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This Is What The Sky Looks Like In Radio Wave Technicolor

The GLEAM telescope, located deep in the West Australian outback, lets us peek into what the Universe would look like if human eyes could see in 20 primary colors.

Six Facts About The 2015 Nepal Earthquake

Here are six facts about the Nepal earthquake which has already claimed 4,300 lives and left more than 8,500 injured.

Why Bad Food Is Good For Business

Rosemary Stanton and Christina Pollard discuss the factors which make bad food so profitable and what effect this can have on our health.

Regular Exercise Could Protect Against Ovarian Cancer

Engaging in physical activities, including exercise as a leisure activity, could help protect women against ovarian cancer, finds a new study.

Boys (But Not Girls) Suffer From Fathers’ Long Working Hours

Researchers have found that fathers' extremely long working hours can be detrimental to their sons' well-being.

Eucalyptus Used To Make Antibacterial Gold Nanoparticles

Australian researchers have developed a 'green' method to create antibacterial gold nanoparticles with the help of common eucalyptus leaves.

Male Kangaroos Woo Mates With Bulging Biceps

A male kangaroo’s forearm size could be a sexually selected trait and help them find a mate, a new study has found.

Powerful New Way To Track Space Junk

Scientists plan to use the unique features of the brand-new Murchison Widefield Array radio telescope to track the path of space debris.

Powerful Radio Telescope For Studying The Universe Debuts

The Southern Hemisphere's most powerful low frequency radio telescope, the Murchison Widefield Array, was officially turned on this week.

Researchers Detect Flashes Of Light In Deep Space

CSIRO's Parkes radio telescope has detected brief flashes of radio emission from the distant Universe. Their origin is unknown.