An advanced filtration system inspired by nature that can recover untapped critical resources such as copper and lithium from mining waste is being developed by ANU scientists.

Growing crystals for lasers, rather than sculpting them, could be the key to a new generation of nanoscopic lasers.

A widely available and affordable drug has shown to be effective in treating seriously ill COVID-19 patients, according to a new study.

One of the most powerful black holes in the universe is belching out gas at speeds of up to 10,000 kilometres per second, making its estimated mass more than 10 times lower than first thought.

Physicists have pioneered a new method for making a rare form of silicon, prized for its remarkable properties. It's work that took ten years to come to fruition.

A new approach to analysing museum specimens has revealed a massive decline in Fiji’s native ant species since the arrival of humans to the islands

The iridescent blue of butterfly wings has inspired researchers to find a solution to a challenge previously considered insurmountable.

A tough winter has taken its toll on Canberra’s bird population, with less than half of the superb fairy-wrens that live in the Australian National Botanic Gardens surviving.

An international team of scientists have observed a collision of two black holes, violent and energetic events in the cosmos, in detail never-before-seen.