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.

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

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It was only a few years ago that Ash Hodgkinson was bullied for doing magic tricks at school. Now, his magic tricks have made him one of Australia’s highest paid content creators – and a millionaire.

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

Shark sighting alerts could soon reach swimmers and surfers while they are still in the water. Shark alert platform Dorsal has developed new technology to close gaps in existing warning systems, by ...

Australia has the worst mammal extinction rate in the world with 20 animals in real danger of dying out. But you can help save them. Find out how. Ever since Europeans first arrived in Australia in ...

Australia’s population has reached 28 million, according to estimates from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The milestone was recorded on the official Australian Population Clock on Tuesday ...

We are told to expect more wild weather events as a result of climate change* – and so it was this week that the good old state of Victoria was forecast to have a 37 degree day with high winds ...