A microplate discovery helps scientists identify when the initial collision between India and Eurasia occurred.

The potential of Australia’s untapped north is compared to America’s west 200 years ago as international and domestic investors meet in Darwin.

Photographic data from aerial surveys is helping to protect the underwater forest home of Tasmania’s dragons.

AccuRate is a smart software tool that can calculate a home’s annual energy requirements down to an hourly rate.

Karen Taylor-Brown shares ideas for an innovative future from last week’s inaugural Science Meets Business event.

Curtin scientists used the GRACE satellites to measure data on water usage in the Nile Basin from 2002 to 2011.

EMU can help scientists to better understand human biology.

Researchers are using ice to chart the history of fires in the Southern Hemisphere.

Engineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist, Dr Alan Finkel, has been officially announced as Australia’s new Chief Scientist.

More than $1.5 billion will be available over four years to support Australia’s world-class university researchers.

Professor Graham Farquhar’s groundbreaking research in plant biophysics is leading to huge developments in understanding climate change.

Refraction Media was announced Australia’s Best Small Publisher at the 2015 Publish Awards.

The passage of the MRFF Bill 2015 will strengthen Australia’s position as a global leader in medical research.

Jane Burns, Veena Sahajwalla and Pat Anderson have been named women of influence in the 100 Women of Influence Awards.

Researchers at Curtin University are using minute traces of microorganisms to recreate environments of the past.

SkinSuit invented at RMIT for astronauts undergoes trials on the International Space Station.

A team of Australian engineers has built a quantum logic gate in silicon for the first time.

iOmniscient is helping make cities more sustainable, energy efficient, safer and cleaner as the world becomes more urbanised.

A new system enables vision-impaired people to access information from images.

A fresh start is needed for science and innovation from the new PM.

Designing the brain of the world’s biggest telescope is a huge project involving global R&D and industry input.

Vision CRC is developing a program to reduce the incidence of myopia, a condition affecting 27% of the globe.

An outstanding Perkins researcher has made his mark on Australian and global science, and has been honoured with the Vice Chancellor of UWA’s Mid-Career Research Award.

The Knowledge Commercialisation Australasia’s Research Commercialisation Award winners were announced last night in Melbourne.