If you look at a  map of the most water-stressed  nations on Earth, India is coloured red, placing millions of people's lives and livelihoods in danger. But could advances in quantum physics actually be part of the solution?

The biologists and the linguists at ANU might sit on different sides of the campus, but Professor Lindell Bromham from the ANU Research School of Biology says it wasn’t difficult to see the benefits in the two disciplines coming together.

When a volcanic rock split in two in Japan recently, what happened? Mythologically & geologically speaking.

Death cap mushrooms don’t actually want to kill us. In fact, mushrooms don’t care about us at all. 

Dr Mark Hoggard researches better ways to locate metal deposits to “support sustainable development and the transition to a low-carbon economy.” But what does that mean?

If you find yourself at a barbecue with Dr Christoph Nitsche, you must ask him about heavy metal. No, not the head banging type of heavy metal; the type on the periodic table. It has an amazing range of potential uses, from fighting cancer to antibiotics.

Making good food choices is necessary both for ourselves and for the planet, says plant scientist Professor Justin Borevitz.

How do wild kangaroos react to remote-controlled cars or instrumental music - and what does it mean?

Australia’s unique geography and world-leading expertise in robotics technology in harsh and remote climates make it an ideal candidate to put a rover on the moon.