Tag: science

Centre will enable Australia to lead international research endeavours aimed at understanding what the universe is made of.

A universal mathematical formula that can describe the remarkable efficiency of the egg shape has always eluded science – until now.

Aussie scientists find that a year of no pressures from heat stress or cyclones is helping the iconic landmark to rejuvenate.

The huge power of the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs 66-million years ago is still producing localised life forms different to anywhere else.

UK and international scientists find that giant land mammal evolved in isolation to become a comparatively tiny shadow of its former self.

Researchers led by Monash University find that cells can be ‘tricked’ into becoming bone and speed up patient recovery after bone replacements.

PM announces investment for Australia’s portion of the multi-national Square Kilometre Array project to explore new boundaries of the universe.

Some emotions are more difficult to recognise with Covid masks. But, in general, recognition is no less than difficult than with sunglasses.

Aussie scientists release landmark climate-change report and say country must rapidly remove greenhouse gas emissions from a range of sectors.

Australian scientists return to Hobart after world-leading research that will help protect vital Antarctic krill from over-harvesting.

Group of intrepid Aussie tradies heading off to do a home reno where the nearest hardware store is a 3,000km round trip away.

Succeeding in this ‘exceptionally challenging project’ could give Australia a greater share of the international space launch market.

UK-led scientists find that, despite vastly different evolution patterns, dolphins have several similar personality traits to humans.

UK scientists say a common shrub has been found to be very effective at soaking up air pollution caused by heavy traffic.

Increased growth of Asian forest habitats favoured by bats could have played a direct role in the emergence of the pandemic.

Researchers have found large increases in public trust in the Australian and NZ governments as the pandemic raged. But this may wane.

Tests of a sample population of Year 4 and Year 8 students across 58 countries show our students are getting better at literacy and numeracy.

Corals that grew at the end of the ice age around 15,000 years ago are helping scientists to understand why the ice age ended so suddenly.

Tiny drones or insects can carry the high-tech sensor, which weighs less than a jellybean, into places too dangerous for human researchers.

This is the first time international experts have been able to investigate life on the Great Barrier Reef at such great depths.

SPECIAL FEATURE: "This is a reminder that if governments, industry, communities and individuals share a vision, a positive transition can be achieved. The stunning technology advances I have witnessed in the past ten years make me optimistic." - Alan Finkel.

Australian brains are responsible for some of the most interesting and useful inventions ever!

SPECIAL FEATURE: Have Aboriginal people been in Australia for some 50,000 years or as long as 65,000 years? Either way, they have effectively been on their country as long as modern human populations have been outside of Africa.

Tributes have been pouring in on social media for the scientist, who made complex science accessible to everyone in his 1988 bestselling book A Brief History of Time. There have been reactions too from the world of Astronomy in Australia.

Research suggests brain regions and neurochemicals involved in addiction and romantic bonding are similar, and propose there are many similarities between everyday romantic attachment and addiction.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: The future of the Great Barrier Reef is in the hands of Australians, and it will take all of us to preserve it for our children. Lend a hand...

ANALYSIS & OPINION: The extreme marine heatwave in 2016 killed two-thirds of the corals along a 700km stretch of the northern Great Barrier Reef, from Port Douglas to Papua New Guinea. It was a game-changer for the reef and for how we manage it.

VIDEO: Incredible discovery of seven exo-planets all orbiting the same small star closely together. As well as water and oxygen, they may harbour life on their surfaces.

Scientist of smell, responsible for breakthrough development on spinal injuries and whose work has been compared to the moon landing, has been named the 2017 Australian of the Year.

Some of these may be a bit too X-files or a Frankenstein re-run for comfort. Still, pretty impressive stuff.

VIDEO: Hydrogen the key to showing our galactic neighbourhood in all its glory in this sensational new imagry.

Warnie shares his theory of evolution with 'I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here' campmates.

Here’s one for the London geeks; the big city as viewed by radar.

Australian neurologist Stephen Hicks wins the top award in the UK’s Google Impact Challenge with smart glasses for the blind and visually impaired.

Barry Jones, the eminent Australian thinker, says the Abbott government is waging a "war on science".

World's oldest sperm uncovered. The scientists in Jurassic Park would have had a shorter road to genetically engineered dinosaurs if they had only scratched around some bat droppings in Australia.

Doctors have expressed concerns over the increasing rates of Aboriginal people in remote indigenous communities contracting sexually transmitted diseases.

Environment Minister Greg Hunt has abolished the Climate Commission and begun work on getting rid of the Climate Change Authority, in what has been described as a black day in the fight against global warming in Australia.

The grumpy-looking and rarely seen deep-sea blobfish, found off the coast of Australia, has been crowned the world’s ugliest animal in a competition to raise awareness of aesthetically challenged animals facing extinction.

A world-first study has used statistics from Australia and New Zealand to measure the success of fertility treatments. It shows IVF treatments are successful in one in two women aged under 35.

An Australian scientist has pioneered a new vaccine for cancer, created from a patient's own tumor. Tests of the treatment on dogs has so far yielded positive results, paving the way for human trials.

Sexy beast: Male kangaroos attract mates by striking poses to show off their muscularity and size.

A new study has raised concerns about the spread of disease in Australia by a mosquito commonly known as the London Underground mosquito.

A giant radio telescope which has been switched on in remote WA will give scientists a better look at the beginnings of the universe.

EDINBURGH EXPAT | The Edinburgh International Science Festival looks to the future as it celebrates its 25th birthday.

THE EXPAT FACTOR | Matt Parker used skills learnt as a maths teacher to springboard into a new career in London - stand-up mathematician. Matt now does regular stand-up on his favourite topic, as well as spots on TV and radio talking all things maths and education. Add in regular ...

A comedy night for the insatiably sci-curious - stand-up mathematician Australian Matt Parker, geek songstress Helen Arney and TV experiments guy Steve Mould explore who we are and where we come from in their new show ‘Life, Oh Life’ at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London.

Whilst NASA seeks to reassure the world the apocalypse is not on its way on 21 December 2012, back in Australia our own Prime Minister fears the worst and tells concerned viewers “the end of the world is coming”.