Jacinta Bowler

Mushrooms hit the headlines this year, but not for the best reasons. It's time to change that — take our quiz to see how many fun fungi facts you know.

A new genetic study has found Indigenous Australians travelled via two distinct routes about 60,000 years ago to reach the ancient landmass that would become Australia. 

Microphone recordings from NASA's Perseverance rover have turned up more than 50 instances of lightning on the red planet over the past four years, a new study finds.

It has long been a mystery why antibiotics reduces the effectiveness of some vaccines, but researchers believe bacteria in the gut may play a pivotal role.

While last week's stunning auroras delighted many people across Australia, a massive solar storm that hit last year squeezed Earth's protective shield to a fifth of its size, according to new satellite data.

Australia is known as a country of innovators, but with a combination of brain drain, continuous cuts, and a loss of critical science projects, is Australia losing its edge?

The huge range of dog breeds that exists today is often thought of as a modern phenomenon, but new research suggests this vast diversity started thousands of years ago.

Astronomers have discovered the famous Seven Sisters or Pleiades star cluster, which is featured in many Aboriginal songlines, is surrounded by a huge, hidden stellar family.

A new analysis of a controversial tyrannosaur fossil reveals the dinosaur wasn't a teenage version of T. rex as once thought, but instead a distinct miniature dinosaur.

Australia's first genetically modified banana has been tweaked to protect it from a disease that's on the verge of wiping out crops around the world. Researchers hope it may be on our shelves by 2027.

New research from Monash University has revealed vipers can move at about 4.5 metres per second when they're getting ready to strike their prey.

Researchers studied the movements of 36 species of venomous snake at a specialist facility in France using high speed cameras and artificial prey.

The research found the elapids family, which includes the Australian eastern brown snake, the red-bellied black snake and the inland taipan, sneak up before striking and then bite repeatedly. 

Dozens of species of snakes have been captured on high-speed cameras, with researchers finding vipers were the fastest, but an Australian snake was not far behind. 

The pharmaceutical giants behind Wegovy and Mounjaro have recently launched advertisements directing people towards their doctor for weight loss. Some experts warn this type of advertising may affect public health messaging.

This week is a great time to find somewhere dark and look up with the Orionid meteor shower gracing southern skies. Here's everything you need to know about this annual sky show.

Our skies will be graced by up to four consecutive supermoons over the next months. Here's why they happen, and how we can end up with multiple supermoons in a row.

Scientists have used human skin cells to produce functional eggs using a new scientific technique they say could one day help infertile people have their own biological children.

This year's Ig Nobel prize-winning research included studies on lizard pizza preferences, bats flying under the influence, and whether babies enjoy garlicky breast milk.

Researchers hope a new global study of almost 200 major carbon emitters will help make it easier for the big companies to be taken to court and prosecuted for climate disasters.

Emissions from the 180 biggest carbon polluters directly contributed half of the total increase in heatwave intensity between the late 1800s and this century, a new study found.

Nearly two decades ago, scientists in Newcastle came surprisingly close to resurrecting the extinct gastric brooding frog. Their failure highlights issues still plaguing de-extinction research today.

A total lunar eclipse, also known as a "blood moon", will be visible across all of Australia early in the morning. Here's what you need to know to get the best view and snap the best photo.

Fifty years ago, Australia's longest running science program was born. Robyn Williams picks some of his favourite stories from his time behind the mic. 

Whether it's hunting invasive pests or rolling in a river like an otter, there's a lot to love about the rakali. And a lot of Australians love it.

The fantastic water rat — the rakali — takes the win in our poll for Australia's most underrated animal this National Science Week. Find out how it all went down.

There are plenty of worthy contenders that didn't make it into this year's top 10 underrated animals. But there's a good reason we didn't include the ibis.