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Sun-loving sand critters found on Melbourne beach could power future green energy
Next time you're lying on the beach soaking up the rays, spare a thought for the sun-loving algae hiding in the sand grains beneath you.
Next time you're lying on the beach soaking up the rays, spare a thought for the sun-loving algae hiding in the sand grains beneath you.
Stargazers will get yet another opportunity to watch a spectacular full moon rise over the horizon on Tuesday night, when the last of three consecutive supermoons of 2016 makes a stunning appearance.
We now know what happens when a star wanders too close to a huge black hole.
A Brisbane researcher has taken inspiration from flies to try and improve the efficiency of solar panels.
We have lift-off!
In the past 18 months alone, three new species of dinosaur have been identified in Australia.
One huge hurdle to scientists searching for life in other solar systems has been the difficulty of gaining a clear view of planets through the intense brightness of suns.
A 99-million-year-old dinosaur tail has been found trapped in a piece of amber at a market in northern Myanmar, near the Chinese border.
The exhibition is the closest experience possible to visiting the famous site.
NASA's Cassini spacecraft sent back more jaw-dropping photos of Saturn this week.
Night-vision goggles almost as simple as a pair of sunnies might not be too far away.
The space debris, which is falling constantly through the atmosphere, has previously only been found in Antarctica and the deep ocean.
In heartbreaking news for those fond of a tipple, researchers have found that moderate drinking of alcohol increases the risk of having an irregular heartbeat.
Humans' closest animal relatives trounce us at: recognising each other's butts.
Researchers may soon be able to use a simple blood test to determine if players are safe to return to the sporting field following concussion.
An unmanned Russian cargo ship loaded with more than 2.5 tonnes of food and supplies for the International Space Station has broken apart about six minutes after lift-off, Russia's space agency Roscosmos says.
Martin Shkreli, the pharmaceutical executive nicknamed "big pharma bro", has congratulated a group of Australian high school students who managed to cook a drug in their school laboaratory that his company sells for more than $1000 a tablet.
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, the century-old organisation charged with maintaining the periodic table, finally announced it had approved the names of four new elements.
As if to assure warmth-deprived Melburnians that it's still up there and on duty, the sun put on a spectacular sky show to mark the first day of summer on Thursday.
Reports that Sydney schoolboys made a drug that his company charges at $US750 a tablet draw comments on social media.
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