Amber is fossilized tree resin. Unlike traditional fossils found on land or in the sea, amber can preserve ancient life forms in incredible detail. It’s often considered the “holy grail” of ...

The animal emblem of Western Australia, the numbat, is recovering after decades of conservation efforts, according to the ...

Innovation and Science Australia (ISA) has said Australia is lagging behind international competitors and that there is a lot of work to be done in order to break into the top tier of innovative ...

Australian science is “generally in good health”, but faces major challenges in the form of falling science participation and literacy in high schools, mostly stagnant enrolments at universities, and ...

Australia's Antarctic territory represents the largest sliver of the ice continent. For decades, Australian scientists have headed to one of our three bases—Mawson, Davis and Casey—as well as the base ...

Innovation and Science Australia (ISA) has re-issued a warning to the nation in its latest report: Australia needs to accelerate its pace now to catch the leaders of the innovation pack, or risk ...

According to a paper published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Thapunngaka shawi was located at the geological Toolebuc Formation near Richmond in North West Queensland. The authors noted ...

The divide between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians is still undeniably wide, with Indigenous Australians consistently losing out in health, employment, incarceration, life expectancy and ...

University-based science parks could become highly attractive sites for deeper engagement with industry, venture capitalists, and start-ups, and help procure government funding too. Over the past ...