Japan is set to enhance its defence technology collaboration with Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States through its participation in the AUKUS pact's second pillar.

Nobel Prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, whose work led to the discovery of the Higgs boson, has passed away ...

Most fossil fuel companies have ramped up production since the signing of the Paris Agreement, a new study finds.

Devastating floods have put Warragamba Dam works back up for debate.

Australian researchers have developed new technology that scrambles images fed to robots in a bid to enhance security.

Korean researchers have developed an innovative toilet flushing system designed to combat the spread of bacteria in bathrooms.

The developer’s lobby says union-friendly IR laws could see Australia miss its ambitious national housing target.

Progress on Australia’s Inland Rail project has been reported.

Lawyers say new IR agreements should face more scrutiny.

New techniques could help Australia find resources critical to its net-zero goals.

CSIRO says Australia is in a perfect position to harness AI for its technological future.

Experts say Sydney has grown like a tumour.

Greg Combet, incoming chair of the Net Zero Economy Agency, has urged a “just transition” for coal workers in the shift to renewable power.

A long list of prominent people are speaking out against major gas works.

The ACCC is sharpening its focus on gas retailers.

The Federal Government has received warnings over its use of AI decision-making.

A US Navy review finds the delivery of nuclear-powered submarines to Australia could face a delay of up to three years.

Scientists have mapped the complete sugarcane genome.

New research suggests mRNA could be used to target Alzheimer’s disease.

A new oxygen-powered battery raises hopes of permanent pacemakers.

A new, spiky silicon surface has been shown to kill up to 96 per cent of virus particles.

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For the last few weeks we have been bogged down in the very Earthly matters of royalty, budgets, politics, humanity and celebrity - all good prompts to look away, up into the infinite. 

Health authorities, politicians and scientists have been slowly introducing the world to the concept of ‘One Health’ - an all-inclusive approach to health that extends from the human body right through the global environment. 

This year’s Nobel Prizes honour discoveries that unwind our notion of truth, our understanding of ourselves and the human story, the complexities of cells and the very basics of the universe. 

XENOTRANSPLANTATION - sounds like something that would happen to an ill-fated crew member in Star Trek, but it is also a technical term for using non-human parts to treat or enhance our own bodies. 

Even though many of us have been forced indoors, the COVID-19 crisis is eroding our privacy.

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