Wollemi pines face new threat to fragile existence
It was the botanical equivalent of finding dinosaurs alive. Now the Wollemi pines face a new threat.
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Earth-like planet discovered orbiting our nearest star
It's the nearest planet to our solar system that we will ever find. And it could have liquid water.
Why intelligent aliens might look like us
If aliens exist, would they look similar to use or take a form beyond our wildest imaginings? The answer depends on how we think evolution works at the deepest level.
Super computer reveals internal workings of European wasp nest
Seeing through a killer wasp's nest.
Paraplegics regain limb use after VR training
Scientists report paralysed patients have regained feeling in their legs after training to control robotics with their brains, after a study was conducted in Brazil.
Like it or leave it: social media linked to depression
New research links certain colours in photographs to depression.
World-first battery test centre at CIT to boost understanding of renewables storage
World-first battery testing taking place in Canberra will reveal critical information about the best ways to store renewables.
Scientists counter a persistent conspiracy theory
Conspiracy theories can be stubborn, particularly in the echo chamber of the internet. Some scientists decided to get involved in this one.
Canberran climate change researcher ACT's new Scientist of the Year
Former Lyneham Primary School student turned Antarctic climate change researcher is ACT's brightest scientific mind in 2016
We've been wrong about the origins of life
For nearly nine decades, science’s favorite explanation for the origin of life has been the 'primordial soup'. Recent research points to a different story.
Beating AI with implantable brain chips
Bryan Johnson wants to find a way to supercharge the human brain so that we can keep up with the machines.
Virtual reality trip inside cancer cells can help design better chemotherapy drugs
It is a journey like no other. Walking on the membrane of a breast cancer cell, watching nanoparticles descend to its surface.
A hands-on forensic experience of the fight to save tigers
The illegal trade in tiger bone and skin is threatening these majestic creatures.
'Calm waters' likely to elude embattled CSIRO chief
With the chief executive's contract still under a cloud is it time for him to go?
One creature's secret to long life? No sex until 150
The Greenland shark can live to the age of 400, making it the world's longest-living vertebrate
Sydney Science Festival starts
Sydney Science Festival started with a bang on Thursday night at the Powerhouse Museum.
Scientists take first picture of night parrot nest. But who ate the eggs?
What or who was behind this outback murder-mystery?
The lingering embers of discovering fire
Figuring out how to make fire was no doubt an evolutionary boon to our ancestors. But it may have led to our smoking habit and the emergence of tuberculosis.
Australian know-how used to design 'planetary probes' to explore Earth's thermosphere
Three tiny craft built in Australia are the first locally made satellites to go into space in 15 years.
Computer gamers have an edge in the classroom: study
Gaming can boost students' school performance and should be incorporated into classroom activities.