A new analysis of samples from the asteroid Bennu reveals that evaporated water left a briny broth where salts and minerals allowed the elemental ingredients of life to intermingle.

Medical conditions that deprive the testes of oxygen, such as sleep apnoea, may be contributing to the decline in male fertility observed over the past 50 years.

Individuals who had childhood epilepsy have an increased accumulation of brain amyloid later in life, potentially ...

Stem cell scientists have successfully used embryonic stem cell engineering to create a bi-paternal mouse — a mouse with two male parents — that lived until adulthood.

The reforms are intended to maximise the value of the $1.2 billion in government funding that goes into the science sector ...

Emeritus Professor Tony Haymet — a world-leading oceanographer, chemist and entrepreneur — is Australia's 10th Chief Scientist, effective immediately.

People who live close to airports and are exposed to high aircraft noise levels could be at greater risk of poor heart function, increasing the likelihood of heart attacks, life-threatening heart ...

An experimental blood test for pancreatic cancer is being evaluated by a commercial laboratory — an important milestone towards making the test available for patients. Teams led by the Van Andel ...

Noblegen Cryogenics says that its Triton model is the most compact onsite liquid nitrogen generator on the market. The unit features production of up to 10 L of liquid nitrogen a day, a small internal ...

Macquarie University researchers have worked with an international team of scientists to construct the final chromosome in the world’s first synthetic yeast genome, following more than a decade of ...