Analysing groundwater could be the new way to search for nickel in Western Australia’s North-eastern goldfields.

A galaxy long considered to be a giant has turned out to be an optical illusion, with new observations by an astronomer from The Australian National University revealing that the star group is a dwarf.

Australian scientists have discovered why the ensemble of volcanic island chains which encircle the Pacific, the so-called 'Ring of Fire', is not only shaped like a ring but also why it is shrinking.

A research team led by an ANU scientist has solved the mystery behind the formation of the Andes by discovering how the jostling of tectonic plate boundaries affects geological formations.

UNSW space scientists have outshone NASA by scoring a higher academic paper citation rate, according to the latest international ranking of universities and space science institutions.

Even before the discovery of Eris, an icy body of the outer solar system larger than Pluto, a heated debate was raging over how we should define a planet. Something had to be done. Either Eris was a planet, or Pluto wasn’t.

Exploding an asteroid to avert a possible collision with earth in 2036 could have dire results, according to a Queensland University of Technology academic.

Mr Gourlay and Professor Dahle of the University of Queensland have proven for the first time that metallic alloys can expand due to dilatancy when cooled from the liquid state

An astronomer from the University of Sydney's School of Physics has taken an incredible photo of Comet McNaught, the brightest comet in 80 years, according to the university.

An international team of astronomers have observed what they believe could be the formation of a new class of planetary system around one of the most well studied stars in the galaxy.

Good reason to keep an eye on changes to Earth's magnetic field over the coming few years as the sun begins its next 11 year cycle of sunspot activity.

Female scientists produce better quality science according to a recent international study led by the University of Melbourne.

ANU researchers are closer to understanding how energy is retained in turbulent systems - such as the atmosphere, the universe and plasma - after observing 900 simultaneous vortices in electrolytic fluid.

A cosmic explosion unlike any recorded before has astronomers reviewing theories of how the largest bangs in the Universe actually occur.

An Australian-led team of astronomers has found hundreds of colourful glowing objects that might help solve a cosmic accounting problem.