Australia plays an important role in space exploration, but the advantages are being lost through a lack of government investment in research and development.
Further staffing cuts at the CSIRO threaten its ability to model and predict the progress of climate change, reflecting a shift to focus on adaptation.
As governments meet for COP30 in Brazil, the debate about the continuance of fossil fuels as a worldwide energy source threatens the very heart of the Paris Agreement.
ANALYSIS: As the government strives to fast-track a green transition and manufacturing revival, it’s crucial to avoid ceding control to private enterprise.
Some of Australia’s most popular sunscreens have been exposed for failing to provide the advertised protection – and this in turn has revealed shortcomings in lab testing.
Tanya Plibersek has sought an ‘urgent briefing’ on the management of the Bureau of Meteorology after it was revealed it was using hundreds of millions of dollars in maintenance funds to cover cost overruns.
Concussion studies by Australia’s top football codes have stalled amid scientific controversy over the causes of neurodegenerative diseases in players.
Almost two decades after winning the Prime Minister’s Prize for Science, a University of Queensland professor’s pioneering research into honey bee navigation has been called into question.
The work of scientists in crucial fields such as cancer research is being undermined by the growing infiltration of academic journals by fake research papers.
