Parts of the Great Barrier Reef will never fully recover from repeated bleaching of its corals, caused by spikes in the water temperature, detailed analysis shows.
Health authorities are warning Australian patients about taking cocktails of controversial weight loss drugs being offered by doctors linked to the failed Medical Weightloss Institute.
National Heritage-listed dinosaur footprints at the site recently chosen for a new Broome marina could upset plans that have taken decades to negotiate, according to a stakeholder group.
Sightings of thylacines on Queensland's Cape York have been occurring since the 1870s, but could Tasmanian tigers still be roaming the wilds of far-north Queensland?
Queensland researchers use stem cells to create a beating human heart muscle, as well as tissue that is able to repair itself, in a discovery they hope could eventually help people with heart failure.
White spot virus is found in wild prawns in Moreton Bay off Brisbane and will have to die out naturally because it can no longer be stopped, the Queensland Government confirms.
US authorities charge two Russian intelligence agents and two criminal hackers with masterminding the 2014 theft of 500 million Yahoo accounts, marking the first time the US Government has criminally charged Russian spies for cyber offences.
When you think of high fashion, you probably don't think of 3D printing. But one young Canberran is shaking up fashion conventions, taking her digital dreams to the 2017 Vancouver Fashion Week.
Agronomist and author Graeme Stevenson has been studying the brown-headed earthworm and believes that its adaptability and deep-digging ability are ideal for locations such as vineyards and orchards.
The latest national report card for Australian year six students paints a disturbing picture of pupils slipping behind the world in maths and science achievement, with students' aptitude for science showing no improvement in a decade.
A device which sends tiny electric shocks to the brain to stimulate neurons could one day be at least as useful to people with anxiety and depression as antidepressants, according to Curtin University researchers.
Despite the hype around Elon Musk's proposed SA power fix, other, lesser-known battery makers have been pitching grid-scale storage as a solution for some time.
Vets are warning Australians to think twice before buying short-nosed dogs because selective breeding has left them plagued with health problems. But breeders insist the majority of pugs, bulldogs, shih tzus and Boston terriers are in perfect health.
If you're looking for love on a dating app, then research shows you should beware the trolls and consider upgrading to a paid service to get away from them.
On the 28th birthday of the World Wide Web, its inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee writes an open letter warning of emerging trends that threaten its underlying principles.
Almost 20 years after the last surviving brush-tail rock-wallaby in Victoria's was captured for a breeding program, the "uncoordinated" little marsupials are starting to see a glimmer of success.
Imagine a future where you use an app to order a driverless car. It knows the traffic conditions and avoids congestion, adjusts its speed to catch all the green lights and allows you to read or watch TV while it takes you to your destination. It might not be that far away.
A Danish teenager finds parts of a German World War II aeroplane that crashed in a northern Denmark swamp 72 years ago — along with the remains of a man who might have been its pilot.
