Starting life in captivity can change the wing shape of birds, hindering their chances of surviving migratory flights when they are released into the wild, new research from The Australian National University (ANU) has shown.

ANU researchers who are unlocking the secrets of space and time, smashing diseases with bacteria, developing new ultrathin technologies and creating complex models of our world and bodies have been honoured with some of Australia's most prestigious science awards.

Captive breeding of threatened species for release into the wild is an important conservation tool. But where threats to wild populations remain unresolved, this tool may not guarantee population recovery in the long term.

Superb fairy-wrens are more likely to take risks to help members of their close social circle, according to a new study.

As we accelerate plans to protect more Australian habitat, we must watch for problems. Land with high conservation value must be prioritised for protection.

Associate Professor Adam Piggott knows how mathematical ideas can transform our world, and he wishes more people were in on the secret.

Queensland will become the second Australian jurisdiction to offer pill testing. This is likely to reduce the risk of people overdosing on both unexpected and high potency substances, as well as reducing illness and death from harmful additives and mixtures.

For more than a century, the Night Parrot has inspired gripping tales of obsessive odysseys and miraculous discoveries. But now the truth has gotten in the way of a good story. And Dr Penny Olsen is wearing the cost.

Despite widespread land clearing, Australia still supports some of the biggest trees in the world, but we are at risk of losing them.