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Arafura mine makes history with $25bn economic boost for the NT
New Exhibition Examines Adaptation In Era Of Change
Fossil fishes buried in the desert reveal a missing chapter in marine history
Study details epic transportation of Stonehenge stone across ancient Britain
See a new map of the universe’s magnetic fields – the largest and most detailed ever made
World’s largest scorpion revealed from 415-million-year-old fossils
How Two Ancient Rivers Gave Birth To Euphrates
Carbon dioxide and water played key role in historic Mount Etna eruption
Ever seen a cave cricket? Australia now has three new species of these spindly, spider-like creatures
New tech enables scientists to see emperor penguins in darkness
Analysing ancient air in Antarctic ice cores 2 June 2026
Study Clarifies How Atmospheric Dust Shapes Climate
Mysterious signals keep coming from space. We have found their ‘Rosetta stone’
Student astronomer discovers ‘Rosetta stone’ for mysterious cosmic signals
New study sheds light on Victoria’s future rainfall
Blue Origin rocket exploded on launchpad, throwing the future of NASA’s Artemis program into question
My unsung hero of science: William Adams, the Bombay bureaucrat whose vision of a solar future was dashed by colonial conservatism
Scientists used a method from ecology to identify whether icy moons could hold conditions for life
PFAS leave fingerprints in your blood – researchers are figuring out how forever chemicals transform in your body to read these clues
Nine in 10 chance the world passes dangerous temperature threshold
Pigeons Navigate Using Magnetic Sensors In Their Livers
500-million-year-old fossil helps fill a strange gap in our record of life on Earth
Psychopathy: some experts now say it doesn’t exist – here’s why we may be looking at it all wrong
From Seabed To Mars: Why Geological Maps Matter
ARC appoints Professor Dorrit Jacob FAA as Academic Director for physical sciences
Predicting Spread Of Viruses And Bacteria With Drones
Address To Walk For Truth
A ‘supereruption’ transformed NZ 350,000 years ago. We now know how it happened
Deep-sea sponges survive in complete darkness in ways we didn’t know before
ARC grants for clean energy, truth-telling and eye health projects
Seven ARC Linkage projects receive more than $3.6 million funding
Autumn In Antarctica
Expert: SA Government plans to remove 10-year fracking ban
Some technologies use accelerated natural processes to capture carbon – but can they store it durably?
SpaceX is poised to go public and test the latest version of its massive Starship rocket amidst criticism about its environmental impact
HKUST Establishes Biodiversity and Nature-Based Solutions Hub to Drive Education, Research, Innovation, and the New Biodiversity Core Curriculum
CLP welcomes Final Investment Decision on Nolans Project
Glacial cycles shape evolution of many species of Antarctic sea slug
The plum Chris Hemsworth backed just broke the internet
Three top ANU scientists elected to the Australian Academy of Science
If CSIRO cuts climate science jobs, this is what’s at stake for Australia
Solar activity follows an 11-year cycle – here’s how it controls eruptions and solar flares
Space Capsule Returns To SA
Restoring Koala Habitat Through Cultural Burning
How traffic makes cities warmer
Grad Hopes To Advance Women’s Health In Space
How a shifting Nile landscape shaped the rise of the ancient empire of Kush in Sudan
Road safety campaign blitz for National Road Safety Week