The Albanese government has been forced to defend ‘outlawing’ nuclear energy after rejecting an invitation from its AUKUS security pact partners to join a global move to speed up the spread of civilian nuclear energy.
As modern conservationists grapple with a changing world, a crew of intrepid sailors seek to rechart the path laid by Charles Darwin, leading them to Sydney.
By making the mammals run, researchers have found that they transform blood into energy in a matter of minutes, just like some insects.
Aboriginal leader Marcia Langton says Australia needs to make more use of the Indigenous know-how developed over millennia.
Ardent supporters of action on climate change are warning of another looming crisis: damage to sensitive ecosystems to make way for renewable energy. They say it’s time for a rethink.
The birds can harbour a grudge for as long as 17 years against those who upset or threaten them, a scientist has found.
A federal inquiry warned the government to take the threat of fire ants seriously or it would come back to bite us. Experts say the Albanese government’s response is extremely disappointing.
The Australian’s North Asia correspondent witnessed China’s space launch on Wednesday, the latest step in Beijing’s moon-base plan which has rattled Washington and its allies.
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has managed to unite all sides of the divisive salmon farming debate – on what they see as her failure to do her job. The minister argues she’s just following due process; some claim she’s election-focused.
Heart attacks and strokes are expected to stay prevalent in past Covid patients for years after infection, a new study indicates.
The largest-ever brain imaging study of its kind has found genetic variations linked to multiple cognitive conditions, seeking to find the ‘genetic essence of humanity’.
DNA samples from diverse communities around Australia are being gathered to form what is hoped to be first national genetic biobank.
Rio Tinto and its partner in the Rhodes Ridge joint venture have informed regulators they will no longer push ahead with a long-awaited proposal to mine the Giles Mini deposit near Newman due to its impact on potential roosting sites for the vulnerable Ghost Bat.
After receiving the Nobel Prize in Physics, British-Canadian AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton, who shared the prize with John Hopfield, warned that the technology he helped create could lead to the subjugation of humanity.
Scientists curing cancer, a stargazing astrophysicist, engineers saving the planet and inspirational teachers have been honoured in the Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science. Discover more about the winners.
The Prime Minister’s Science Prize winner has a message for high school students: ‘If you haven’t tried anything hard, you won’t achieve your full potential.’
Americans Gary Ruvkun and Victor Ambros have won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine for their groundbreaking discovery of genetic switches that exist across the tree of life.
The recovery of some whale species amid massive increases in shipping is creating a new threat for the leviathans – and one that could mean changes to Australian shipping.
In a breakthrough for one of the nation’s rarest fish, the Maugean skate, scientists report ‘great’ success in breeding the species in captivity, dramatically turning around earlier setbacks.
Everest is having a ‘growth spurt’ as the shifting contours of the surrounding landscape cause the world’s tallest peak to spring upwards.
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