Australia’s greater glider is facing rapid population decline due to forest loss, bushfires and climate change, prompting ...

Indian-origin mathematician Nalini Joshi has been named New South Wales Scientist of the Year, becoming the first ...

Australia may seem like a stable landmass, but it's steadily drifting northward at a surprising pace — about 2.8 inches (7 cm) per year, roughly the speed at which human fingernails grow. Scientists ...

Australia is baking through another extreme heat wave, with temperatures forecast to reach above 45°C for multiple days in a ...

The innovation prize recipient, cyber security pioneer Dr Vikram Sharma, said Australia was not educating enough workers for hi-tech jobs. He urged education systems to develop students’ critical ...

ARE the stars aligned for research and innovation in Australia? First, the recent change of prime minister makes the government seem new without a vote being cast. The “new” administration is now at ...

Suzanne Cory is President of the Australian Academy of Science. The views in this article are being expressed in this capacity. Australia faces many big challenges – in the economy, health, energy, ...