Why do we have flies? Here's swat's what
As you wave flies away from your face for what feels like the thousandth time, console yourself with this thought: without them, we'd probably be up to our necks in poo.
As you wave flies away from your face for what feels like the thousandth time, console yourself with this thought: without them, we'd probably be up to our necks in poo.
It's not so easy to do what's good for your health.
You're probably not thinking about it when you're whizzing through one, but water slides are a great demonstration of the basics of physics.
Their techniques are radically different, and each offers its own pros and cons.
US investigator who quit the alien investigation department at the Pentagon has seen enough to say, 'we are not alone'.
Science is trying to explain the Harvey Weinsteins of the world.
Australian researchers have revealed the only treatment scientifically shown to help beat office-related neck pain – and it's not ergonomic adjustment.
On Saturday, the University of NSW announced a major leap: a new design for a quantum chip that should be relatively easy to mass produce.
Advanced computer analysis identified two new planets around distant stars, including one that is part of the first star system with as many planets as Earth's solar system.
It was just after midnight when Canberra photographer Ben Appleton arrived at the Lake George lookout, and almost pitch black.
Southern sky – I hope you're ready for your close-up. Thanks to a new interactive atlas, we can now travel the universe without ever leaving home.
With its fox's face, tiger's stripes, kangaroo's pouch and exclusive existence on a small island, the Tasmanian tiger was a weird creature.
The year-10 Sydney schoolgirl has created a biodegradable plastic with the strength of a prawn's shell and the flexibility of a spider's web.
The celestial brute dates back to about 690 million years after the Big Bang.
If it walks like a duck and swims like a duck, it might be a dinosaur.
Every Monday really is longer than the last, says astrophysicist Dr Brad Tucker from the Mount Stromlo Observatory.
It's a finding that is destined to start a new round of arguments over the aircon remote.
In deep space, it's kill or be killed.
Combustion has been found to release particles of titanium, researchers say.
You might think you see and hear continuously, like a video camera that is always recording.
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