University of New South Wales - 2052

Quantum physicist Michelle Simmons has been awarded the 2023 Prime Minister's Prize for Science for her role as a world leader in the race to harness the power of atoms to build super-fast computers. 

Rice is agriculture's second-largest methane emitter, surpassing beef, but a small group of growers is producing a rain-fed crop, with a smaller environmental footprint. The problem is they can't export it.

In a world first, doctors have extracted a living roundworm usually found in carpet pythons from a patient's brain. They believe the infection occurred after the patient ate contaminated native greens.

Canada’s record-breaking wildfires are significantly worse because of climate change, according to a rapid analysis by a leading team of scientists. 

The scientific community pays tribute to the calm, warm epidemiologist who led Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic who some say was more respected than a head of state.

All Indigenous students will be guaranteed a Commonwealth-supported place at the university of their choice, provided they meet entry criteria, as part of a set of reforms designed to make higher education more accessible for all Australians.

Mothers supply essential microbes that seed their baby's microbiome even when children are born via caesarean section, a new study suggests.

The 11-day Australian Alps Bush Blitz expedition uncovers three new species of spider, and arachnologist Joseph Schubert hopes to find more.

A group of determined women have heard it all — "It's not a girl's sport? Why are you doing that to your body?" — but they're out to change that narrative and make American football big in Australia.

The union that represents workers in hospitals and the aged care sector says Australia needs to start trusting people to do the right thing and stay home if sick, instead of mandating isolation periods.

The scientist credited with inventing Gaia theory has been celebrated by everyone from the New-Age movement to nuclear power advocates. But what is the late James Lovelock's lasting legacy to science?

Newer vaccines to tackle monkeypox are on their way to Australia to deal with the emergency, but experts warn currently there is limited supply and are calling for a comprehensive response to tackle the outbreak.

The Prime Minister announces support payments for families affected by heavy flooding along the NSW coast, ahead of his visit to flooded areas today.

Myanmar scholarship recipients must return home on completion of their studies in Australia, but senior academics say there is a risk they could be tortured if sent back.

So-called "wild dogs" pictured strung from trees in western Queensland last year were 99.9 per cent "pure" dingoes, a genetic researcher says.

Recent rain over Australia's inland Channel Country is breathing new life into the Lake Eyre Basin, with graziers and businesses excited for a big year ahead.

A "bittern-friendly" rice program in southern New South Wales is covering more hectares of farmland than ever before.

One of Australia's greatest economists and closest links to the ideas of John Maynard Keynes is being laid to rest, and with him passes a great deal of our economic history, writes Michael Janda.

Money may not be able to buy happiness but recent research shows it helps. But the income needed for a happy life is increasingly out-of-reach for ordinary Australians.

The most comprehensive report into disadvantage in Australia reveals disadvantage is not only entrenched in some communities, it also impacts a wide range of factors.