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DNA from dirt shows where ancient humans lived
It is commonly known that the atoms in our bodies are made out of star dust. Now scientists have found a use for what our ancestors later became: cave dust.
It is commonly known that the atoms in our bodies are made out of star dust. Now scientists have found a use for what our ancestors later became: cave dust.
Larry Marshall remains optimistic about collaboration between the CSIRO and the US scientific community.
Sifting through teaspoons of clay and sand scraped from the floors of caves, German researchers have isolated ancient human DNA - without turning up a single bone.
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has made a historic descent through a gap between Saturn and its rings, NASA says.
An Italian professor aims to "wake up" cryogenically preserved people and transplant their brains into donor bodies.
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has begun a manoeuvre to make a first-ever "dive" through the space between the planet Saturn and its rings.
When threatened by predators, the collector sea urchin releases a terrifying counter-attack.
On Wednesday, NASA's running-on-empty space probe will dive into the mysterious space between the cloud tops of Saturn and the inner edge of its majestic rings.
Crisis could be solved by a waxworm capable of eating through the material at "uniquely high speeds".
Thousands of Australians have marched in support of science and evidence-based policy as demonstrations kick off around the world on Earth Day.
New research into the "hobbit" fossils of now extinct metre-tall humanoids discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores has found they most likely evolved from an ancient African ancestor and not from the taller Homo erectus found on Java, as widely believed.
A list of scientific luminaries and their supporters have signed a letter in support of international scientific endeavour on the eve of the Global March for Science on Saturday.
It's an unassuming pantry item that's helping scientists better understand Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and type two diabetes.
A huge asteroid will sail past Earth on Thursday, reminding us that the universe is a dynamic and dangerous place.
Australia has returned to space with the successful launch from Cape Canaveral on Wednesday morning of three locally designed and built research satellites bound for the International Space Station.
Unlike with other shipworms, named because they ate their way into the sides of wooden boats, no one knew where the giant shipworm lived.
Biochemists' discovery sounds like something out of a fairy tale.
A public health advocate has slammed the organisation for its refusal to endorse March for Science rallies in Australia.
Almost half of the complaints received were for proposed wind farms that are not yet in operation.
The geysers of Saturn's moon Enceladus are gushing up food for life, scientists say.
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