SYDNEY, Australia, March 22 -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * AI-powered breath test could detect silicosis early: study The new test for silicosis has shown promise in an early study, and is now being analysed in larger cohorts. A new diagnostic tool developed by physicians and scientists from UNSW Sydney that analyses a person's breath for signs of silicosis has the potential to catch the disease earlier rather than wait for irreversible lung damage to a  more

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, March 22 -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: * * * Aotearoa once home to elephant seals Southern elephant seals are the "canary in the coal mine" for the Southern Ocean, offering insight into how the ecosystem may react to future climate change and human impact, new research shows. Joint senior author Associate Professor Nic Rawlence, Director of the Otago Palaeogenetics Laboratory, says while elephant seals now only inhabit the subantarctic is  more