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A Federal Government plan to install a new mobile phone tower for Lake Meran grants a 10-year-old's Christmas wish for better internet service.

Buzz Aldrin, the second person to walk on the moon, explains that he was evacuated from the South Pole last week because he was showing signs of altitude sickness.

Australia's performance in science continues to slide due to ineffective, traditional teaching practices and an outdated curriculum. Here's what needs to change.

The director of the Australian Museum is optimistic she will be able to raise $285 million to make the museum one of the "top five" in the world.

More than one million Android phone users around the world have had their devices hacked, in a global security breach that is still spreading.

Former Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin is recovering well in a New Zealand hospital after being medically evacuated from the South Pole.

Milking robots on a NSW Mid North Coast dairy have contributed to an increase in milk production of 25 per cent in the last 12 months.

The discovery of an enormous reservoir of ultra-cold gas, 100 billion times the mass of our Sun, in a distant galaxy reshapes our scientific understanding of how stars and galaxies formed in the early universe.

For more than 20 years Giles Walker has been turning industrial odds and ends into fully functional kinetic robots.

The craze of bottle flipping has been labelled noisy, annoying and addictive, but while some schools are banning the pastime, one is turning it into a competitive sport to teach students about probability.

Streaming service Netflix announces a new download option to take your favourite shows on the road.

As the days count down to Christmas, now is the time to start organising your gifts if you are planning to shop online.

Cyber crime victims are hiring professional hackers and private investigators to get to the bottom of online scams that authorities refuse to touch.

What will it take for hi-tech wheelchairs, exoskeletons, robotic arms and mind control to really change the everyday lives of people with physical disabilities?

The December night sky provides the best view of distant galaxies for professional astronomers, but you can see some of our closest neighbours too, if you know where to look.

A new global report card shows Australian students' results in science and maths slipping, with central Asia's Kazakhstan moving ahead in the rankings. But can you do any better?

Electronics might be cheaper than ever before, but they're also harder to fix. Now a movement is fighting to ensure consumers have a "right to repair" the goods they own.

Here's what you need to know about just one of the countries that beat Australia in the latest global education report.

The banks could have used their collective bargaining power not only against Apple for Apple Pay but also to stall the adoption of mobile payments in Australia.

Tackling the everyday struggle to get decent phone and internet coverage in country Australia will be the focus of a new consumer advocacy group.

An online robot lawyer designed to help people represent themselves in court state their case to the sentencing magistrate will be launched by a Melbourne law firm this week.

Hollywood actor Michael Fassbender is bringing the video game Assassin's Creed to life in his latest film.

Visitors to Canberra Airport will now be greeted by a new state-of-the-art advertisement that watches them while they are watching it.

WA students have begun working with the Department of Agriculture and Food to create a snail-detection app, as part of coding club.

Want to avoid sunburn this summer? Why not download a smartphone app designed by the Cancer Council.