The discovery of an Earth-sized planet outside our solar system that has its own atmosphere marks an important step in our understanding of the potential for life on other worlds.
First fact-checking came to Facebook. Now it's coming to Google.
Television is wedding shows, dating shows and food shows, right? In what must be a historic first, Stargazing Live discovered a new solar system.
Descendants of the creator of a beautiful and rare 'seaweed album' may be living in Melbourne or Sydney. If they are, the National Museum in Canberra wants to hear from them.
Scientists discover that luring amorous starfish with their "perfume" may be the most efficient way to remove them from the Great Barrier Reef.
Huge aggregations of snakes mating in a three-week frenzy takes its toll.
Science is about embracing uncertainty and we could do with a bit of that in public life, says physicist Brian Cox.
Almost 2000 Australian babies are born each year with CMV, a virus contracted from their mother which can leave them with permanent disabilities such as blindness, developmental delays, epilepsy and cerebral palsy.
ANU astronomers are investigating four unknown objects uncovered by a online public hunt to discover the ninth planet in our solar system.
Want to meet an alien? Diving with an octopus is the closest you're likely to come.
A fanged coral reef fish that disables it rivals by delivering a dose of heroin-like venom could one day cure your pain, researchers say.
All you need to be a space explorer is curiosity, internet access and a web address.
More than 100 million years ago, on a muddy stretch of land that is now Australia, nearly two-dozen species of dinosaur once roamed.
Two astronauts ventured outside the International Space Station on Friday on the first of three outings to prepare the orbiting research laboratory for commercial space taxis.
Scientists have found a way to reverse the ageing process, extending the lifespan of mice by 20 per cent and raising the prospect of an anti-ageing treatment for humans within a decade.
The dynamics of the sawfish's astounding sword-like weapon make it one of nature's deadliest stealth predators, new research has shown.
Halfway through her HSC, Rachel Woolley was suffering exhaustion and a stiff neck.
The dinosaur family tree may need to be radically rewritten – and even uprooted and replanted elsewhere, a new analysis shows.
If you have long feared that using a satnav navigation system is making you worse at finding the way alone, research suggests you may be right.
Funnel-web spider venom could one day be used to save the lives of stroke patients, new research shows.
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