It was a tough call as to who had the more enviable job. The answer depended which end of a large and potentially dangerous predator you would rather be working on: the head (read canine teeth) or the tail (read anal gland).
For years, astronomy has been in an uproar over the origin of Earth's only natural satellite, grappling to make sense of a model that seems increasingly unsatisfactory.
He was quite the catch: young, good looking and fit. Spotted lounging in a tree not far from the edge of a road, this koala was a welcome addition to a study which hopes to shed light on why the Somers koala population is in decline.
Genome mapping in Wollemi pines gives scientists hope in fighting extinction.
An Irish professor has identified a part of the digestive system as an organ, overturning centuries of teachings to the contrary.
For the first time, scientists have nailed down a source of fast radio bursts, one of astronomy's most enigmatic phenomena.
To the uninitiated they don't look like much to get excited about. Perhaps the only intriguing thing is that their bulbous bodies are a milky-white, rather than dark brown or black. But these tadpoles are special.
Who will buy a driverless car programmed to kill the passengers in some circumstances?
New research has shown feral cats cover over 99.8 per cent of Australia's land area. By comparison, 85.1 per cent of Australia has internet access.
The mystery of why the dinosaurs became extinct after the Cretaceous meteor strike, while birds and mammals flourished, may finally have been solved.
Opportunistic whales have forced researchers to reconsider whether long-line fishing in Australia's southern waters is as eco-friendly as first thought.
Here's hoping you keep yourself nice on New Year's Eve. Because New Year's Day is going to be longer than usual - and you wouldn't want to waste a second.
Potent antibacterial honey can kill superbugs like golden staph.
A giant South Korean-built manned robot that walks like a human but makes the ground shake under its weight has taken its first baby steps.
While various pundits have claimed we are living in a post-fact and post-truth world, those slaves to reality - scientists - have been busy discovering facts and explaining the world for anyone who cared to listen.
After decades of listening, the first effort to send powerful, repeated and intentional messages into space, targeting the same stars over months or years.
It's not an animal, nor a plant or even a fungus, but it can learn and pass on the information to other brainless blobs.
Astronomers have found a supercluster of galaxies that might just provide the missing piece of puzzle explaining why the Milky Way travels the universe the way it does.
Wednesday will mark Australia's longest day of the year, the summer solstice.
Queensland fisheries officers could follow the lead of the state's police in introducing body-worn cameras to collect evidence against unlawful anglers.
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