DNA screening for the virus that causes cervical cancer is the most effective method for detecting pre-cancerous cells, even in women vaccinated against the virus, Australian researchers find.
Dumped pet goldfish are found in Australian estuaries, prompting fears the fish — which are highly adaptive and can grow to 2 kilograms — could make their way into connected river systems and kill off native species.
As SA looks to develop its space industries, Premier Jay Weatherill urges the Prime Minister to announce the creation of an Australian space agency ahead of next week's international convention in Adelaide.
The Department of Defence was "naive" to delay suspending the use of Chinese-made drones after concerns were raised about their security, a former senior Defence official says.
A flesh-eating bacteria usually associated with tropical parts of Africa, which leads to weeping wounds, is becoming more common on the Mornington Peninsula, and sufferers — including a 13-year-old girl — are calling for more research.
Australian researchers have developed a new type of fly food that can help double the number of "sexy" sterile Queensland fruit fly being reared in laboratories.
Australia is now able to get critical supplies to its more remote Antarctic bases after mid-air refuelling allowed an RAAF cargo plane to reach Davis Station.
The CSIRO is partnering with a small Australian firm to develop the world's first hybrid renewable power generation installation for radio astronomy of its kind.
Exmouth is renowned for its pristine beaches and stunning reefs, but the 50-year-old town still plays a critical role for submariners in Australia's defence.
In a row of tiny sheds housing mechanics, sign writers and engineers in Adelaide's northern suburb of Salisbury lies a workshop where precision engineering and art come together.
Even when children survive cancer, they are at risk of severe side effects for the rest of their lives from the drugs used to treat them. But a group of Australian researchers is hoping to change that by testing drugs on tumours in a lab, rather than on kids.
An orange-green light is seen over Central Australia, sending some scrambling for cameras, striking awe into others, and leaving at least one person hoping it isn't a "message from North Korea".
Tourism operators and environmentalists say the Federal Government's new draft plan for marine parks almost halves the protections from commercial fishing set five years ago.
People are "having serious conversations with Siri", so Apple is hiring a software engineer with a counselling or psychology background to make its virtual assistant a better therapist.
Studying a mosquito in a special air-tight research facility to ensure it could not escape, Australian scientists discover carbohydrates play a vital role in the malaria parasite's infection of humans in a breakthrough they say could lead to an effective vaccine.
People addicted to the internet are more likely to have problematic sexual interactions with strangers online and their addiction should be treated as a disorder, an expert at Flinders University in South Australia says.
After eight months of living in isolation on a remote Hawaii volcano, six NASA-backed research subjects emerge from their Mars-like habitat and return to civilization.
Researchers are observing the far eastern curlew, netting them and attaching GPS trackers to the birds in a bid to protect their preferred feeding and roosting sites so they don't die out.
From a tin shed in remote Australia, a small team of scientists monitor earth tremors from the other side of the world — most recently from North Korea.
The NSW city of Orange, known as Australia's 'colour city', is attempting to rally redheads later this month for a Guinness World Record attempt, but there is a serious cause behind the fun.
Manuka honey isn't a panacea or a superfood. But it is grossly underutilised as a topical treatment for wounds, ulcers and burns, particularly in the face of the looming global superbug crisis.
Unless and until the Government gets to grips with the substance of what needs to be done, the lack of a coherent energy policy will remain an indictment of the politicians and a burden on Australian families and enterprises.
The march of technology is ever forward and we're generally better for it. But every now and then there is an idea so bad that you wish someone had a veto power, writes Matt Bevan.
When she was 12 or so, an Australian schoolgirl sent a postcard with her name on it off to the Planetary Society, where it was digitised and put on a mini-DVD to travel the solar system on the Cassini craft. Now it's crashed into Saturn.