Wondering why it's so hard to resist when asked if you "want fries with that"? Or why the smell of sizzling bacon makes your mouth water and stomach rumble? Turns out there is a scientific explanation for salt cravings.
Make sure you are up to date with all the best viewing tips when the supermoon rises on November 14.
Sunday night's quake released more than 50 times the energy triggered by the deadly 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
A pregnant Baw Baw frog, found high on a muddy mountaintop could be the key to a successful captive breeding program for the seriously endangered animal.
Rather than acting alone, new research shows Shakespeare was more like a member of a Seinfeld writing team.
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.
Half of all Australians can expect to receive treatment during their lives that relies on this technology.
And the winner is ... Sidderney! Australia will host the event dubbed the "Space Olympics".
Ecosystems are a lot like trust: They take a moment to break, and forever to rebuild.
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.
Mars might look a bit like Earth - but don't be fooled. Getting there will be hard.
On the night of November 14, wander outside and gawk up at the sky.
The mystery of Saturn's rings may have finally been solved, according to a team of Japanese scientists.
Archaeologists working with traditional Aboriginal owners have discovered astounding evidence of the earliest human habitation of inland Australia.
Nightmare machine is learning how to terrify humans.
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.
What would the sky look like if we could see beyond the visible spectrum and gaze on the night sky in radio waves?
A switch to "small data" analysis promises to help researchers develop solutions in fields as diverse as mental health, geology, cosmology and criminology.
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.
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