A project to improve services for family and sexual violence victims in Papua New Guinea has received $3 million in Australian aid...
It's the dream job of many children, whose vast imaginations make a career in space as attainable as a career on Earth, but becoming...
The way indigenous cultures around the globe use traditional medicines and pass on knowledge developed over centuries is directly linked to...
Australian National University-led research has busted the myth that overweight people live longer than people with a lower body mass index...
The Centre for Mental Health Research (CMHR) is looking to recruit students to help them shape a new online campus mental health support...
A high-technology company set up by The Australian National University and UNSW Australia has been sold for $76 million (US$68 million)....
A team led by astronomers at The Australian National University has discovered the oldest known star in the Universe, which formed shortly...
A healthy diet is out of reach for people on a low income, research from ANU has revealed.
The study on food prices in Sydney's Western...
New research has helped explain the frequency of motorcycle collisions with cars, finding drivers are slower to notice motorbikes when...
Big waves are energetically costly for fish, and there are more big waves than ever. The good news is that fish might be able to adapt.
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A free 10-minute online test developed by ANU researchers is helping people assess their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.
The test,...
Smart phone users have been urged to be wary of new apps or sanitising products which promise to disinfect a mobile phone.
ANU infectious...
The sudden explosion of a star in a neighbouring galaxy only 11.4 million light years from Earth could give astronomers new clues about the...
Two ANU academics have been honoured by the Australian Academy of Science for lifetime achievements in scientific excellence.
Dr Gavin...
There is a fractal revolution underway and Professor Michael Barnsley is leading the charge.
"In my bones I am a fractal geometer," says...
Siblings Abbie and Bri Wade, and Chris Claoue-Long are on a mission to bring the fun of building robots to ACT school kids.
The trio, all...
Geologists have discovered the first Antarctic kimberlite, an innocuous-looking volcanic rock precious to scientists and jewelers alike.
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As southern Australia swelters through another summer heatwave, a leading health researcher has called for the country to re-evaluate its...
Finding a planet the size of Jupiter in the Milky Way is the astronomical equivalent to finding a needle in a haystack. But after a...
ANU researchers say Australians should avoid building homes in bushland, in order to reduce the risk of homes being destroyed by fires.
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