Ancient tablet offers new angle on birth of maths
Research by the University of NSW shows that Babylonians, not Greeks, discovered trigonometry.
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How is it possible that it snows on Mars?
Might settlers on Mars be able to see the red planet turn white? A new study surprisingly suggests so.
Yes, Donald Trump did just stare directly at the solar eclipse without glasses
An aide warned "don't look" at the president as he gestured toward the sun.
Total solar eclipse dazzles America
Viewers outside the US can watch the total eclipse by livestream.
The right stuff: ACT joins space race
The ACT government has teamed up with the South Australian government to put Australia in the space race.
Early forest-dwelling humans may have been more technologically advanced than previously thought
Humans could have lived and thrived in inhospitable conditions in south Asia 20,000 years earlier than previously thought.
Most of us think the benefits of science outweigh the negatives
Most Australians think science has made life easier but feel that change has come too fast.
The tooth that helped find 20,000 missing years
The discovery by Australian scientist Kira Westaway took treks through Indonesian rainforest, a dogged refusal to take no for an answer, and a fax machine.
Facts about our sun and moon you may have forgotten
Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you know by now that the sun and the moon will be the stars of the Great American Eclipse of 2017. It happens on August 21, when the moon will pass between the sun and Earth, and, depending on where you are in the United States and a few other countries, the moon can be seen completely, or partially, blocking the sun.
Eye in the sky: the eclipse from up above
 Broomfield, Colorado  The US Gulfstream V jet parked in the airport hangar here has tracked thunderstorms, blizzards and hurricanes around the world. But on August 21, the jet will soar about 45,000 feet into the sky in pursuit of a natural phenomenon unlike any it has faced before – a total solar eclipse.
'My sister says I am an alien': A 9-year-old applies to be NASA's planetary protection officer
When NASA announced last week that it was looking for a new planetary protection officer, the space agency received some incredulous responses.
Unlocking the secrets - and possible uses - of dark matter
Flying cars could be one step closer thanks to study on dark matter and energy conducted by Australian and international scientists.
Stargazers preparing for partial lunar eclipse
Eager stargazers are preparing for an early morning on Tuesday in order to view the latest lunar phenomenon.
Wake up to sleep warning
Too much time spent working or relaxing in front of digital device screens could be ruining your sleep, according to a study by scientists at the University of Houston in Texas, USA.
Giving airlines the finger
US company Delta Air Lines is next in the queue of airlines swapping ticket scanning for biometric screening.
The eclipse that revealed the universe
In 1919, British astronomers photographed a solar eclipse and proved that light bends around our sun — affirming Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
Search underway to uncover the lost continent Zealandia
An expedition led by the Australian National University will make the first scientific efforts to try to solve the mysteries of the underwater continent.
Australia banks on quantum leaps as Microsoft inks deal with uni
The possibilities of quantum computers are much-hyped but even the search for breakthroughs promises lucrative spin-offs.
US boy trips over million-year-old fossil in desert hike
Jude Sparks had discovered the fossilised skull of a stegomastodon, missing only a tusk.
The extraordinary science behind a discovery 65,000 years in the making
Indigenous Australians have lived here 18,000 years longer than previously proved.