According to calculations, a star is likely to collide with the solar system in 1.5 million years, causing comets and asteroids to fall on our planet.

Researchers have mapped Australian streams buried for millions of years under desert by modelling the flow of water.

Researchers have tested the first antenna on the world's largest, most sensitive radio telescope - still under construction.

Geologists have found traces of the oldest rocks yet - possibly the remnants of a crust that formed over a global magma ocean.

Algae have developed a remarkable system for utilising limited sunlight, a technique used by scientists in quantum computing.

A study into crystallisation has shown that nature compensates for its own inaccuracies, a process which scientists are attempting to imitate.