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Tuesday, 5 April 2011
Cloned cows that produce 'humanised' milk have been met with limited enthusiasm.
Friday, 25 March 2011
Wind speeds and wave heights over the world's oceans have been steadily increasing for the last quarter of a century.
Monday, 21 March 2011
They may look like they're doing a favour, but babysitting siblings or unrelated nestlings is all part of a purple-crowned fairy wren's cunning plan to inherit the nest.
Monday, 7 March 2011
Scientists have for the first time demonstrated a reversal of the optical Doppler effect, an advance that could lead to the development of 'invisibility cloak' technology.
Friday, 4 March 2011
Organisational ability, problem solving, and some mental illnesses can be traced to genetically preordained brain networks, according to a new study.
Monday, 21 February 2011
Scientists have sequenced the genome of a fungus responsible for destroying canola crops worldwide.
Monday, 31 January 2011
Australian scientists are developing a new generation of solar cells that could lead to significant improvements in efficiency, and a much wider range of uses.
Friday, 28 January 2011
New data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft indicates the Saturnian moon Enceladus may have a fizzy ocean capable of harbouring life.
Friday, 21 January 2011
The public is being asked to help settle a question of astronomical proportions: what is a galaxy?
Thursday, 13 January 2011
A new study warns an optical effect called gravitational lensing is causing some distant galaxies to appear brighter than they really are.
Tuesday, 14 December 2010
An alternative explanation for planetary formation may shed light on how the solar system's asteroid belt was formed.
Thursday, 25 November 2010
Scientists have come up with an unusual way of detecting secret atomic facilities - using massive tanks sitting at the bottom of the ocean.
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
One of Australia's biotechnology pioneers, whose work has been instrumental in cloning insulin and growth hormone, has taken out this year's Prime Minister's Prize for Science.
Friday, 5 November 2010
A new study of a strange green glowing object in intergalactic space has supported the theory that it's the ghostly glow of a long dead quasar.
Monday, 18 October 2010
Australia's first people viewed comets as portents of doom, a new study of Aboriginal astronomy has found.