Enzyme evolution revealed in groundbreaking ANU study
It could soon become easier to remove blood clots or get rid of pesticides from waterways thanks to new research carried out at the Australian National University.
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Bringing a parrot in peril back from the brink
A concerted effort is underway to save the endangered golden shouldered parrot of remote Cape York.
Is artificial sweetener safe? It depends who you believe
A Sydney Uni study finds evidence of bias in industry-funded research into artificial sweeteners.
'I knew straight away something was wrong': A flicker of hope for Emily
A snowboarding accident left Emily James paralysed. A new UTS centre is offering hope for her community.
The four ways your social network is different to real life networks
A visiting Yale professor believes social networks can be used for good - but is there something a little Big Brother about it all?
More than a billion stars mapped by European satellite
A European star-surveying satellite has pinned down the positions and brightness of 1.14 billion stars, putting it on track to create the most accurate three-dimensional map of the Milky Way and better understand the evolution of the galaxy.
NASA takes 'naked' pictures of Great Barrier Reef to help save it
The US space agency is taking images of the Great Barrier Reef from 8.5 kilometres up in a specially equipped jet to gain a better understanding of what humans are doing to the largest living thing on Earth.
A vision of life on Mars in the depths of Earth
Far down in a South African gold mine, scientists are studying tiny life-forms that live in eternal darkness. The conditions provide insights into where life might exist elsewhere.
The young scientist building a future beyond antibiotics
It's a promising step into a post-antibiotic world.
Sweet snail venom to inspire fast-acting insulin for diabetics
Did you know that the venom of a carnivorous sea snail can send an unsuspecting fish into a sugar coma? That's weird for a start, right? But get this: snail venom might also be behind the next generation of ultra-fast-acting insulin for diabetics.
The venomous 10 - Australia's most painful creatures, rated by the guy who knows
The stingray? Yep, Bryan Fry knows it well. He's been stung multiple times. The jagged tear of the puncture wound is nothing compared to the venom that causes mind blowing pain. But it's not the worst Australian wildlife has to offer.
Winners and losers in the billion-dollar science cash splash
There were nine winners and 11 losers in the latest Australian Research Council funding announcement.
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.
Mars free-for-all readies students for life on red planet
Want to study how to live on Mars? This course will take just 12 hours of your time. And it's free. That's right, gratis.
Lost comet lander Philae has been found
After a long, painstaking search, the famous comet lander has been found.
'Flaws exposed' after 30 CSIRO workers exposed to 'pathogen'
Biosecurity scare exposes flaws in the handling of dangerous organisms.
SpaceX owes us $US50 million or a free flight, says Israel's Spacecom
Spacecom has been hit hard in the aftermath of the explosion that destroyed the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and its payload.
'Transformative technology': 3D-printed reefs
From bespoke architectural panels to "organic" artificial reefs, 3D printing promises to change the world.
SpaceX rocket explodes during a test firing in Cape Canaveral
SpaceX said there were no injuries, but that an 'anomaly' resulted in the loss of the rocket and its Israeli communications satellite payload.