History & Culture
Big egos don’t produce success, study finds
Those who feel they deserve success are more likely to fail when challenges arise.
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News
Gallery: World tiniest flowers made in a lab
Chemists have manipulated the growth of crystals to build beautiful nanoflowers that are impossibly small.
News
Barrier Reef downgrade decision postponed
UNESCO will decide in 2014 whether to add the reef to a list of World Heritage Sites in danger.
News
Google Earth fuelling ‘armchair archaeology’
A new breed of archaeologists is using satellite imagery to unearth clues about past civilisations.
News
Rare late-season cyclone forms off Queensland
Cyclone Zane, off the coast of far north Queensland, is the tenth cyclone of the current season.
Nature & Wildlife
Bird-watchers use iPhones to track cockatoos
Sydney-siders have been asked to assist in tracking sulphur-crested cockatoos using an iPhone app.
Nature & Wildlife
Regent honeyeater population gets a boost
Captive-bred regent honeyeaters will be released into Victorian forests today to boost wild populations.
News
Gallery: Best photos ever captured of dying star
Scientists have captured highly detailed images of the demise of a giant star, the famous Supernova 1987A.
Nature & Wildlife
Giant squid all one species, study says
Scientists shocked to find the world’s giant squid all belong to one species – not 21 species as had been thought.
Nature & Wildlife
Tassie devil vaccine may be on the horizon
Scientists inch closer to preventing the facial tumour disease wiping out Tasmanian devils.