A study of gold nuggets has revealed that they form deep underground, not where they are discovered, giving clues as to where to search for the precious metal.

Going into space may be one of the best things we can do to save our planet, and ourselves, according to Wilson da Silva.

An unidentified burst of radio energy has mystified astronomers and triggered a search for more of these bright flashes and an investigation into its cause.

In an astronomical breakthrough scientists have discovered 14 distant galaxies in our Universe by examining the glare of cosmic flashlights.

The key to finding new mineral deposits in Australia could be to start looking with a glass of wine or a soft drink, according to breakthrough research. 

Astrophysicists have developed a computer program that predicts when potentially dangerous bursts of gamma radiation may hit our planet.

Researchers have found four billion year old microdiamond inclusions in Jack Hills zircon in Western Australia, raising questions on the early evolution of Earth.

What’s the real story beneath the Pacific Ring of Fire? And how did the Andes come to be? The answer is deeper than you think.

Astronomer Lisa Kewley was awarded the 2006 Annie Jump Cannon Award for her work studying the formation of the Milky Way.

It will be many thousands of years before Comet McNaught swings past Earth again. But for the astronomer who discovered it, there’s no time to rest on his laurels.

Teleportation, a concept popularised in the original Star Trek television series, is edging closer to reality through work being conducted by Australian theorists.

A team of Australian and Chinese scientists have found the first observed evidence for "universality" in particles.

Australian scientists will be making a perfect sphere that may one day re-define the kilogram – and tomorrow they’re taking delivery of the cylinder of silicon from which it will be made.

Marine geologists investigating the past behaviour and hazard risk of volcanoes in the Kermadec Arc have discovered two new submarine volcanoes near Raoul Island.

Researchers from the universities of Melbourne and Cambridge have unveiled a new theory that shows light can behave like a solid.