Science
In major discovery, silhouette from the time of the first stars found
Astronomers working in outback WA have found signals from the earliest stars in the universe.
- by Liam Mannix
Latest
Science
Girls at single-sex schools more likely to choose STEM subjects
A greater proportion of students in girls schools are studying STEM subjects than their peers in co-ed schools.
- by Henrietta Cook
Space
Milky Waves: Skimming stars stirred ripples across face of our galaxy
Viewed over billions of years, our galaxy is like a churning ocean, the surface of the disc constantly warped by waves that crash and break.
- by Liam Mannix
Opinion
Opinion
CRISPR will save lives - and technology can't come soon enough
The potential applications of CRISPR are enormous. It’s the closest we’ve ever come to a cure for cancer. We’ve already been able to cure HIV infection in animal models, and even in human cell cultures. Incurable genetic diseases, like Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy, could soon be a thing of the past. CRISPR has already been used to cure the disease in rats. But some are not so convinced.
- by Fahad Ali
University Of Queensland
Assassin bug: Its venom liquefies prey but could be used as a medical weapon
Queensland researchers say the insect common throughout Brisbane has exciting potential for the treatment of epilepsy, stroke and neurodegeneration.
- by Toby Crockford
Health
Scientists film real-time footage inside a human cell
Under the microscope, they look like little red bubbles, swelling with green slime. The bubbles stretch, and then burst in a shower of goo.
- by Liam Mannix
Science
NZ's Terrible Gully turned to river of rock by ex-Cyclone Gita
A river of shingle rock flowing down the aptly-named Terrible Gully has left farms cut off from town in Canterbury, NZ.
- by Brad Flahive
Scientists chase down dinosaur movements by watching turkeys sprint
While the movement of dinosaurs that walked on two legs has caused controversy, scientists have devised an equation that calculates how the extinct giants roamed.
- by Ruth McCosker
Science
Lax vaxing blamed as virus which can kill nine out of 10 cats returns
It was wiped out but a fatal feline virus is having a comeback, killing hundreds of Australian cats and kittens over the past few years.
- by Liam Mannix
Google's neural networks detect heart attack risk by looking at patients' eyes
The new approach could one day allow people to screen themselves for the risks that could lead to heart disease.
- by Drew Harwell & Carolyn Y. Johnson
DNA test to confirm if world's richest pirate found
He is thought to be the richest pirate who ever lived - amassing treasure worth hundreds of millions in today's money, before he was lost at sea.
- by Rozina Sabur