A new international program designed to improve rehabilitation for stroke survivors around the world has been developed by researchers, including the lead author from Curtin University. A new ...

*** Briefing recording available*** The Earth's oldest known asteroid impact crater, located in Western Australia's Pilbara region, has been precisely dated to three billion years old, thanks to ...

The federal Agriculture Minister Julie Collins has confirmed Australia's first case of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu has been detected in Western Australia. The infected bird was found on a remote ...

A night dive to study wild sharks that can walk on land has surfaced with something even more rare – a species unknown to science. “New shark species don’t come along that often, and it’s most ...

US researchers suggest people at a high risk of diabetes might be better off if they make some intensive lifestyle changes rather than taking the drug metformin - the most commonly prescribed ...

New Zealand's weeds spread their seeds in ways that scientists didn't expect, perhaps explaining how they travel so far, according to new research. The scientists looked at hundreds of weeds and found ...

Artificial intelligence is driving a surge in land, water and climate consequences cascading from the technology’s intense and fast-rising energy consumption; UN University calls for urgent, ...

An 'electronic sticker' could be attached to trees to detect fires before they have a chance to spread, according to international research. The sticker contains a wireless sensor that detects ...

Mothers with an intellectual or developmental disability are more likely to experience complications in childbirth or their newborn's early stages of life, according to international researchers who ...

Slammed by the World Anti-Doping Agency and International Olympic Committee as “utterly irresponsible and immoral”, the Enhanced Games are underway. The games claim to exist to challenge traditional ...

A new study from Adelaide University has found that when ocean acidification makes reef habitat less complex, the fish living there gather in smaller shoals that offer less social protection. A new ...

Federal Health Minister Mark Butler has noted that the current diphtheria outbreak, which originated in the Northern Territory, is among Australia's worst. The outbreak has been reported to have ...