggression in dogs, according to international research ✨Follow the link for more info on this story✨ buff.ly/T3u1gr5 #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #cannabis

🤖 Need an expert in the ethics of generative AI? 📢 Chat to #EXPERTSPOTLIGHT Rebecca Johnson from @sydney.edu.au 💻 Rebecca is an expert in the Ethics of #AI, #GenerativeAI, and can talk about #deepfake AI technology 🔎 Details here:

🥳 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 🤭

🤳 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 buff.ly/zwlOyZf #science

💉 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 buff.ly/uYrqJeJ #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #asthma

🍍 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. buff.ly/MhGzIC2 #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #naturaldye

💉 Most people who lose weight taking diabetes drug tirzepatide (Mounjaro) gain some of it back once they stop taking the drug, according to international research buff.ly/1xLRY14 #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #weightlossstory #mounjaro

🤖 Writing a story up about all the new AI videos popping up on everyone's feeds? 📢 Talk to our #EXPERTSPOTLIGHT Dr Aaron Snoswell from #QUT 📱 He can talk about all things #AI and #LLMs 🔎 Find his details here: buff.ly/2AfHTT3

💊 Taking a type of antidepressant known as SSRIs while breastfeeding is not linked to the child having a lower IQ score, according to international research buff.ly/TEXLepl #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #breastfeeding #SSRI #antidepressants #pregnancy

🎨 International researchers say that we can tell when an expressionist painting is done by a child rather than an adult, but famous artist Jackson Pollock's style more closely resembles that of children ✨Follow the link for more information on this story✨ buff.ly/AeYlOzl #science #art

🚶 People with the highest levels of physical activity at midlife and late life have the best chance of avoiding dementia, say US researchers ✨Follow the link for more information on this story✨ buff.ly/iOTlEAy #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #dementia

👁️ Chinese researchers have found that we unconsciously blink our eyes along to the rhythm of music we're listening to ✨Follow the link for more information on this story✨ buff.ly/PlpTyxY #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts

🥙 Switching to a vegan diet can help you reduce your greenhouse gas emissions, thanks to ditching meat and dairy, according to a North American study ✨Follow the link for more information on this story✨ buff.ly/AaGDMM6 #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #vegan #reduceyourcarbonfootprint

🏭 Writing a story about the "net-zero drop"? 🔦 Chat to our #EXPERTSPOTLIGHT A/Prof James Hopeward from #UniversitySA 🌀 James can help with all things energy transition, climate change and limits to growth 🔎 His details can be found here: buff.ly/GiHDnB9 #netzero #climatechange #paristargets

🐚 A global review of tiny sea animals called foraminifera has identified 57 new living species. ✨Follow the link for more information on this story✨ buff.ly/gcT2oO9 #science #sciencenews #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #seacreatures

🐕 Dogs already came in a wide variety of shapes and sizes long before modern breeding took hold. Researchers used 3D analysis to examine 643 skulls spanning 50k years and found that distinct dog-like skull traits first appeared around 10k years ago buff.ly/7IJhEy6 #science #dogsofinstagram