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Swiss engineers have taught a fleet of drones to build a rope bridge that is capable of carrying a human’s weight.

Fifield flung into Turnbull's old trade

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has freed himself of responsibility for Communications, appointing Senator Mitch Fifield to the ministerial position.

Soap study scrubs anti-bacterial claims

New research suggests antibacterial soaps do not do as much as some might expect.

Debt reach extending overseas

The Federal Government is pushing to able to collect student debt from Australians living overseas.

Drug study review spots new risks

Fourteen years ago, GlaxoSmithKline published a study claiming the antidepressant paroxetine was safe and effective for teenagers, but now researchers say the opposite is true.

Ancient Aboriginal knowledge holds true

New studies have found valid historical information in Aboriginal myths and stories dating back thousands of years.

Flower damage placed at tourists' feet

Experts are encouraging anyone thinking of stepping out to enjoy colourful wildflowers popping up around the country to be mindful of the potential damage trampling can have.

Lightning Claw leaps from new fossil find

A new carnivorous dinosaur has been discovered in the opal-mining town of Lightning Ridge, NSW.

Low cost catalysts for water-fueled future

Engineers have developed a new way to create hydrogen fuel with a method potentially hundreds of times cheaper than before.

New scheme for STEM gender boost

This week has seen the launch of the first Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) pilot program.

Plastic pervades more sea species

An international study shows more than half the world’s sea turtles have ingested plastic or other human rubbish.

Smog swamps body with radical risks

Smoggy, polluted and otherwise dirty air is well known to carry some serious health risks, but Australian scientists have for the first time got a glimpse of what might be happening at the molecular level.

Armed forces fork out for new tech

Seven Australian organisations have received funding to develop innovative technologies for the defence force.

CSIRO ship conscripted for Chevron search

A new deal will see CSIRO’s world-leading science vessel looking for oil in the Great Australian Bight on behalf of Chevron.

Robot arm feels like the future

Engineers in the US have reported on an advanced robotic hand wired directly into a paralysed man’s brain, providing feedback that allows him to ‘feel’.

3D-printers give a cheap hand to prosthetics

A group of Queensland robotics students are working on a way to smash the cost of prosthetic limbs - by 3D-printing them.

Mining firm floats benefits of wave power

The WA port city of Bunbury will play host to the trial of an exciting new power source.

Plotting illness on longer scale

New findings are leading experts to look at cancer on a much longer timescale.

Robo-car makers shoot for mature goals

The leaders of the emerging field of driverless cars are turning their attention to what they say will be their biggest customers – elderly drivers.

Small scaffold could give big clues on cancer

US researchers have created a tiny implant that can attract and capture cancer cells before they overtake the body.

New Pluto pics put excitement in the air

NASA's New Horizons probe has sent back a treasure trove of new information on Pluto – beaming its high-definition images 5 billion kilometres across the solar system.