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How wave from colliding black holes swept past Earth
Latest discovery shows gravitational-wave astronomy has arrived as a new window on the universe.
Marcus Strom is Science Editor at The Sydney Morning Herald.
Latest discovery shows gravitational-wave astronomy has arrived as a new window on the universe.
NASA's Juno mission reveals the planet is much more complex than we imagined.
Reintroducing dingoes to areas from where humans have removed them could help control the feral red fox  that hunts native animals such as the bilby and wallaby.
Australian astronomers have discovered an object six to eight billion light years away that - in about a millisecond - ejected the same amount of energy that our sun releases in 2½ years.
The Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney is embarking on a four-year program that it says will revolutionise land restoration.
Australian astronomers will gain access to the world's best optical observatories in Chile thanks to a 10-year strategic partnership between Australia and the European Southern Observatory.
Far removed from its natural environment in the marshes of western NSW, in the city the white ibis is giving up its protein-rich diet and loading up on carbs.
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.
When threatened by predators, the collector sea urchin releases a terrifying counter-attack.
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