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 Technology Peckish bird briefly downs atom smasherTuesday, 10 November 2009
A peckish bird briefly knocked out part of the world's biggest atom smasher by causing a chain reaction with a piece of bread, CERN said Monday.  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: 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.  Earthquake tool can monitor hurricanesMonday, 26 October 2009
Hurricanes can be detected on seismometers, says an expert, who claims that scientists may be able to extend the historic North Atlantic hurricane record using records of seismic noise.  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.  Biologist scoops Scientist of the Year awardFriday, 11 September 2009
An unconscious appetite for protein in locust swarms - and its link to obesity in humans - has led researcher Stephen Simpson to win the 2009 New South Wales Scientist of the Year award.  Quantum device stores pulses of lightThursday, 10 September 2009
Researchers have demonstrated a way of storing quantum pulses of light that could be used in an optical memory device, similar to the way computers store and retrieve digital information.  High-speed racing car is load of old rubbishWednesday, 9 September 2009
Powered by chocolate and made from waste and recycled products including potatoes and carrots, the world's first sustainable high-speed sports car has been unveiled in Britain.  Ancient black hole dates from early universeMonday, 7 September 2009
Astronomers have found a supermassive black hole so far away it’s almost as old as the universe itself. It may provide new clues to investigate the evolution of galaxies.  Google's page ranking algorithm finds application in conservationFriday, 4 September 2009
Simple mathematics, used by Google to rank websites, is now being applied by biologists to determine the importance of species for conservation.  Risky schemes: last hope for cooling planetWednesday, 2 September 2009
Sci-fi proposals to cool the Earth are dangerous but may be our only hope if politicians fail to tackle global warming, says a major evaluation of geo-engineering.  Breathalyser test detects lung cancerTuesday, 1 September 2009
Researchers in Israel have devised a portable breath tester that detects lung cancer with 86% accuracy.  Goodbye from EarthFriday, 28 August 2009
At noon today, 25,880 messages of goodwill from the people of Earth were transmitted towards an alien planet from the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex in Australia.  Australia and New Zealand partner in bid for Square Kilometre ArrayMonday, 24 August 2009
Australia and New Zealand announced a joint bid for a giant radio telescope project that will reach for the earliest traces of the universe and further our search for alien life. 
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