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New research applies laser technology to read into the chemical composition of erupted magma over time.

New research reveals the bittersweet truth of cocoa farming in Africa’s forests.

¹ú²ú̽»¨ researchers have shown for the first time that some of the world’s most painful ant stings target nerves, like snake and scorpion venom.

Our experts explain what the federal budget means for you.

We all know that polluted air can make it harder to breathe, but did you know that it also makes it harder to think? Even work?

Sir David Attenborough called it "the most magical place". Here's what our researchers and other observers said about ¹ú²ú̽»¨'s renowned research station on Heron Island.

Rainfall in Central Chile has dropped by a third in the past decade. It's a major climate issue that needs urgent attention, and SMI's researchers believe they have a solution.

Inside the threat of Cordyceps — the very real fungus at the centre of the latest TV smash hit.

A new desert-based laboratory has tapped into traditional knowledge to develop nanomaterials from spinifex.

Would you eat a burger patty made of fly larvae? Professor Louw Hoffman from The University of Queensland has – and he thinks it could help future-proof our food supply.