Data captured from seismic waves caused by earthquakes has shed new light on the deepest parts of Earth’s inner core, according to seismologists from ANU.

On average, each roaming, hunting pet cat in Australia kills 40 native reptiles, 38 native birds and 32 native mammals per year.

New research has found 15 threatened mammal, eight bird, four frog, one reptile and one fish species have recovered enough that they no longer meet the criteria for listing as threatened.

Why is it harder to access and afford GP care? Here are six key reasons why.

A group of US scientists this week proposed an unorthodox scheme to combat global warming: creating large clouds of Moon dust in space to reflect sunlight and cool the Earth. Unfortunately, but also unsurprisingly, the story of Moon dust reflection isn’t as simple as it seems.

In research published this week, researchers have shown Goffin’s cockatoos can take the next leap of logic beyond tool use, by carrying a set of tools they’ll need for a future task.

To mark International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the joint conveners of ANU Women* in Physics, Astro and Engineering, Dr Noemie Bastidon and Dr Julie Tournet, were in conversation with ANU alumni Professor Melanie Campbell from the University of Waterloo.

Just half a per cent of the available tree hollows in Canberra’s woodlands are suitable nests for superb parrots.

This International Day of Women and Girls and Science we are looking back at stories that highlight the achievements of women in science and some of the barriers they face.