Western Australia's underground water supply is not recharging fast enough to keep up with demand, according to data from a groundwater monitoring network.

With access to the world’s largest and most powerful optical telescopes, Swinburne astrophysicists are journeying back in time to the earliest phases of the universe. They hope to take Swinburne students and staff and the Australian public along for the ride. Julian Cribb reports.

A study has found that people travelling by car are ten times more likely to be seriously injured than people travelling by train, judging per kilometre travelled.

In a world first, Australian scientists have invented biodegradable waterproof paper and cardboard using the cellulouse in unused sugarcane.

A new research collaboration is taking the first steps to extend the reach of Australia's natural gas operations to distant, deep-ocean fields, reports Jason Major.

By using volcanoes as a speedometer for Australian continental drift, scientists have found new information on one of the world's most important tectonic events.

A study has found a genetic marker that is strongly linked to the risk of schizophrenia - though environmental factors are still important.

Australian scientists have used modified gortex to create revolutionary fuel cells that could make hybrid vehicles more affordable and reliable.

An insight into how supercomputers have brought quantum chemistry into the 21st century, and a glance at what the future holds.

Scientists have discovered that vibrations in glass may explain its strange mixture of behaviours as it changes between being a liquid and being a solid.

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.

To track down interference in fiber-optic lines, researchers have tried a form of analysis normally used for identifying cancer subtypes - with great success.

Atom lasers with practical applications are now a step closer, thanks to Australian researchers discovering how to refuel the laser with 'quantum foam'.

Researchers examining very old diamonds have found a type of carbon associated with life, suggesting that life on Earth may have begun earlier than expected.