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 Society & Culture Kilimanjaro snow may vanish in 20 yearsTuesday, 3 November 2009
The snows capping Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's tallest peak, are shrinking rapidly and will likely vanish altogether in 20 years, most likely due to global warming.  New probe to help predict extreme weatherTuesday, 3 November 2009
A water tracking satellite launched by the European Space Agency is designed to help give faster predictions of floods and other extreme weather incidents caused by climate change.  Wireless tech wins Prime Minister's PrizeWednesday, 28 October 2009
Thirty years after creating the technology that led to the wireless network, a CSIRO engineer has been rewarded for the discovery with the 2009 Prime Minister's Prize for Science.  Profile: Amanda BarnardWednesday, 28 October 2009
Amanda Barnard, winner of the 2009 Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year, has brought forth new ways of looking at nanotechnology.  Profile: John O’SullivanWednesday, 28 October 2009
John O’Sullivan received the 2009 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for his part in creating of a luxury we are all familiar with: wireless internet access.  Profile: Michael CowleyWednesday, 28 October 2009
Why does our brain not regulate or suppress obesity and hypertension? - and what's the link with diabetes? These are some of the questions that earned Michael Cowley the 2009 Science Minister’s Prize for Life Scientist of the Year.  Darwin's contribution to geology overlookedTuesday, 20 October 2009
Darwin was more than a biologist; he was first, and foremost, a geologist, say researchers who presented talks at the Geological Society of America's annual meeting.  Greek maths comic is surprise bestsellerTuesday, 13 October 2009
Mathematics theory hardly sounds like comic book material, but a pioneering Greek graphic novel on maths in early 20th century Europe has become an unlikely hit.  Australian plate: cause of Indonesian and Pacific earthquakes?Friday, 9 October 2009
Following seismic activity in Vanuatu, researchers have suggested that the motion of the Australian tectonic plate may be responsible for recent earthquakes in both Indonesia and the Pacific.  Chemists who opened toolbox for life win 2009 NobelThursday, 8 October 2009
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas Steitz and Ada Yonath won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry on Wednesday for work on the ribosome, a cellular machine that makes proteins, the stuff of life.  'Masters of light' win Nobel Physics PrizeWednesday, 7 October 2009
Three physicists won the 2009 Nobel Prize on Tuesday for work on fibre optics and light sensing that helped unleash the Information Technology revolution.  Australian wins Nobel for work on ageingMonday, 5 October 2009
Australian researcher Elizabeth Blackburn and U.S. colleagues Carol Greider and Jack Szostak have won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for identifying a key molecular switch in cellular ageing.  Today's babies could live to 22nd centuryFriday, 2 October 2009
More than half of the babies born today in rich countries will live to 100 years if current trends of life expectancy continue, says a study in the medical journal The Lancet.  Rooftop gardens key to off-setting carbonWednesday, 30 September 2009
Replacing traditional roofs with gardens could help fight climate change by acting as a carbon sink and cooling cities, say U.S. scientists.  'Hitler' skull belonged to womanTuesday, 29 September 2009
A skull fragment believed to come from Adolf Hitler is in fact that of an unidentified woman, according to DNA tests and skull analysis that has resurrected questions about the Nazi leader's death. 
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