Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science winners
The Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science winners for 2011 have been announced.
What is a red-giant?
Near the end of a star’s life, the temperature in its core rises and causes the star to expand into a red-giant.
Lungfish provide insight into terrestrial evolution
Australia’s living fossil has given scientists an insight into the development of our hind legs.
Nikon Small World 2011
5th Place Alfred Pasieka Germany Microchip surface, 3D reconstruction (500X) Incident light, Normarski Interference Contrast Nikon has announced the winners of the 37th Small World Microphotography Competition.
The Dish is celebrating its 50th anniversary
CSIRO’s Parkes Observatory turns 50 on October 31 and is celebrating with public Open Days this weekend.
Australian scientist wins Nobel Prize for Physics
The Universe may end in ice, according to Australian Nobel Laureate.
Climate-proofing crops
There is a window for crop adaption against the effects of climate change, according to scientists.
Upending physics? Spectacular aspects of neutrinos below, at, or above speed of light
A neutrino beam from one of CERN’s laboratories in Geneva, Switzerland, seemed to travel 0.0025 per cent faster through earth than the speed of light in a vacuum. Its final destination was the…
