SCIENCE

Radioactive contaminants spewed from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan have reached the open seas, according to a new report issued this week by U.S.-based researchers.

Recent studies have considered obesity as a modern epidemic, with many adverse effects on a person’s health, such that researchers continue to focus on issues relating to obesity particularly the role of exercise in maintaining a healthy body.

Scientists have developed nano-robots that can deliver deadly payloads to unhealthy cells.

A team of Russian scientists have resurrected an entire plant that bloomed when sabre-toothed cats and wooly mammoths roamed the Earth.

The status of work-related cancer has received little attention from Australian policy-makers as well as researchers from Australia. Despite the heavy public and media attention for this, the progress that it has experienced as compared to tobacco use and sun exposure could be considered as "minimal". For example, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) established model regulations for the control of carcinogenic substances during the 1980s.

Queensland children who are affected by diseases that impair skeletal health like cancer or cystic fibrosis would soon experience the benefits of a new boned density technology.

When the Tongue Drive System was first launched, many people were doubtful about its effectiveness. This is the reason why many changes were incorporated in this new prototype in order to cater to the needs of people who would benefit from this tool.

One of the most alarming situations in health worldwide involves the spreading of bacterial resistance. This situation captured a young Danish scientist who has now discovered a natural substance found in the rainforest in Chile that effectively combats this problem with antibiotics.

Students from Flinders Maritime Archaeology have found a new discovery in the form of three shipwrecks near a site Bunbury.

Queensland researchers recently found a new genetic analysis which shows the relationship between genetics and schizophrenia.

A NASA spacecraft was a stunning video showing the sun's plasma spinning around in the sun's magnetic field earlier this month.

A novel formulation for metastatic colorectral cancer has been granted patent rights by the European Patent Office.

For the past years, there have considerable progress in terms of the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of tumors within the brain. Despite the progress made in this department, brain cancer still has low survival rate due to high levels of resistance to the treatments available. In this new research article published in BioMed Central's open access journal Journal of Nanobiotechnology, it presented a new way to treat brain cancer.

Carbon emissions from cement are set to grow explosively as developing countries such as India create a ‘first-world’ infrastructure. Scientists and entrepreneurs are struggling to push alternative technologies out of the lab and onto the street.

The Gillard Government recently announced that they are allotting AU$1 billion in funding for manufacturers in order to improve energy efficiency as well as in reducing pollution.

Pregnant women who are suffering from asthma should be careful of the medications that they are taking. If a pregnant woman with asthma fails to take the correct medication, they might put their unborn child at risk.

Face recognition is something that people have difficulty with. For people with autism, the process of face recognition is much harder to do.

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Researchers have finally had the chance to map the genome of the Tasmanian Devil. This is the first time that researchers were given this opportunity which is also a crucial step in understanding tumuors and how it can relate to human cancer. Recently, Devil populations have been hit by the spread of the transmissible facial tumours.

A new analysis done by the University of Melbourne and the CSIRO revealed that in order to minimize the risks of bowel cancer, intensive screening should be done especially for people who already have a strong family history with this disease

A new formulation for bowel cancer has the potential to ease the way the cancer is treated, as soon as it hits the market.

For the first time in space, a humanoid robot makes “a firm handshake” with an Earth man. International Space Station (ISS) Commander Daniel Burbank on Wednesday became the first man to shake hands with a humanoid robot, which has been subjected to plenty of technical tests since it was launched into space to join Expedition 30 Commander Burbank and the crew of the ISS this time last year.

Professor Max Lu, the Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor in University of Queensland recently received a prestigious and highly-acclaimed technology award. The reason behind the award was due to "distinguished and sustained contributions to collaboration with China in science and technology”. Professor Lu received the award together with other 6 awardees.

Scientists have been working on real-world invisibility cloaks that could make light waves pass through objects to shield them from view. Now scientists at the University of Manchester are applying that same principle but instead of light waves the researchers are looking to make the powerful waves of an earthquake pass through buildings.

President Obama's proposed budget may be a longshot in Congress, but it still offers a preview of what he hopes to accomplish if re-elected this fall. Here's a look at how various environmental agencies and issues fare.

Finding even a small chunk of ambergris, an intestinal excretion from sperm whales, could potentially net you thousands of dollars.

As a result of the tsunami and earthquake that hit Japan on March 11, 2011, major concerns were raised about the nuclear reactor plants.

Does your diet cause environmental damage? It may, according to a new report from the Public Health Association of Australia.

Do black holes hold the secret to the origin of galaxies? A new research says a new type of black hole can shed light on how galaxies are formed.