Ancient rocks house evidence of our earliest ancestors
24 July, 2023Researchers have found evidence of microscopic creatures that lived in Earth's waterways at least 1.6 billion years ago, which could be our earliest ancestors.
New stellar object challenges our knowledge of neutron stars
20 July, 2023Astronomers have discovered what they believe to be an ultralong-period magnetar — a rare type of neutron star that can produce powerful bursts of energy.
Astronomers find a planet that shouldn't exist
18 July, 2023As the first known close-in planet around a core-helium burning star, Halla shows that exoplanet discoveries might still surprise us by appearing where they are least expected.
Urine test enables early prediction of HIV end-organ diseases
17 July, 2023Urine tests for human cytomegalovirus can identify the risk of end-organ diseases earlier in patients who have been infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1).
Retinal biomarker enables earlier MS diagnosis
12 July, 2023Researchers have demonstrated that diagnosis of multiple sclerosis can be significantly improved by measuring the thickness of retinal layers in the eye.
New phase of matter discovered
11 July, 2023Physicists have discovered the 'chiral bose-liquid' state of matter, opening a new path in the age-old effort to understand the nature of the physical world.
Universe ran in 'slow motion' soon after the Big Bang
04 July, 2023Einstein's theory of general relativity means that we should observe the distant (ancient) universe running much more slowly than the present day, but peering back that far in time has previously proven elusive.
Strongest evidence yet for low-frequency gravitational waves
29 June, 2023Astrophysicists using large radio telescopes have found the strongest evidence yet for gravitational waves that oscillate with periods of years to decades.
Sustainable fuels made out of 'thin air' and plastic waste
27 June, 2023Carbon dioxide can be captured from industrial processes — or even directly from the air — and transformed into clean, sustainable fuels using just the energy from the sun.
Milestone as phosphorus discovered on a moon of Saturn
16 June, 2023Scientists have discovered phosphorus — an essential chemical element for life — locked inside salt-rich ice grains ejected into space from Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons.
Milestone as radio waves observed from Type Ia supernova
06 June, 2023An international team of researchers performed detailed observations of a Type Ia supernova which exploded in 2020.
Predicting progression to life-threatening dengue fever
05 June, 2023Scientists have discovered cell populations in blood which clearly indicate whether a person infected with dengue fever is likely to progress to life-threatening severe disease or not.
Mechanical signalling may be key to plant regeneration
30 May, 2023Researchers in Japan have discovered the mechanisms involved in plant cell regeneration and how the plants create the correct type of tissue when damaged.
CSIRO telescope's new galaxy discovery causes questions
30 May, 2023Researchers using a telescope owned by CSIRO have detected a 'fast radio burst' in a nearby galaxy that questions what we know about how the phenomena form.
Australia's first 'biopharm' set to develop biologics
30 May, 2023QUT has taken a critical step towards establishing Australia's first 'biopharm' to make life-saving medicines and vaccines in plants.
