Gaming can boost students' school performance and should be incorporated into classroom activities.
They carry disease and live among us so why do we know so little about them?
Bridie Smith They have lived among us for close to 4000 years. You've likely seen scuttle solo over railway tracks. Or heard nighttime gnawing in your walls or ceiling. Most of the time, you don't even know they're there. And that's the way they like it.
Eve Online: Worldwide multiplayer RPG tests the boundaries of fun
Catherine Armitage "I don't think you really play Eve to have fun."
Collider display at Powerhouse Museum puts you in Large Hadron Collider hotseat
Marcus Strom Smashing atoms right in the centre of Sydney.
Do it yourself science: Shane Greenup, the Australian man taking on the $26b baby formula market
Catherine Armitage The vision? "A world where where all babies, whether breastfed or formula-fed, are equally healthy, happy and strong."
Sydney Science Week 2016: five must-see events
Marcus Strom Along with Brian Cox you can explore the secret life of eels, indigenous science and biohacking at Science Week.
Xbox One S review: Microsoft's game console loses weight, adds 4K and HDR capabilities
Tim Biggs The Xbox One has improved so much on the software and functionality side in the past two years that it is almost unrecognisable. And now, it has hardware to match.
Hidden painting beneath Degas' 'Portrait of a Woman' revealed by Australian Synchrotron
Marcus Strom, Science Editor A non-invasive technique developed by the Australian Synchrotron has revealed a hidden portrait beneath a Degas painting.
Six things I learned while living without a mobile phone
Mark Serrels My time without a phone was for the most part frustrating as hell.
One in four cat foods fails to meet Choice standards
Marcus Strom Unclear standards mean we aren't quite sure what we're feeding our favourite little purr balls.