What if we paid countries to protect biodiversity?

Researchers from Sweden, Germany, Brazil and the U.S. have developed a financial mechanism to support the…

Lost Irish words rediscovered, including the word for 'oozes pus'

Researchers from Cambridge and Queen’s University Belfast have identified and defined 500 Irish words, many of…

Twitter can improve accuracy of profit forecasts

New research from The ANU shows Twitter data can be used to give more accurate profit…

Building a moon base is a huge task, but these tiny satellites will pave the way

The space race between the US and Russia ended half a century ago when US astronauts…

The science that stops possums eating your garden

In Australia, we have a love-hate relationship with our native possums. Click here for…

Hubble Views Final Stages of a Star’s Life

NGC 5307, a planetary nebula that lies about 10,000 light-years from Earth, can be seen in…

WildFireSat: Enhancing Canada’s ability to manage wildfires

The WildFireSat mission is an initiative of the Canadian Space Agency, the Canadian Forest Service and…

Psychosensory electronic skin technology for future AI and humanoid development

Scientists have developed electronic skin technology for robots or electronic devices to feel pain through sense…

Victorian child hearing-loss databank to go global

A unique databank that profiles children with hearing loss will help researchers globally understand why some…

Rachel Carollo: Building the Bridge Between Scientists and the Public

Rachel Carollo, a recent graduate of the University of Colorado, is promoting the Fermi Gamma-ray Space…