Seamus won an internship at NASA. He never came back

He won a 10-week internship to NASA, now they don't want him to go home.

Surprising good news outcome from climate change

We are so used to bad news about climate change it is a little hard to process this.

'Flaws exposed' after 30 CSIRO workers exposed to 'pathogen'

Biosecurity scare exposes flaws in the handling of dangerous organisms.

'Transformative technology': 3D-printed reefs

From bespoke architectural panels to "organic" artificial reefs, 3D printing promises to change the world.

Oldest fossils on Earth will help us look for life on Mars

Australian scientists have uncovered the world's oldest fossils, a find that could help astrobiologists look for early signs of life on Mars.

'There are no bigger questions': Lisa Harvey-Smith's vision rewarded

What is it that inspires a young girl to dream of the stars?

Wollemi pines face new threat to fragile existence

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It was the botanical equivalent of finding dinosaurs alive. Now the Wollemi pines face a new threat.

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.

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.