It’s not only the physical challenges, but also the mental side of living in Antarctica that would make a permanent human settlement there difficult. On 25 October 1991, I made my first trip to the US ...

Despite the lack of a strong, overarching national strategy, engineers, scientists, academics and entrepreneurs across the continent have been busy developing Australia into a spacefaring nation, ...

South Australia’s family bike rides take you from the beautiful coast to city-based sojourns and wineries. Here’s some of our faves.

How do new species arise? One possible reason is the arms race between animals such as predators and parasites, and the ...

Groundbreaking research has identified that levels of genetic diversity among Indigenous Australians may be among the highest ...

I am plummeting down the side of a mountain, my mountain bike’s tyres tracking true along a beautiful piece of trail that winds through towering spruce trees that throw an emerald-green tint across ...

Australia’s flying-foxes are vital pollinators of our flowering forests and a raft of species, humans included, rely on that.

Australia’s flying-foxes are vital pollinators of our flowering forests and a raft of species, humans included, rely on that. Australia is home to five flying-fox species – four on the mainland and ...

Astronomers at Macquarie University have pioneered a new technique for observing celestial objects during the day, potentially allowing around-the-clock visual monitoring of satellites and greatly ...

Astronomers at Macquarie University have pioneered a new technique for observing celestial objects during the day, ...

When Thomas Watson learned his language was no longer spoken, his grief gave way to a search for answers that led halfway around the world.