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Ethical questions over one-way Mars trip

A Dutch reality TV show which plans to send volunteers on a one-way mission to Mars is raising ethical concerns.
ABC - May 15, 3:33 pm
ABC welcomes multi-million-dollar funding pledge

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has welcomed a multi-million-dollar funding announcement from the Federal Government.
ABC - May 14, 9:27 pm
Missing whale skull heads home

A rare whale skull removed from a southern Tasmanian beach at the weekend has been recovered from a nearby paddock.
ABC - May 14, 7:56 pm
Tip-off on stolen whale skull

The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery believes it may have located a rare whale skull which went missing from a southern Tasmanian beach.
ABC - May 14, 3:52 pm
Researchers find Earth's layers out of sync

Scientists at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra have found the moving layers of molten rock under the Earth's surface influences the planet's magnetic field.
ABC - May 13, 3:01 pm
Rare frog re-emerges from hibernation

There is hope that heavy rain earlier in the year has given a boost to a rare frog species in the APY Lands of outback South Australia.
ABC - May 13, 1:31 pm
Funding reprieve for climate research centre

A $25 million federal funding boost for Tasmania's Antarctic climate research centre is expected to save 25 jobs.
ABC - May 13, 11:18 am
Brain damage 'crisis' looms from illicit drug use

A high rate of illegal stimulant use in Australia has prompted fears of a looming health crisis, say Adelaide researchers.
ABC - May 13, 8:32 am
Qld scientists develop test for new bird flu strain

Queensland scientists have developed a test for the new bird flu strain H7N9.
ABC - May 12, 2:23 pm
NSW may ban alcohol ads on supermarket receipts

The New South Wales Government says it is considering banning supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles from promoting alcohol on grocery store receipts.
ABC - May 12, 11:44 am
Sun blotted out over NT town in annular eclipse

People from across the world converged on a remote hill in Central Australia to view a spectacular annular eclipse.
ABC - May 10, 5:12 pm
Eclipse chasers flock to the Pilbara

This morning's annular eclipse saw photographers join eclipse chasers and documentary makers from around the world in WA's Pilbara, all eager to catch a glimpse, and the perfect shot, as the moon passed across the sun.
ABC - May 10, 4:19 pm
New dish to beam deeper into space

Canberra's Deep Space Communication Complex is on track to become the main signals base for NASA's deep space missions.
ABC - May 10, 3:16 pm
Broadband policy: where the parties stand

The Government and the Opposition have put forward their plans to give Australians high-speed internet. The National Broadband Network is already being rolled out in some areas but the Opposition has put forward an alternative idea.Â
ABC - May 10, 3:14 pm
Eclipse watchers gather in the north

Astronomers in Tasmania are hoping this morning's partial solar eclipse will spark a renewed interest in the science.
ABC - May 10, 1:13 pm