Wind farms: $800,000 spent on handling 90 complaints
Almost half of the complaints received were for proposed wind farms that are not yet in operation.
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NASA finds ingredients for life spewing out of one of Saturn's icy moons
​The geysers of Saturn's moon Enceladus are gushing up food for life, scientists say.
Nobel Prize favourite focusing on billion-dollar idea for Australia
It's not every day you get to sit down with a bloke who is tipped as "guaranteed" to win the Nobel Prize for physics this year.
How Sandy became a gift to science
The purebred desert dingo took first place in the World's Most Interesting Genome Competition.
Apple stealth project seen as 'holy grail' for life sciences
Apple has hired a team of biomedical engineers as part of a secret initiative, initially envisioned by late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, to develop sensors to treat diabetes, CNBC reports citing three people familiar with the matter.
Ants march into battle and rescue their wounded comrades
Much like human soldiers in combat, members of a large, black, termite-eating ant species found in sub-Saharan Africa march in formation into battle and afterward retrieve wounded comrades.
First Earth-sized planet outside solar system found with its own atmosphere
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.
Google brings fake news fact-checking to search results
First fact-checking came to Facebook. Now it's coming to Google.
ABC Stargazing Live discovers new solar system
Television is wedding shows, dating shows and food shows, right? In what must be a historic first, Stargazing Live discovered a new solar system.
Flowers of the sea: 19th century album a snapshot of Port Phillip Bay
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.
Love drug could be fatal attraction for Reef-killing crown-of-thorns starfish
Scientists discover that luring amorous starfish with their "perfume" may be the most efficient way to remove them from the Great Barrier Reef.
Why sex obsession is a long-term killer for male snakes
Huge aggregations of snakes mating in a three-week frenzy takes its toll.
Cox on the politicians we shouldn't vote for
Science is about embracing uncertainty and we could do with a bit of that in public life, says physicist Brian Cox.
How a devastating virus tricks your immune system
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.
Four unknown space objects uncovered by ANU-led Planet 9 search
ANU astronomers are investigating four unknown objects uncovered by a online public hunt to discover the ninth planet in our solar system.
A philosopher's guide to meeting aliens on Earth
Want to meet an alien? Diving with an octopus is the closest you're likely to come.
'Heroin'-injecting fish offers high hopes for new painkillers
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.
ANU harness public power to search for ninth planet
All you need to be a space explorer is curiosity, internet access and a web address.
World's biggest dinosaur footprint discovered in 'Australia's own Jurassic Park'
More than 100 million years ago, on a muddy stretch of land that is now Australia, nearly two-dozen species of dinosaur once roamed.
Spacewalk prepares International Space Station for commercial taxis
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.