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.
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Bridie Smith
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.
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.
The deadly diseases scientists want to save
You'd think researchers who encounter some of the nastiest diseases affecting Australian animals would want to destroy them pronto. But that's not the case.
Scientists a step closer to bionic brain
It's been the stuff of science fiction since it was deemed theoretically possible in the 1970s. But Sharath Sriram and his research team at RMIT have finally cracked it. They have built an artificial memory cell which could one day function as the grey matter in a bionic brain.
Hello? Anyone there? Scientists detect 'strong signals'. Could it be alien life?
"Strong signals", potentially linked to alien life, have been picked up by a radio telescope operating in a remote corner of Russia.
Chickens have rhythm and can listen to the bossa nova over and over
Birdbrains they may be. But don’t underestimate the humble chook when it comes to having an ear for music. Dem birds have rhythm.
Scientists take first picture of night parrot nest. But who ate the eggs?
What or who was behind this outback murder-mystery?
Computer gamers have an edge in the classroom: study
Gaming can boost students' school performance and should be incorporated into classroom activities.
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