• Bridie Smith

Conventional wisdom has it that people with dementia can't learn new things. But results of a pilot program encouraging patients with early and mid-stage dementia to write their own song lyrics suggests otherwise.

• Marcus Strom

Half of all Australians can expect to receive treatment during their lives that relies on this technology.

• Marcus Strom

And the winner is ... Sidderney! Australia will host the event dubbed the "Space Olympics".

• Sarah Kaplan

Ecosystems are a lot like trust: They take a moment to break, and forever to rebuild.

• Bridie Smith

You've heard of the expression to run like the wind. Well in Melbourne last month, the wind didn't run - it flew. But exactly how far did Melbourne's persistent spring winds travel? Put it this way: if you hitched a ride you'd need a passport.

• Marcus Strom

Mars might look a bit like Earth - but don't be fooled. Getting there will be hard.

• Megan Levy

On the night of November 14, wander outside and gawk up at the sky.

• Doyle Rice

The mystery of Saturn's rings may have finally been solved, according to a team of Japanese scientists.

• Marcus Strom

Archaeologists working with traditional Aboriginal owners have discovered astounding evidence of the earliest human habitation of inland Australia.

• Marcus Strom

Nightmare machine is learning how to terrify humans.

• Bridie Smith

This snake is a freak. It boasts the largest venom glands in the world. It eats king cobras for breakfast. And it has a scorpion's sting. But that's not what has scientists excited.

British and Australian scientists have identified an unassuming brown pebble, found more than a decade ago by a fossil hunter in southern England, as the first known example of fossilised dinosaur brain tissue.

• Marcus Strom

What would the sky look like if we could see beyond the visible spectrum and gaze on the night sky in radio waves?

• Marcus Strom

A switch to "small data" analysis promises to help researchers develop solutions in fields as diverse as mental health, geology, cosmology and criminology.

• Bridie Smith

Herbal supplement giant Swisse Wellness has signed a multi-million dollar, three-year research deal with the country's peak scientific organisation - to investigate its own product claims.

Up to 10,000 webcams will be recalled in the aftermath of a cyber attack that blocked access last week to some of the world's biggest websites, Chinese manufacturer Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology Co has told Reuters.

• Bridie Smith

Camilla Whittington has always been drawn to seahorses. Sure, the mysterious marine creatures are beautiful. But that's not what caught her imagination.

• Chris Zappone

Criminal hackers have found a way to use web-enabled devices like digital recorders and webcams as coordinated launching pads, or botnets, in this attack.

• Bridie Smith

The days are longer and lighter. And while the temperatures haven't been typically spring-like, the annual Cambrian-like explosion of backyard bugs is on. So who is your friend and who is your foe? The answers might come as a surprise.