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A tiny predator, the varroa mite, is wreaking massive havoc on bee populations worldwide and it's only a matter of time before it reaches Australia, say experts. 17 comments
We've made enormous advances in our battle against bacteria, but it seems that the bugs are starting to fight back, and it's only going to get scarier. 10 comments
Don't fancy an office job? Ever wanted to cheat gravity? Being an astronaut could be the career for you, but getting a science degree is only part of the super-human challenge. 21 comments
Over ten years ago Cooper Creek escaped large-scale irrigation when scientists and graziers banded together to protest the plan. But has time and more research borne out that decision? 2 comments
The Ord River has long been touted as a possible northern food bowl. But nearly four decades after the irrigation scheme was created, why has it failed to live up to expectations? 6 comments
The Murray-Darling Basin grows more than one fifth of all the food produced in Australia, but how will it respond to dwindling water supplies? 3 comments
Scientists have discovered genes that can shape elite sports performance. But can genetics alone help us find our future Olympic champions? 0 comments
One hundred years ago, an explosion bigger than an atomic bomb blasted Tunguska, Siberia. We still don't know what caused it, but there are plenty of theories!
Has the life of Australia's Aborigines remained unchanged for 45,000 years? A new approach to archaeology challenges us to rethink prehistory.
Our need for fossil fuels is insatiable, but coal, oil, gas and uranium reserves are finite and some may even be in decline. How long will our energy resources last?
To be a gifted scientist or artist, a touch of autism may help.
Rising oil prices and greenhouse gas emissions are pushing us to look at our motor vehicle use. But what are the alternatives and will they work in Australia?
The hottest thing since the dot.com boom, social networking has changed the way we use the internet.
We have the fastest growing brain of any animal in history - but is our cranial growth spurt coming to an end?
In June 2007, 50 farmers, soil scientists, agronomists and miners journeyed to the city of Orange in western NSW. Their mission: to propose an astonishingly simple solution to the biggest environmental crisis the world has ever faced. ABC Science investigates this down-to-earth approach to global carbon excess.