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Our entire knowledge of one of Australia’s extinct ancient giant birds is flawed because experts have been looking at remnants of the wrong egg the whole time.
An open letter signed by security experts from around the world is calling on governments to protect encryption rather than undermine it in a quixotic attempt to tackle terrorism.
It’s no easy task to find a meteorite that’s just been seen flashing across the sky. But it helps if you have an automatic network of “eyes” on the night sky.
Charles Darwin visited Australia 180 years ago, and while here, he had a revelation that helped spark his insight into evolution by natural selection.
Much of the way people use Twitter has been determined by the users of the social media giant. So why all the upset at talk of allowing tweets beyond the current 140 character limit?
When looking for evidence of some of the universe’s mysterious high energy particles, why not enlist the help of our nearest neighbour: the moon.
Netflix took everyone by surprise when it announced it was tripling its global reach for video on demand. So who are the winners and potential losers in the new deal?
From the high-speed journey to Jupiter to solar eclipses, meteor showers and planetary alignments visible in the skies above – add these space highlights to your 2016 calendar.
New elements found in the reactions of nuclear tests during World War II sparked the hunt for additions to the periodic table.
As machines get ever more complex as we strive to make them complete more complex tasks, it’s time to ask again: will they ever be able to think? But what is thinking anyway?
They might only last for a fraction of a second but four new elements have finally won their place in the periodic table. The hunt is now on to find even more.
A good summer picnic, bushwalk or barbecue with friends and family can all be ruined by those annoying flies that never leave you alone. So what are they after?
Many meteor showers are a regular annual event, but what you can see varies from year to year. So which showers will be the best for 2016?
Sometimes pure curiosity driven research can yield wondrous knowledge and practical benefits, as was the case with the large blue butterfly.
Have you ever wondered what real scientists think of science fiction? Here’s a selection of top pics from those in the know.
From a flyby of Pluto to the search for extrasolar planets and gravitational waves, 2015 was a monumental year for space news.
Robots that can learn to ‘see’ the world around them – and share their learning with other robots – will lead the next revolution in robotics.
2015 was a year where we expanded our view of the universe, embraced new technologies and got a hint of the profound changes to come.
You might be surprised to hear that virgin births are possible - just not in humans. By the reason why remains an evolutionary mystery.
The droids in the Star Wars universe often play a key role in the movies. But how close are they to some of the real robots in our own universe?
A new study is rewriting our understanding of archaic humans and how they may have interacted with early humans.
This could be the final act in the legal battle to recoup money from Australians who allegedly illegally downloaded the movie, Dallas Buyers Club.
The pink ball introduced to this year’s day night cricket test can be difficult to see for some players, especially if they are colour blind. There is a better choice of colour.
As the components in electronic devices are shrinking to the nanoscale, even a single atom out of place can disrupt their function. But this also presents an opportunity to make them even better.