Several cases of a highly infectious disease have now been confirmed in one state, with a primary school among the locations on alert.
Jessica Paul
They are young, curious and ready to create careers that do not exist yet: a MythBusters TV star says the next generation of children could improve our lives.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
Australia’s $529m icebreaker vessel has made unexpected contact with the sea floor near Heard Island in the Antarctic.
Blair Jackson
Young minds are getting a rare first dose of lab life, in a bid to spark a passion for medical research and inspire future careers in science.
Caitlin Vinci
One state has issued an urgent health alert as a potentially fatal disease outbreak spreads, with unvaccinated children and pregnant women most at risk.
Duncan Evans
The dangerous infection can infiltrate the blood and organs of the body, potentially leading to life-threatening illnesses.
Alexandra Feiam
Jane Goodall is being hailed as a pioneering primate expert and tireless advocate for the environment after her death at the age of 91 while on a speaking tour.
Susan Heavey
A new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease has been registered with the TGA to help patients with early to mild conditions.
Emma Kirk
Outrage is rippling through a local community after a mother and calf humpback whale were found trapped in shark nets, sparking calls for urgent action.
Andrew Hedgman
Taking a vitamin B3 supplement may help to prevent skin cancer, a new large-scale study has found.
Angela Pownall
When a Curtin University scientist received an alert predicting asteroid 2023 CX1 would strike near his parents’ home in Normandy in early 2023, he got on the phone immediately.
Ben O'Shea
An algal bloom nightmare has decimated marine wildlife in South Australia, and experts warn NSW, Victoria and Queensland are also at risk.
Two people contracted the disease after visiting Bali, before it spread at a backpackers hostel in an Aussie city.
NSW Opposition leader Mark Speakman has backed an end to controversial laws protecting brumbies in the state’s Snowy Mountains.
Nathan Schmidt
The twin brother of a man killed by a shark on Sydney Northern Beaches on the weekend has shared an emotional tribute.
Early risers across the nation were treated to a rare celestial spectacle as the moon transformed into a fiery orb.
Sunscreens have been pulled from shelves following shock SPF testing failures. Here’s what to do now as summer approaches.
With more than 800 incidents already recorded, an expert has revealed how you can avoid being swooped by magpies this spring.
Elodie Jakes
Bones hidden in the bottom of caves from the Nullabor to South West WA are helping piece together the hidden past of some of Australia’s most curious marsupials.
Craig Duncan
Scientists and a Perth business have teamed up to find a way to cut packaging waste from WA’s lucrative seafood industry.
Michael Palmer
The astronomical phenomenon will be visible for the entire country in the early hours of Monday morning, and won’t make a comeback for several years.
The expedition will help NASA establish a human presence outside Earth, marking a first for the nation in Aussie space exploration.
George Al-Akiki
An earthquake has rattled parts of an Aussie state overnight, with hundreds of residents reporting feeling the tremors.
Australia will experience a rare ‘black moon’ this weekend – but the celestial phenomenon comes with a catch for eager stargazers.
