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Friday, 24 October 2014
Being unfair - or being treated unfairly - causes us to experience mental stress, a new study using heart monitors has found.
Tuesday, 21 October 2014
While love for our own kind might drive us to fight with others, thinking our enemy is driven by hate can hinder conflict resolution, say researchers.
Wednesday, 12 March 2014
Next time you hit a wrong note while singing in the shower blame it on your genes.
Friday, 15 November 2013
A new comparison of DNA from modern canines and ancient fossils suggests that today's pets are descended from now-extinct populations of wolves in Europe.
Tuesday, 6 August 2013
Contrary to a popular theory, people born during hard times have no advantage when it comes to coping with future famines, suggests a new study.
Saturday, 26 January 2013
Australia's most recent Nobel Prize winner has today been made a Companion in the General Division of the Order of Australia.
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Scientists have pinpointed a protein that helps explain why the elderly frequently have to get up in the night to urinate.
Thursday, 26 April 2012
Women who eat blueberries and strawberries experience slower mental decline with age than women who consume fewer of the flavonoid-rich fruits, according to a US study.
Tuesday, 13 December 2011 5
Ask an Expert Does vinegar work for all jellyfish stings? And how does it work?
Thursday, 12 May 2011
Astronomers and stargazers will be looking to the dawn sky tomorrow as planets Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter align over the southern hemisphere.
Friday, 15 April 2011
Scientists say mating songs sung by Australian humpbacks go on to spread to whale populations all over the South Pacific.
Monday, 4 October 2010
One of the men behind the development of in-vitro fertilisation has been awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize for medicine.
Thursday, 16 September 2010
The mission to save the Tasmanian devil from a deadly facial tumour disease has been given a boost, with scientists developing a map of the genetic make-up of a healthy devil.
Monday, 2 August 2010 20
People who sleep more or fewer than seven hours a day, including naps, are increasing their risk for cardiovascular disease, a US study shows.
Thursday, 15 July 2010
British scientists think they have the answer to the age-old question of whether the chicken or the egg came first.