First oxygen produced on Earth 2.48 billion years ago
Scientists may have resolved the debate about when oxygen was first produced on Earth.
Strawberries can save your stomach from alcohol
The compounds in strawberries may be the answer to stomach ulcers.
What Inflates the Universe? A reflection on the Nobel Prize 2011 for Physics
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2011 honoured revolutionary, completely unexpected observations of the inflation of our Universe.
Planetary embryo discovered
In order to understand how the solar system began, we need to further investigate the ways in which planets are formed. LkCa 15 may hold one of the answers.
Centenary Institute Lawrence Creative Prize winner announced
Dr Marie-Liesse Asselin-Labat has won the inaugural Centenary Institute Lawrence Creative Prize for her research into breast stem cells.
Living organisms shaped by a common mechanism
The shape of our bodies is determined in less than two days.
Was the Black Death the ancestor of all plagues?
Scientists have been investigating the DNA of the bacterium that caused the Black Death over 600 years ago.
Brain stem cells to treat multiple sclerosis
Researchers have found the genes that differentiate into stem cells that make myelin.
From dolphins and fish
When a predatory dolphin is on the hunt for food, fish often hide in an empty conch shell.
