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From virus-zapping drones to smart masks to disease-predicting wearables, the tech sector is showcasing ways to detect and mitigate the coronavirus outbreak.

A new type of stem cell - that is, a cell with regenerative abilities - could be closer on the horizon, a new study led by UNSW Sydney shows.

Smart people can have really bad ideas – like selectively breeding human beings to improve the species. Put into practice, Galton's concept proved discriminatory, damaging, even deadly.

Early research suggests that SARS-CoV-2 has not mutated enough to render current vaccines ineffective, but scientists say that monitoring future viral evolution will be crucial.

Researchers at McGill University have identified a new cellular pathway that limits the growth and spread of brain tumors by controlling the recycling of cell surface receptor proteins.

With ever-worsening climate change, there is a growing need for technologies that can capture and use up the atmospheric CO2 (carbon dioxide) and reduce our carbon footprint. Within the realm of renewable energy, CO2-based e-fuels have emerged as a promising technology that attempts to convert atmospheric CO2 into clean fuels. The process involves production of synthetic gas or syngas (a mixture of hydrogen and…

US researchers say a person can be reinfected with the coronavirus months after infection but their second, third or fourth time wouldn't be as serious.

Image: Alexander ForryanNew research has unlocked the mystery of how the Galápagos Islands, a rocky, volcanic outcrop, with only modest rainfall and...

A group of Adelaide scientists are turning the single-cell organisms from the ocean into "ecofriendly superfoods", to create sustainable and ethical alternatives to animal proteins.

They already had to jump through hoops to make it here after flight cancellations and border closures.

New study unravels long-standing climate mystery and provides insight into how our planet may change in the future Scientists claim to have found the...

Many of us believe we are masters of own destiny, but new research is revealing the extent to which our behaviour is influenced by our genes. It's now possible to decipher our individual genetic code, the sequence of 3.2 billion DNA "letters" unique to each of us, that forms a...

Australian researchers have uncovered the bacterial disease tuberculosis in a three-year-old sea lion carcass.

Researchers have created a framework to measure how much nitrogen is lost when producing different types of food.

Humanity is destroying Earth's ability to support complex life. But coming to grips with the magnitude of the problem is hard, even for experts.

People infected with COVID-19 experience a wide range of symptoms and severities, the most commonly reported including high fevers and respiratory problems.

Chicken tests positive to both Murray Valley Encephalitis Virus (MVEv) and Kunjin virus.

The new coronavirus variant sweeping the UK is bad. But just how bad?

Because we are living longer the risks of dementia are increasing rapidly, which is why it is now the leading cause of death in women in the UK but these recipes could help reduce that risk

Learn how cicadas, the world's loudest insects, create their cacophony, and why people in ancient Greece and ancient China admired them.