Having a helper to assist with the childcare doesn’t just make life easier for fairy-wren mothers, it can give them longer lives and enable them to breed more.

The cotton industry’s success with genetic modification to amplify pest-management benefits has led it to target even more ambitious gains.

Recently significant attention has focussed on Indigenous family violence and child sexual abuse in the Northern Territory.

Scientists have identified the deep ocean pathway linking the three Southern Hemisphere ocean basins, which will help them explain how the ocean governs global climate.

Researchers have found that the time of day influences your brain's ability to learn - and the human brain learns more effectively in the evening. 

Scott Cummins of The University of Queensland has uncovered a potent mix of chemicals which acts like a cross between Chanel No 5 and Viagra—but only if you are a sea slug. 

Proof that tuatara are breeding on Matiu/Somes Island in Wellington Harbour is a sign that translocation of these unique creatures is working.

Research has shown that eliminating gill netting and trawling in 16 of the inshore fishing ares in NZ waters is the most effective way of stopping Hector's dolphin from becoming extinct.

2006 Census detail shows that Australian families are changing, with the average family being a couple with 2.16 children.

At the time of the 2006 Census, just under half (49.6%) of all Australians over 15 years of age were married.

A survey shows that for every 10 children aged under 13 in New Zealands, one has been sexually abused, six have experienced physical abuse, and eight have experienced emotional abuse.

Access to potentially vital genetic traits – including increased tolerance to extreme weather events and resistance to disease such as rusts – should be the pay-off for Australian growers’ contribution to an international effort to conserve Central Asia’s crop genetic resources.

Homeless people are three times more likely to repeatedly return to hospital emergency departments than patients who live in stable accommodation, according to new research.

Sensors attached to southern elephant seals have given scientists an insight into their feeding preferences and responses to changes in ocean conditions.

Researchers have found traces of microbial life in some of the oldest organic matter on Earth, confirmed to be 3.5 billion years old.