Shaun Jenkinson has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of ANSTO following a global search to fill the position. [ + ]

A new study shows that the brain may function quite differently during hypnosis when compared to a normal waking state. [ + ]

A gene defect linked to Parkinson's disease may also impair the process that generates neurons in the brain throughout a person's lifetime. [ + ]

The mostly submerged continent has New Zealand and New Caledonia rising from its depths and was only put on the map by geologists in 2014. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a technique that uses machine learning to determine whether a single cell is healthy or cancerous by analysing its pH. [ + ]

A new drug, designed to prime the immune system in the respiratory tract and currently in development for COVID-19, is also effective against rhinovirus. [ + ]

Approximately $2.5 million is being invested in innovative research projects across the ear, nose and throat sector. [ + ]

The crappifier takes high-quality images and computationally degrades them, so that they look something like the lowest low-resolution images available. [ + ]

The Australian Academy of Science invites applications for the APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education (ASPIRE Prize) for 2021. [ + ]

A Canadian research team has successfully identified how environmental information is transmitted by non-DNA molecules in the sperm. [ + ]

The vaccine is not linked with an increase in the overall risk of blood clots, but may be associated with very rare cases of blood clots associated with thrombocytopenia. [ + ]

Researchers have created medical gowns for healthcare workers and first responders using paper laminated with a coating of polyethylene — a lightweight thermoplastic. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a sensor for measuring concentrations of hydrogen peroxide in the vicinity of cell membranes, with nanometre resolution. [ + ]

Normal, non-cancerous liver tissue can act like tumour tissue when exposed to a diet high in fat, linking diet and obesity to the development of liver cancer. [ + ]

Without efforts to mitigate climate change, summers spanning nearly six months may become the new normal by 2100 in the Northern Hemisphere. [ + ]