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Queensland researchers map muscle fibres and find calcium levels rising to high levels after a strenuous workout, increasing the risk of damage.
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People who hope to be revived after death will be able to be housed in a warehouse on the outskirts of the sleepy NSW town of Holbrook, frozen in time until science has advanced enough to bring them back to life.
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The first national audit of batteries that store solar power shows almost 7,000 were installed in Australian homes last year — and that's predicted to triple this year.
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Sydney couple Claudine and Dave Fitzgibbon were facing the difficult decision to proceed with a pregnancy after another spina bifida diagnosis or to terminate, but then doctors offered a glimmer of hope.
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The unlikely artist behind emoji, Shigetaka Kurita, didn't have any experience in design or programming when he designed the first set of tiny icons in the late 90s.
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On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we meet three budding young inventors taking their innovations from the classroom to the marketplace.
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An award-winning student has shown that sheep intended to control fireweed by grazing are instead, spreading it via their manure.
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Grab your binoculars! After a quiet start to the year, Australian sky watchers will be treated to a close encounter with a green comet and a rare winking star.
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Arthur White and the Frog and Tadpole Study Group of NSW have been saving frogs lost in farming produce far from home.
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Ecologists once protected a bird habitat from fire, but have discovered the species can thrive in recently-burnt vegetation.
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The technological world may be on the cusp of a revolution, the extent of which is predicted to mimic the take-up of the smartphone in the late 2000s, but some experts call for caution.
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A Queensland scientist plays a vital role in the world-first discovery of a "middleweight" black hole in space, after spending 40 years searching the universe to find it.
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A Russian tattoo artist turns scars of violence into things of beauty, boosting the confidence of domestic abuse victims.
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Perth Zoo introduces a spikey new addition to its family — but four months after the short-beaked echidna's entry into the world, it remains a mystery whether it is a male or a female.
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A small pilot looking at whether ginger supplements can ease nausea caused by chemotherapy shows some promising results.
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A green and red Tasmanian slug is the latest animal to be named after naturalist David Attenborough, who was honoured today as a lifetime patron of the Australian Museum.
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Queensland scientists working on the Great Barrier Reef help discover the remnants of an undersea landslide more than 30 times the volume of Uluru.
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Heatwaves are becoming hotter, lasting longer and occurring more often, the Climate Council's latest report card on climate change says.
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See where you stand with our quiz based on the Australian Curriculum for students between Year 7 and Year 10. If you don't know the answer, ask a school student!
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Residents in Busselton help with an international study that has identified 43 new genes that affect lung function.
