Australia's $300-billion-plus AUKUS pact is inviting new allies - and fresh doubts - into the fold.

Beneath the surface, the soil is hosting a silent rave of bubbles and clicks.

German scientists are feeding microbes CO2 and creating protein-rich yeast that outdoes beef.

Inspired by human bones, Princeton engineers have toughened concrete to resist catastrophic failure.

Experts warn Australia and New Zealand are falling behind in the quantum race.

Bikies still abound at the CFMEU, according to a new review.

A new report says most Australians are stuck with inefficient, costly homes.

The Albanese government says it is standing up for seafarers with a $2.7 million pilot program to tackle wage theft.

The Australian government has announced the appointment of three commissioners to lead Infrastructure Australia for the next five years.

Melbourne Airport is set to undergo a significant transformation following the Australian Government’s approval of a third runway.

Australia and Germany have agreed to expand their collaboration on energy and climate initiatives through a joint $660 million investment in green hydrogen.

The federal government has released its updated National Hydrogen Strategy.

The Australian Government has launched public consultations on its $523 million Battery Breakthrough Initiative.

New funding will see EVs used for supermarket delivery services in Sydney.

An independent review will decide if federal intervention halts Beetaloo Basin fracking projects.

The Australian Government appears to have been influenced by gas producers to prioritise their profits and foreign customers over reducing domestic energy prices.

Flinders University scientists are developing exciting alternatives to lithium-ion batteries.

Scientists have proven that galaxies are much much bigger than they appear.

Engineers have created an advanced new robotic leg, powered by artificial muscles.

Australia is buying new missiles to boost its long-range strike capability.

A mining company has become the first to face industrial manslaughter charges in Queensland.

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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. 

I am Tim Hall; a red-blooded, beer-drinking, car-driving Australian male who has no interest in watching sports – at least, not the sports played by humans.

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