Australian researchers took to the skies this week aboard the first zero-gravity flights, testing technology that could one day produce fuel and other chemicals from resources on Mars and the moon.

Thirteen different types of fruit and vegetables were tested in the study, among them common family favourites: apples, avocado, bananas, blueberries, broccoli, capsicum, cucumber, grapes, lettuce, ...

The Olympic emblem has striking pink strokes as well as the iconic Olympic rings underneath. In contrast, the Paralympic ...

A man known as Thor and The Mountain has broken the world deadlift* record after successfully lifting an incredible 501kg. Actor and athlete Hafthor Julius Bjornsson, who plays the character called ...

An Australian song written using artificial intelligence has won a new international music competition. The song, Beautiful the World, was one of 13 entries in the AI Song Contest, hosted by Dutch ...

If you think you’re bored staying at home, spare a thought for the great apes. Until recently, our zoo-dwelling chimps, orang-utans and gorillas spent their days relaxing with some people watching but ...

New world records have been set by the blindfolded and the brave, as an Aussie teen and American centenarian* each made a bid for the history books. Brisbane speedcuber* Charlie Eggins became the ...

In a groundbreaking study, scientists have finally shed light on the complex mating rituals* of the Sydney funnel-web spider. This discovery fills a crucial* gap in our understanding of these ...

The digital world is ever growing and ever-changing — and now new ways of paying for things in the digital world are expanding, too. Here we look at cryptocurrencies* — what they are, if they are ...

Australian children under 16 years of age will no longer be able to have a YouTube account once the Government’s social media age ban comes into effect. The Government has decided to include YouTube ...

THE GREAT BOGONG MIGRATION Every spring, an estimated four billion Bogong moths breed in central, inland NSW, before heading ...

Young Australians are anxious about the state of the environment, with some blaming adults for the problems with plastic waste. A new survey of 546 children aged 12 to 18 years found 82 per cent felt ...