A good kiss is much more than a sensory experience and requires a more developed imagination, UK researchers have found.
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Waters off Albany delivered an unexpected scientific surprise last week when a marine researcher came across one of the world’s rarest fish species.
Amy Towers
A challenging strategic environment has the Australian Defence Force looking to “new frontiers”.
Nathan Schmidt
Kids will be able to clamber aboard an ocean research vessel and explore the world beneath the waves in an immersive Scitech exhibition set to open later this year.
Bethany Hiatt
Federal Health Minister Mark Butler has ordered a review of all applications in a national medical research grant program after an open letter from WA researchers raised concerns over potential anti-WA bias.
Hannah Cross
Australian scientists have developed a diagnostic device that uses a patient's blood to analyse how deadly brain tumours are responding to medical treatment.
Aaron Bunch
A deadly virus with no vaccines or cure has been detected in India. The health minister says the threat is “very serious”.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
Australian researchers have made a discovery of a potentially habitable planet 150 light years away - but there’s a catch to the conditions on the Earth-like twin.
Phoebe Griffiths
If the earth moves in Gnowangerup, a Perth-based seismologist would love to hear about it, as he puts out a call for someone in the town to house a portable earthquake recorder.
Claire Middleton
The parents of a Canadian backpacker found dead on a heritage-listed tourist destination have responded to a decision to euthanise several dingoes who had surrounded their child’s body.
After four shark attacks in a horror 48 hours, experts have revealed a possible reason why there has been an influx of bull sharks.
Alexandra Feiam
A shark sighting shut down one of Sydney’s most popular beaches on Saturday morning in the latest twist following a series of shark related incidents this week.
Aris Schuler-Shah
Anthony Albanese has heaped praise on the Australian of the Year finalists, describing Sunday night’s awards ceremony as his favourite event as PM.
Authorities have narrowed down a Canadian backpacker’s likely cause of death, after her body was found on tourist island surrounded by dingoes.
Blake Antrobus
One of the brave friends of a young boy who was attacked by a shark in Sydney has spoken of the moment he leapt into danger to save his mate.
Researchers at UWA’s Centre of Evolutionary Biology said the topic has been long debated among experts.
Tegwen Bescoby
Startling new research has revealed one feature that makes men more attractive to women. However, it’s also said to make men feel more threatened.
News Corp Australia
A severe solar storm has triggered a rare and spectacular light phenomenon that is expected to light up Aussie skies.
Emma Kirk
A citizen science app has helped rediscover a plant species not known to have been sighted in more than half a century.
Tahnee Graham
As devastating bushfires continue to rip through almost 400,000 hectares of land across Victoria, a horrifying figure that dwarfs numbers from the Black Summer bushfires has emerged.
NASA's giant new moon rocket is making it's long, slow journey to its launch pad ahead of a planned Feburary lift-off.
Australia is staring down the barrel of a worsening weather and climate crisis after a bombshell report spelled doom for local economies.
New documents reveal the Howard government’s deliberations in making a million-dollar offer to solve Australia’s longest maritime mystery.
Ria Pandey
A diver has described the terrifying moment a Great White Shark rammed him into a sandbank and circled him for 10 minutes as his air supply ran dangerously low.
