Now in their 35th year, the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes continue to highlight some of the nation's most significant science achievements, this year offering a total prize pool of $190,000.

Lymph nodes provide the right environment for stem-like T cells — an important type of immune cell — to survive, multiply and produce killer cells that can fight cancer or viruses.

While squamous cell carcinoma diagnosis is often easy, the challenge lies in the preoperative assessment — determining how aggressively the tumour is growing to plan and prioritise surgery ...

In the lead-up to World Heart Day (29 September), sleep is emerging as a powerful yet underestimated ally in women's cardiovascular care.

In the food and beverage industry, laboratories must balance precision, speed and compliance to meet stringent safety and ...

New research has revealed that sandy coastlines are a previously overlooked source of methane, challenging the accepted role ...

For a long time, gene loss was seen as a kind of biological decay, but a new study shows it can be just the opposite: a smart ...

Astrophysicists have witnessed a collision between two black holes that was so loud, they were able to use it to test — and prove — Stephen Hawking's theory of black hole thermodynamics.

Scientists have created a protein-based therapeutic tool that could change the way we treat diseases caused by harmful or ...

Research has found that a specialised blood test can detect alcohol use in people with liver disease far more accurately than commonly used biomarker tests or patient self-reports.

A father's exposure to passive smoking as a child may impair the lifelong lung function of his children, putting them at risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.