Natural talent and strength played a big part in Eamon Sullivan’s record-breaking performance at the Beijing Olympics but science also played a significant role by allowing his training to occur at maximum efficiency, reports Tony Malkovic.

A new computer game has been developed that helps Australians understand the impact of decisions on the land and better manage our environment.

Australia's Olympic women's water polo team is preparing for the Beijing Olympics by thinking outside of the pool - and looking towards the hockey pitch, writes Tony Malkovic.

Australian researchers are working with a French laboratory in order to improve the long-term stability of stored nuclear waste.

Australian scientist have developed an air traffic simulator which could save fuel, reduce carbon emissions and cut ground noise.

A new technique has been developed that assesses and then remediates the toxic legacy left behind by decades of using fire fighting foams.

A new 3D model of the earth’s crust may change theories of continental drift.

A natural product used on other crops was successful when it was recently trialled in New Zealand as a spray to reduce the significant damage frost causes to olives.

A team of scientists are investigating the semi-conductor properties of diamond as a new material for nano-chips.

New laser technology using two lasers is dramatically more precise at measuring, from astronomic to atomic distances, than older techniques.

A study of Australian car crashes has found that the most safest used cars are not necessarily the most expensive.

The potential power of nanotechnology has inspired research into new ways of testing for chemicals and bacteria in the environment and medicine.

A five year study of rural and remote road safety found that speed, alcohol, and off road driving need to be managed better if serious crashes are to be avoided. 

A La Trobe University graduate has invented a battery-powered device for detecting traffic gridlock.

Research has found that the North Star, Polaris, has been unpredictably changing its vibrations over the last five years, though it was thought to be becoming more stable.