The world's largest collection of rock art 'will be destroyed'
A Senate hearing has been was told that the CSIRO should withdraw its recommended maximum acid emission levels for rock art on the Burrup Peninsula.
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Meet Zealandia, the underwater continent on which New Zealand sits
Scientists have for the first time clearly defined Zealandia, a continent that sits to the east of Australia.
How to make a woolly mammoth, 4500 years after it became extinct
Boston: Woolly mammoths - or, at least, animals with very similar DNA - could be brought back from extinction within two years, say scientists behind a ground-breaking resurrection project.
Cradle of life on dwarf planet Ceres?
The combination of hot water and this specific organic material is extremely exciting.
Why astronomers need your help to find Planet Nine
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ANU archaeology students help document history of Szekely people in Romania
A group of archaeology students from ANU who helped historians in their efforts to document the history of the Székely people in Romania will travel to the US next month to present their findings.
Stars form out in the cold and fuel the growth of supermassive black holes
Scientists have discovered an unexpected but mutually beneficial relationship between a galaxy and the supermassive black hole that sits at its heart.
Introducing the terrifying mathematics of the Anthropocene
In our recent study, we wanted to find the simplest way to mathematically describe the difference between how the planet once functioned and how it now functions.
Australia's 'most significant site' kept off UNESCO's World Heritage list
Successive governments have failed to register the Burrup on UNESCO's World Heritage list.
Worm brain could help science think of new way to tackle obesity
Looking for help to break the cycle of overeating and under-exercising? Scientists say we need look no further than the brain of the humble roundworm.
Paraplegic Paul Jenkins wants to get out of his wheelchair for good one day. He might
Canberra man Paul Jenkins is breaking ground for paraplegics across Australia trialling a new exoskeleton device.
CSIRO pulled out of Burrup Peninsula rock art study
CSIRO staff cite redundancies as part of the reason they failed to carry out study.
What you do on Sunday morning impacts the city you live in
Human activity heats up cities to such an extent that on the weekends when we're having a sleep-in, the centre of town is measurably cooler.
The scientific slip that has put 30,000-year-old art at risk
The Burrup Peninsula has the world's largest collection of indigenous rock art. It's also home to natural gas and fertiliser production facilities.
New star of school and (computer) screen discovered
There is a new star in our midst. And the only reason we know it is there, is because a 15-year-old Caulfield schoolboy found it.
Quinoa destined to feed the world after genetic secrets unlocked
Quinoa, the sacred "mother grain" of the ancient Inca civilisation suppressed by Spanish conquistadors, could become an increasingly important food source thanks to genetic secrets revealed in a new study.
Scientists discover new kind of black hole
Black holes are not necessarily as big – or as small – as astronomers previously thought.
A message sent by snail mail snared a visit from the world's most famous naturalist
His name has been used to classify a beautiful dragonfly, an extinct marsupial lion, a ghost shrimp from Madagascar and a carnivorous pitcher plant.
Like Stalin: Australia's chief scientist lashes out at Trump
Australia's Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel has said US President Donald Trump's move to censor environmental data is 'reminiscent' of former Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's control of science in the USSR.
The technical ins and outs of Wi-Fi communication
Wi-Fi technology is often spoken about in a whole heap of numbers and scientific jargon. Dr Biplob Ray makes sense of it all.