India-born scientist honoured with Medal of the Order of Australia

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 14:12

An India-born scientist has been recognised by the Australian government with the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM).

Australian scientists microchip bees to map movements, halt diseases

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 19:22

Australian scientists are gluing tiny sensors onto thousands of honey bees to track their movements in a trial aimed at halting the spread of diseases that have wiped out populations in the northern hemisphere.

New project could help you become cosmic explorer

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 12:23

`Radio Galaxy Zoo` launched Tuesday is a new `citizen science` project that lets anyone become a cosmic explorer.

Indian Ocean key to predict extreme weather in Australia

Last Updated: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 20:11

Changes in the surface temperature of the Indian Ocean is helping scientists predict extreme weather in Australia up to six months in advance.

Extreme weather may become norm around Indian Ocean by 2050

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 20:12

If the world continues to do nothing to curb climate change, extreme weather conditions, like torrential rains and bad droughts, will become the norm around the equator by 2050, a new study has warned.

First 3D map of Leaning Tower of Pisa`s interior created

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 11:06

Australian researchers have created the first ever 3D map of the interior of Italy`s iconic Leaning Tower of Pisa by using a breakthrough mobile laser mapping system.

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef corals lead to super sunscreen

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 19:31

In a step forward in the fight against skin cancer, scientists in Australia claimed to have developed a super sunscreen which mimics the natural sun protection used by Great Barrier Reef corals.

Astronomers spot raw star gas

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 19:36

Astronomers have detected the raw material for making the first stars in galaxies that formed when the Universe was just three billion years old - less than a quarter of its current age.

Oz scientists create 3D-printed titanium bugs

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 10:14

Australian scientists have created the world`s first 3D printed giant titanium bugs, up to 50 times their original size, which will enable them to examine these creatures which can barely be seen with the naked eye.

Universe cooling down exactly as Big Bang theory predicted

Last Updated: Thursday, January 24, 2013, 14:14

Using a CSIRO radio telescope, astronomers have taken the temperature of universe, and have found that it has cooled down just the way the Big Bang theory predicts.

Ants and termites aid discovery of new gold deposits

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 10:10

Ants and termites are stockpiling gold in their mounds, according to Australia’s national science agency, The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.