Robot queen's creation changing lives
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Astronomers' starlight distress over herbarium plan
Stargazer access to the best view of the heavens in central Melbourne under threat from Royal Botanic Gardens expansion.
Tiger vets told: get to the bottom of it but don't make it snappy
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).
New moon origin story suggests 'moonlets' combined
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.
The slow death of the landline
About one-third of Australians only have a mobile - and the number is rising.
How far will even a perfect 10 young male go for a date? In koala terms, quite a way
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.
New discovery gives hope of survival for critically endangered Wollemi pine
Genome mapping in Wollemi pines gives scientists hope in fighting extinction.
Irish scientists say this gut membrane should be the newest organ
An Irish professor has identified a part of the digestive system as an organ, overturning centuries of teachings to the contrary.
Repeating radio bursts detected from 2.5b light years away
For the first time, scientists have nailed down a source of fast radio bursts, one of astronomy's most enigmatic phenomena.
Tadpoles offer hope frog that doesn't croak, won't croak
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.
If a robot driver is given a choice, who will die in a car crash?
Who will buy a driverless car programmed to kill the passengers in some circumstances?
Australia has more feral cats than it has internet
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.
Eggs may hold secret to dino exctinction
The mystery of why the dinosaurs became extinct after the Cretaceous meteor strike, while birds and mammals flourished, may finally have been solved.
Whales losing killer instinct: marine giants have discovered take-away meals
Opportunistic whales have forced researchers to reconsider whether long-line fishing in Australia's southern waters is as eco-friendly as first thought.
A second chance on New Year's Day
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.
Australian honey is at least as potent as New Zealand manuka, study finds
Potent antibacterial honey can kill superbugs like golden staph.
Yours for Christmas 2017, price $11m: giant robot that you sit inside
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.
Weird redback sex and 14 other things we learnt in 2016 because of science
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.
Scientists plan to send greetings out to other worlds
After decades of listening, the first effort to send powerful, repeated and intentional messages into space, targeting the same stars over months or years.
Giant single-cell, brainless blob teaches by fusing with others
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.