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Few people are talking about revolutionary and maybe unexpected ways people will use driverless cars once they are autonomous and common place, writes Jonathan Roberts.
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A blue whale is spotted swimming with a pod of dolphins off Victoria's south-west coast as an expert says large amounts of krill point to a good year for whale-watching ahead.
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International scientists returning from an eight-week trip to Antarctica's east coast dub their voyage a success, filling gaps in climate research and yielding the world's first detailed map of the region's sea floor.
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Earth's interior temperature is about 60 degrees Celsius hotter than previously thought and could explain how tectonic plates move on Earth's surface, a 28-year-old United States PhD student accidentally finds in her research.
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A new program is bringing together young people with tech skills and seniors who are keen to learn how to use devices like iPads and smart phones. And so far, it is a hit.
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A vest designed to shield astronauts from deadly solar particles in deep space or on Mars is set for trials on a lunar mission, its Israeli developers say.
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Chocolate can sometimes be difficult for children to resist — and thanks to new research, it may also give chronically sick kids the chance to skip the trauma of nasty-tasting medicine.
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For the first time, scientists create a structure resembling a mouse embryo, using a 3D scaffold and two types of stem cells, in research they say could help explain why two-thirds of human pregnancies fail during the early stages.
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A new cold tolerant, short season and water efficient medium grain rice variety is being hailed a game changer by Australian industry.
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The company behind Snapchat is valued at $44 billion after shares soar on its first day of trading on Wall Street, defying doubts about the company's early-stage business model and slowing user growth.
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Adelaide Zoo confirms its female giant panda Fu Ni was not pregnant over the last few months despite her behaviour strongly suggesting she went into labour over the weekend.
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Snap passes its first major test on Wall Street, with the company pricing its initial public offering of 200 million non-voting shares at $17 each.
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Tiny mineralised filaments smaller than a human hair found in rocks more than 3.77 billion years old may be evidence of one of the oldest lifeforms on Earth, report scientists in a new study. But not everyone is convinced.
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The small gene pool of Tasmania may be the butt of many jokes, but it could help find a breakthrough in prostate cancer research.
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Scientists identify an enzyme that could pave the way to the creation of crops that can withstand the stresses of harsh environmental conditions.
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Many people believe they are "tone deaf", but can they be cured with training? We explore why tone deafness may literally be all in the mind.
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Armed forces around the world are exploring technological and biological enhancements to their soldiers. But this raises a number of serious ethical concerns, before, during and after conflict.
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Australia's first drone pilot training school has opened in Port Macquarie on the New South Wales mid-north coast, with lifeguards among the first to graduate.
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The first genetic indicator of an eye disease which results in blindness has been discovered by an international team of researchers.
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Australian adults are about to get a major dental check-up, in the first national oral health study in more than a decade.
