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Ancient tablet offers new angle on birth of maths
Research by the University of NSW shows that Babylonians, not Greeks, discovered trigonometry.
Research by the University of NSW shows that Babylonians, not Greeks, discovered trigonometry.
Might settlers on Mars be able to see the red planet turn white? A new study surprisingly suggests so.
An aide warned "don't look" at the president as he gestured toward the sun.
Viewers outside the US can watch the total eclipse by livestream.
The ACT government has teamed up with the South Australian government to put Australia in the space race.
Humans could have lived and thrived in inhospitable conditions in south Asia 20,000 years earlier than previously thought.
Most Australians think science has made life easier but feel that change has come too fast.
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.
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.
 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.
When NASA announced last week that it was looking for a new planetary protection officer, the space agency received some incredulous responses.
Flying cars could be one step closer thanks to study on dark matter and energy conducted by Australian and international scientists.
Eager stargazers are preparing for an early morning on Tuesday in order to view the latest lunar phenomenon.
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.
US company Delta Air Lines is next in the queue of airlines swapping ticket scanning for biometric screening.
In 1919, British astronomers photographed a solar eclipse and proved that light bends around our sun — affirming Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
An expedition led by the Australian National University will make the first scientific efforts to try to solve the mysteries of the underwater continent.
The possibilities of quantum computers are much-hyped but even the search for breakthroughs promises lucrative spin-offs.
Jude Sparks had discovered the fossilised skull of a stegomastodon, missing only a tusk.
Indigenous Australians have lived here 18,000 years longer than previously proved.
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