
Australia at the ‘bottom of the class’ on research
Australian businesses and governments are investing too little in vital research projects, a discussion paper has revealed.
Australian businesses and governments are investing too little in vital research projects, a discussion paper has revealed.
Foreign investors will be wooed by New Zealand to help lift the nation's economy out of the lurch as the government seeks to put the woes of 2024 behind it.
Australian astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg is urging local researchers to look to space for answers to some of earth's biggest challenges.
Thousands of flexible solar cells are expected to be printed by the ream in a $6.8 million facility established by Australia's leading science organisation.
Aussie scientists are headed to a key earthquake fault zone to find out what caused the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan.
An Indigenous genomics researcher has been recognised with a fellowship with the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.
Cutting emissions from transport and agriculture could be possible after an Australian discovery published by researchers from three universities.
Defence science is proving crucial as smaller powers stand up to China and Russia but can also be used to deter war in an increasingly uncertain future.
A review of more than 5000 studies for the World Health Organisation has sought a definitive answer on whether mobile phones are safe to use.
A team of international scientists including an Australian professor has cracked the genomic sequencing of Arabica coffee, which could lead to a new brew.
Australia's ailing environment needs $7.3 billion a year to claw its way back to health but scientists say that's cheap and doing nothing will cost much more.
Australia is falling behind other nations in research and development and needs to make bigger investments and engage Indigenous knowledge, an event has heard.
The first glimpse of an Australian mega bird that would have roamed the earth thousands of years ago has been unveiled after the discovery of a giant skull.
As large and severe fires become more common in forests across southeastern Australia, our wildlife will need all the help they can get – including the humble wombat burrow.
As Australia races to retrofit laws for generative artificial intelligence, the nation's eSafety commissioner says investigators face real-life harms every day.
Raptor dinosaurs were previously thought to be the size of a human but the discovery of a new footprint reveals it is substantially bigger.
Fitness gadgets that track your vital signs could be powered by sweat in the future after a research into nanogenerators by Australian universities.
Queensland scientists have created a way to produce electricity using carbon dioxide in a development they say could power phones and computers.
Dinosaur-fans rejoice! A nearly complete pterosaur fossil has been unearthed in regional Queensland.
Women are increasingly being recognised for their success in the agricultural sector in production, biosecurity, science and as champions of future farmers.
A huge satellite powered by flexible, printed solar cells developed by the CSIRO has launched in the US and may help keep others in space.
Around one in six Australians has some form of hearing loss, ranging from mild to complete hearing loss.
A new report recommends changes to support more diversity in science, engineering and technology jobs, as the industry fails to embrace change.
According to Greek mythology, Zeus punished Prometheus for giving fire to humans. He chained Prometheus up and set an eagle to feast on his liver. Each night, the liver grew back and each day, the eagle returned for his feast. In reality, can a liver really grow back?
A University of Queensland study sheds light on the oral health divide in Queensland, pointing to a lack of fluoridated water in less affluent areas as a key factor.
The perils of ultra-processed foods received widespread coverage in recent months – thanks in no small part to the publication and promotion of TV presenter and doctor of virology Chris Van Tulleken’s book Ultra-Processed People.
While researchers have known since the 1960s that some coral were present off the Atlantic, the reef's size remained a mystery until now.
El Nino and other factors make extreme weather events more difficult to predict, say scholars following scrutiny in the wake of destructive floods and storms.
While running air conditioning briefly and intermittently at a very cool temperature may feel thrifty, it won’t be the most energy efficient choice. Here’s what to do instead.
Spend some time scrolling social media and you’re all-but-guaranteed to see an ad promising to help you with targeted fat loss. These ads promote a concept known as “spot reduction”, claiming you can burn fat in a specific body area, usually the belly, with specially designed exercises or workouts. But can you actually target areas to lose fat?
A trio of scientists who discovered nanoparticles and quantum dots used in LED-lights, TV-screens and cancer surgery have won the Nobel prize for chemistry.