People who work night shifts are at increased risk of developing an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation. [ + ]

With more than one in five Australians estimated to live with a major sleep disorder, research and interest in plant-based therapies as a treatment for sleep disorders is increasing. [ + ]

One dose of a new monoclonal antibody safely prevented malaria for up to nine months in people who were exposed to the malaria parasite. [ + ]

The long-term loss of amino acids may result in compromised neurotransmission and hence cognitive and memory impairments. [ + ]

Scientists are observing changes in the Earth's climate in every region and across the whole climate system, according to the latest IPCC report. [ + ]

Researchers have shown that a deficit in histone methylation could lead to the development of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). [ + ]

Australia's emerging seaweed sector has launched a new peak body, while the federal government has provided $59m to fund the Marine Bioproducts CRC. [ + ]

Administering targeted therapy could jeopardise the effectiveness of immune-stimulating immunotherapies in skin cancer patients. [ + ]

Using an AI approach capable of decoding brain activity during sleep, scientists were able to glimpse what we think about when we are asleep. [ + ]

Recent CRISPR discoveries include many new cutting enzymes, widening the scope of DNA engineering. [ + ]

A previously unknown kind of human brain cell appears to help people centre themselves in their personal maps of the world. [ + ]

What is linearity? Why should you care? What does it mean in the weighing industry? Why are there plus and minus symbols? [ + ]

Astronomers have potentially discovered the first evidence of the destruction of a collapsed rapidly spinning star — described as a "magneto-rotational hypernova". [ + ]

Researchers have announced a treatment that may provide an alternative, immune-based solution to the danger of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. [ + ]

Researchers are developing a chip spectrometer, weighing just one gram, that could be used for applications from drug testing to water sampling. [ + ]