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A major hub has been opened which will see many of the world’s leading experts working close to Antarctica, basking in the relative comfort of Hobart.
New tool to check chance of Alzheimer's online
Australian researchers have created an online test to check for Alzheimer’s disease in just ten minutes.
Ocean probes enhanced with cross-water friendship
CSIRO researchers are using smart yellow sticks to see what makes the Indian Ocean tick.
Parents all important, from the first moment it starts
Parents play the major role in the future health of their children, but new research shows even the exact moment of conception can influence a kid's fate.
Top end trainees to take charge of their backyards
A new program will take trainees across land and sea to learn how to care for both environments.
Experts speak on real digital dangers for youth
Some health authorities have begun to speak out about the possible damage of too much ‘screen time’ for children.
Google offers prize for finding its faults
A huge bounty has been offered for one of the most prominent hacks imaginable, with Google putting up a $US2.7 million prize for someone to break into its software.
Special day for local techno. heroes
Two champions of a renewable energy future have been honoured this Australia Day.
Entry level changes cop poor report
The New South Wales State Government has lowered the bar for teachers, but a prominent figure in the academic community has asked how it will help improve quality.
Excellent numbers rain on fertile academic grounds
Almost $74 million will be spent on three new national Centres of Excellence led by Monash University.
Tough times mean new searches for researchers
James Cook University (JCU) researchers say it is tough to expand their knowledge in a country where every dollar spent on research is sacred.
Class for Councillors to better grasp broad roles
A course is on in New South Wales which hopes to breed a generation of better councillors and local government leaders.
Government puts up $200 to keep marriage happening
Australian newlyweds will receive a $200 voucher for marriage counselling in a Federal Government effort to keep couples together for life.
Warnings say school funds shunted away from public
Public schooling advocates have accused the Federal Government of “sabotaging” the Gonski recommendations, saying they will still leave schools short.
New source spied in deadly bee decline
The decline of honeybee populations around the world is a cause for great concern, and researchers have just discovered another possible reason the vital bugs are dropping like flies.
Shark fight shakes fishers, Barnett stands firm
The Western Australian Premier says strong opposition to the state’s shark culling plan will not stop it going ahead, but it has made local fisherman hesitant to bid for tenders to help the killing.
Shortcut offers better glance at Schrodinger's cat
Researchers in the UK have created a system to model bizarre physical phenomena much faster than ever before.
Toddlers' body tantrums have strong genetic basis
Studies have shown there is a genetic basis for physical aggression in toddlers, but it does not mean a person will remain aggressive forever.
Healthy patch could put pricks in the past
A biomedical engineer from the University of Queensland has taken his invention to the birthplace of its ancestors.
Sleeping probe's delivery path nears pointy end
A robotic team has embarked an incredible research route, delivering a 3 tonne package to the surface of a comet.
Week builds new crop of engineers to balance the past
This week has seen one university host a week-long event aimed at one of the world’s greatest engineering challenges – attracting young women to the profession.