This is the first bivalent COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in Australia, triggering an immune response against the original SARS-CoV-2 virus and the BA.1 Omicron variant. [ + ]

Food scientists have defined 20 key chemicals found in vanilla bean extracts that together create vanilla's flavour. [ + ]

The Cumming Global Centre for Pandemic Therapeutics is designed to create a second shield to protect humanity from future pandemics. [ + ]

We're quite aware of the effects of tau protein in dementia-related memory loss, but what is interesting to see is that tau helps control normal memory processes. [ + ]

The launch of NASA's Artemis I was unexpectedly scrubbed after engineers could not get the rocket's engines to the proper temperature range. [ + ]

Researchers have found that smokers have weaker hearts than non-smokers, and that the more people smoked, the worse their heart function became. [ + ]

Scientists have designed a new way to deliver a bacterial compound known as butyrate, which has shown promise against allergic reactions in lab tests. [ + ]

Epigenetic information, which sits on top of DNA and is normally reset between generations, is more frequently carried from mother to offspring than previously thought. [ + ]

Adding ethanol to soil allows plants to thrive after two weeks without any water, offering a practical way to increase food production when water is scarce. [ + ]

Research carried out using synthetic human bone marrow cells is paving the way for the development of safer and kinder treatments for children with leukaemia. [ + ]

AIMS researchers have successfully bred the next generation of captive-raised corals in an experimental aquarium outside of their natural reproductive window. [ + ]

A proof-of-concept pilot study highlights the potential for epidural lidocaine injection as an effective and safe therapeutic strategy for psoriasis treatment. [ + ]

A University of Melbourne research lab is partnering with genetic engineering company Colossal Biosciences to bring the thylacine back from extinction. [ + ]

Researchers 3D printed a dual-phase, nanostructured high-entropy alloy that is said to exceed the strength and ductility of other additively manufactured materials. [ + ]

Spectroscopy bears some similarities with an electric guitar: if the amplifier is too weak, you will hear very little if you do not hit the strings strongly. [ + ]