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An astounding discovery has shown massive underground water supplies beneath a remote region of Kenya, normally plagued by drought.

QLD uni team beams q-bit

Scientists at the University of Queensland have achieved quantum teleportation within an electronic chip, transmitting an atom instantly from one place to another.

Reading for fun has serious effects

A new study has suggested students who read for pleasure are heading for much higher marks than their peers.

Farmers look out for federal fulfilment

The Queensland Farmer’s Federation is one of the first of many groups which will be hoping the newly-elected government sticks to its pre-poll promises.

Frosty drilling finds ancient extremophiles

Evidence has been found of diverse life forms which have been locked in lakes buried beneath Antarctica for over one hundred thousand years.

Gauging current state below the surface

Almost everybody is familiar with the slow roll of waves at the beach, the subject of millions of cliché postcards and holiday snaps, but now scientists have recorded the breaking of waves as tall as skyscrapers - deep beneath the ocean’s surface.

Joint effort ends delay counting Manta rays

Manta rays are immense, smooth, dark, intimidating and certainly difficult to miss, but scientists in Queensland are concerned about the future of the world’s largest ray.

Meteor molecules add mass to space origins

Scientists have discovered a range of new organic molecules in a meteorite which have never been seen before.

Pushing delete on addiction triggers, PTSD

Scientists have successfully erased selected memories in mice and rats, while leaving others totally unaffected.

Questioning intentions to cut brains trust

Members of the broad Australian scientific community will be wondering what the future holds this week; with pre-poll comments from the newly-elected federal government clouding the path ahead for many researchers.

Redemption for dingoes from historic blame

Dingoes have most certainly been given a bum rap in Australia but a new study has helped put them on the path to redemption, showing that dingoes are not responsible for the mainland extinction of the thylacine and Tasmanian devil.

Scientific supergroup sets sights on tomorrow

The issue of how to provide a comfortable retirement for Australia’s aging population will be tackled by a $9 million collaborative effort between top scientific agencies.

Sonar sweeps for swift fish survey

Fish living in a certain lagoon near Sydney are ready for their high-definition close-up, with UNSW teams monitoring entrants to the Narrabeen Lagoon in an Australian-first project.

New milestone in robotic arms race

A team of research engineers have achieved the highest strength ever recorded for robotic muscles.

Race to relegate drivers to back seat

In a race that hopefully will not lead to cut-corners, car manufacturers are rushing to bring self-driving vehicles to the market with German maker Daimler leading the charge.

Aroma shown as sign of good guy

According to a new report by the University of Stirling, some female brains can recognise a good genetic match just by copping a whiff.

Coding the approach to next-gen transistors

Research published in the new Nature Communications journal proposes building the next generation of transistors and computer chips out of graphene assembled by strands of DNA.

Gaming for life takes serious turn

One of the most common interactions from modern parents to their kids’ involves the amount of time they spend staring at a screen, but new research suggests in the future that may be the way to stay on the ball.

NICTA nervous on future funding

There will be some worried exchanges at one of Australia’s top technology research groups today, with word the new federal government may look to slash funding in the future.

Novel model shows real taste for resources

A study by the University of New South Wales, CSIRO, the University of Sydney, and the University of California has tallied the true material footprint of several nations, revealing that some are considerably more resource-hungry than previously reported.