A new training program for Australia's future marine scientists is set to transform CSIRO's science research vessel, the RV Investigator, into a floating classroom. [ + ]

As the search to find signs of life on Mars continues, researchers have suggested that a good place to find organic compounds native to the planet would be deep underground — from rocks that have been blasted to the surface by meteorite impacts. [ + ]

MTPConnect and ARCS Australia have signed a memorandum of understanding that will officially recognise ARCS as one of MTPConnect's education affiliates. [ + ]

Australian health researchers have predicted that the transmission of dengue could decrease in a future warmer climate, countering previous projections that climate change would cause the potentially lethal virus to spread more easily. [ + ]

Three Australian research satellites will be deployed to the International Space Station (ISS) later this year, marking the first time an Australian-made satellite has gone into space since 2002. [ + ]

Japanese researchers have explained a decades-old discrepancy concerning the dielectric response of ice. [ + ]

The Eliminate Dengue Program is developing a natural method for controlling mosquito-transmitted diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus. [ + ]

The 2016 NSW Premier's Awards for Outstanding Cancer Research were held as part of an annual gala dinner that celebrates excellence and innovation in cancer research. [ + ]

Researchers have shown how the bacteria Gardnerella vaginalis targets cells and causes infection in women. [ + ]

Researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have developed an online database that maps the expression of the body's 20,000 genes in 54 different blood cell types. [ + ]

The federal government's Biomedical Translation Fund has been officially launched by Minister for Health and Aged Care Sussan Ley and Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science Greg Hunt. [ + ]

Researchers have found a way to make ultrapure-frequency lasers based on diamond, avoiding the problems responsible for destabilising and broadening a laser's frequency. [ + ]

Greg Hunt has demanded that CSIRO restore its focus on climate science, less than six months after the organisation announced a number of job cuts in the area. [ + ]

Lockheed Martin has announced that it will be investing $13 million over the next three years in an Australian research and development centre. [ + ]

The Australian National University and the CSIRO have officially opened a collaborative centre that will focus on technologies relevant to environment, agriculture and global food supplies. [ + ]