Scientists have found two newly formed planets - one the size of Neptune and the other a giant Jupiter-like exoplanet - orbiting two stellar newborns.

Major study casts doubt on the billion dollar memory training industry.

The first maps to track the global expansion of HIV over the past 50 years paint a fascinating picture of how the spread of the virus mirrored human migration and trade routes.

Canberra scientists help close the box on Einstein's theory.

The uncanny ability of Kimberley corals to withstand high levels of heat stress raises hopes for the stricken Great Barrier Reef.

A molecule found in deep space may explain life on earth (and elsewhere)

They weigh just two kilograms and are shorter than a standard ruler but these miniature satellites could soon be Australia's powerful new tool to unlock secrets about the earth's atmosphere.

Any rocky moons orbiting the Jupiter-like planet could theoretically have liquid water.

Neuroscientific studies reveal the extent to which we are dependent on our electronic devices and suggest how we may be impairing our reflective abilities.

Scientists hunting for the cosmic glue that holds the universe together are hoping they strike gold in an unlikely place: a mine in the Victorian country town of Stawell.

No matter how good your eyes are, even if you're using the Hubble telescope, you'll not see our latest robotic spacecraft, called JUNO, arriving at Jupiter in on July 4. No doubt this date was timed perfectly for American celebrations.

A study of a new three-parent IVF technique designed to reduce the risk of mothers passing hereditary diseases to their babies has found it is likely to work well and lead to normal pregnancies, British scientists said

The Liliputian Hobbits of Indonesia descended from stranded members of Homo erectus, a human cousin that was about the same size as we are today.

What was labelled a new kind of deep-sea animal is actually a chip off a jellyfish block, scientists have found.

The gorilla shot and killed after a four-year-old child broke into his zoo enclosure will live on - albeit in an unrecognisable and frozen form.

Australians have been called upon to donate their DNA and help establish the country's first historical DNA database, providing researchers with a crucial tool for solving wartime mysteries - some which date back 100 years.

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Leaked briefing notes show that CSIRO cuts threaten the iconic radio telescope at Parkes

A global team of scientists is edging closer to creating a non-allergenic "super" peanut.

If you feel like everything has been getting faster lately, you're not alone.

In most animals females are the more choosy sex when it comes to prospective mating partners, while males are typically regarded as being less discerning about their sexual partners. But male orb-weaving spiders can be highly picky too.