By Centaine Snoswell, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Health Services Research, The University of Queensland
Aaron J. Snoswell, Senior Research Fellow in AI Accountability, Queensland University of Technology
Laura Neil, PhD Candidate, Centre for Health Services Research, The University of Queensland
Generative AI models are like auto-complete on steroids. Bots learned to converse by reading text scraped from internet sites – and they’re not always accurate.
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By Vera Weisbecker, Associate Professor in Evolutionary Biology, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University
Erin Mein, Adjunct Research Associate, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University
Jacob van Zoelen, PhD Candidate, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University
Pietro Viacava, Digital Research Curator at the Australian National Wildlife Collection (CSIRO), CSIRO
Thomas Peachey, Technical Officer, 3D Digitisation, Australian Museum
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Erin Mein is a member of the Australian Archaeological Association and Australian Mammal Society.
Pietro Viacava performed this work as a research associate at Flinders University, before becoming affiliated with CSIRO.
Jacob van Zoelen and Thomas Peachey do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Cattle walk along an illegally deforested area in an extractive reserve near Jaci-Parana, Rondonia state, Brazil, July 12, 2023. © 2023 Andre Penner/AP Photo Legislators in Brazil are currently deliberating the General Environmental Licensing Law (LGLA), a new bill which dismantles environmental licensing requirements and, if approved, could accelerate oil and gas extraction, cattle ranching, and deforestation in the Amazon. The Chamber of Deputies should reject the bill. If it does not, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva should veto it.Backed by Brazil’s agribusiness…
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Tuesday, June 10, 2025
The Israeli military’s destruction of Gaza’s education and cultural infrastructure amount to war crimes and the crime against humanity of extermination, a UN investigative body said on Tuesday, as humanitarian agencies warned of continued mass suffering across the Strip.
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By Katherine G. Hastings, PhD Candidate in Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
Rebeccah Sokol, Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of Michigan
More than half of U.S. teens living in households with firearms believe they can access and load a firearm at home. Even when their parents report storing all firearms locked and unloaded, more than one-third of teens still believe they could access and load one. These are the main findings of our new study, published in the journal JAMA Network Open.
We are behavioral scientists investigating youth injury prevention…
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By Sharon E. Straus, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
Françoise Baylis, Distinguished Research Professor, Emerita, Dalhousie University
As climate change and disrupted weather patterns impact countries around the world, leaders must act to mitigate the negative effects on public health.
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By Samantha Ward, Associate Professor of Zoo Animal Welfare, Nottingham Trent University
If you visit a zoo, you might be captivated by the animals you see — majestic lions, curious meerkats, soaring birds of prey. But this is not always the case. Some zoos don’t always give us that impression of “happy animals” where they can behave naturally and be left alone by visitors if they wish.
The UK, Scottish and Welsh governments recently released new zoo standards for Great Britain. So what does this mean for the future of zoos?
I have…
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By Fergus Green, Associate Professor in Political Theory and Public Policy, UCL
The UK government will soon face a momentous decision over whether to approve production in the Rosebank oilfield off the coast of Shetland.
Rosebank is the UK’s biggest undeveloped field. Its proponents – the largest of which is Norwegian state-owned petroleum company, Equinor – estimate that it will produce the equivalent of up to 500 million barrels of oil between 2026 and 2051. When burned,…
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By Richard Newton, Lecturer in Aquaculture, University of Stirling
Dave Little, Professor of Aquatic Resources Development, University of Stirling
Farmed Atlantic salmon has become one of the most highly traded food commodities in the world, enjoyed for its versatility as much as for its health benefits. It has long been known that eating oily fish such as salmon is the best way to consume long-chain omega-3 fatty acids. These are essential for brain development, mental health…
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By Primrose Freestone, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Microbiology, University of Leicester
Beards have long attracted suspicion, sometimes seen as stylish, sometimes as unsanitary. But how dirty are they, really?
Human skin is home to billions of microorganisms – mainly bacteria, but also fungi and viruses – and facial hair provides a unique environment for them to thrive. Research shows that beards, in particular, support a dense and diverse microbial population, which has fuelled a persistent belief that they are inherently unhygienic. The Washington Post recently reported…
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