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For many years, Australian parents of infants diagnosed with an extremely rare and devastating genetic disease have been left with little hope, however that could change with a new treatment dubbed "ground-breaking".
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NASA marks the 50th anniversary of its Moon program's fatal Apollo launch pad fire with the first public display of the scorched hatch that trapped three astronauts inside their spaceship during a routine pre-launch test.
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The peculiar sequence of numbers at the heart of The Da Vinci Code shows up not only in plants themselves, but also in the way we design gardens.
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Adelaide Zoo's 34-year-old Sumatran orangutan dies just hours after delivering an infant that was believed to be stillborn, after six other unsuccessful pregnancies in two decades.
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The rufous fantail was wiped out on Guam by an introduced snake species. Now researchers are trying to future-proof the species here in Australia.
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Computer scientists develop an artificial intelligence that is just as good at picking out skin cancers as dermatologists, according to a new study.
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For thousands of years it was thought impossible to regenerate the spinal cord. Now we know it's both possible and safe, thanks to the pioneering work of the 2017 Australian of the Year.
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"Semi-synthetic" bacteria with a six-letter genetic code — the natural G, T, C, A bases and an additional synthetic X and Y base pair — are successfully engineered by scientists.
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If you've thought of using a VPN to get around the Federal Court’s blocking of The Pirate Bay and other file-sharing websites, you might want to take a closer look – especially if have an Android device.
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Pauline Hanson's One Nation party has confirmed a controversial geologist will run against WA Nationals leader Brendon Grylls.
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A blowout costing up to $60 million to Brisbane City Council's technology upgrades will result in more money being spent on a new system than it is projected to save over 10 years.
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Whale researchers return from their fifth expedition to Bremer Canyon, with new findings, theories and a mystery sound.
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A tiny lizard unique to Central Australia has been successfully bred at the Alice Springs Desert Park, with each hatchling weighing in at just 2 grams.
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One of the oldest elephants being cared for by an Australian zoo is celebrating its 60th birthday and is "doing well", with a daily massage keeping the stalwart fighting fit.
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Australian physicists invent a nano-material that could soon allow smartphones to snap stunning 3D images, bringing Star Wars-style holograms to life.
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Adelaide researchers may have found a better way to use anti-inflammatory drugs to prevent breast cancer.
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A captive-bred orange-bellied parrot chick survives its first week with an adoptive mother in the wild, in a world-first trial of fostering as a strategy to boost the endangered species in the wild. But there are no guarantees of success.
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As you head to the beach or the bush this summer, how equipped are you to protect yourself from a nasty sting or bite?
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Scientists unearthed fossils of an intriguingly large otter as big as a wolf that frolicked in rivers and lakes in south-western China about 6.2 million years ago.
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The spread of fake news online leads scientists to develop a "vaccine" to inoculate the public against what they describe as the damaging effects of misleading myths about climate change.
