For generations, people have believed that no two snowflakes are ever the same. But modern microscopy and crystallography ...

Victoria’s challenge isn’t choosing between market and affordable housing, it’s building enough of the right homes quickly.

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In the south-east of the continent at Budj Bim (Mount Eccles), modern science can tell us a volcanic eruption happened ...

Tony Abbott’s documentary Australia: a History makes for enjoyable rather than compelling viewing. Still, a worthwhile ...

Kari Byron's time as a co-host on Mythbusters formed the core of her passion for science, but in the years since then she has turned that passion into a calling. She is now an advocate for fostering a ...

The Unreal has been acclaimed as good, scary family fun that looks at the stresses and demands of modern life though the ...

The ABC's Top 100 Books Poll Lacks Diversity. Here Are My 10 First Nations 'Books Of The 21St Century'. More than 280,000 ...

The Devil's Pool in Babinda, Queensland, is a natural wonder with a dangerous reputation. It’s a stunning rock pool with ...

I read George Eliot’s “Middlemarch,” sometimes hailed as the greatest British novel, in a rain forest in western Indonesia. I was there as a graduate student, spending my days slogging through mud and ...

Your Christmas shopping is done! The publishing year draws toward a close with a cracking line-up of novels, major histories, ...