Sydney, Oct 1 (IANS) Long-term alcoholism affects sleep even after long periods of abstinence, impacting men and women similarly, says a new study. The study indicates that in long-term alcoholics who had not ...

Washington, Oct 1 (ANI): Long-term alcoholism can have detrimental effects on a person's sleep despite long periods of abstinence, according to a study. And the above pattern is similar in both men and ...

Melbourne, Sep 29 (ANI): The Aussies have managed to enter the Guinness Book of World Record, after more than 300 people, including university students, danced in robotic unison. The group broke the previous ...

Brisbane, Sep 28(ANI): A new Australian survey has found that Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders, in Queensland are going blind at a staggering six times the rate of other Australians despite the ...

Sydney, September 21 (ANI): A scientist has said that a volcanic eruption is "well overdue" in Australia from the past 3,000 years and there are hundreds of volcanoes that could cause trouble, ...

Washington, September 4 (ANI): A new study has determined that species living in restricted environments such as the tropics may lack adequate variation in their genes and be unable to adapt to ...

New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard Tuesday announced funding of $8.1 million for setting up the Australia-India Institute at the University of Melbourne. Gillard, who began her five-day ...

New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julian Gillard comes to India Monday on a five-day visit in a bid to boost bilateral ties in fields ranging from business ...

Washington, Aug 26 (ANI): Some Aussie frogs often raise their pitch as they serenade their partners, in order to counter traffic sounds, according to a study. Kirsten Parris, an ecologist at the ...

Sydney, Aug 25 (IANS) Warm summers in the northern and southern hemispheres may have knocked out the ice ages, says a new study. "It is already known that wobbles in the earth's orbit ...

Melbourne, Aug 24 (ANI): Lake Eyre female lizards snub harassing mates by displaying bright orange colour, a new study has found. Lead researcher Devi Stuart-Fox from University of Melbourne revealed that dragon lizards ...

Sydney, August 16 (ANI): A team of scientists has found new evidence which indicates that wobbles in the Earth's tilt were responsible for the global warming episodes that helped bring the planet ...

Sydney, August 15 (ANI): A team of scientists has found new evidence which indicates that wobbles in the Earth's tilt were responsible for the global warming episodes that helped bring the planet ...

Melbourne, Aug 7 (IANS) Australia will provide more than $8 million to fund a new Australia India Institute at the University of Melbourne that will work to strengthen bilateral ties between the ...

Melbourne, Aug 7 (ANI): Australia's Minister for Education Julia Gillard today announced that the Government will provide more than eight million dollars (Australian) to fund a new Australia India Institute at the ...

Washington, July 30 (ANI): Scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society and University of Melbourne have discovered an odd songbird with a bald head living in a rugged region in Laos. Dubbed the "Bare-faced ...

Melbourne, July 28 (ANI): In a new study, a team of scientists has understood how nanoparticles lose energy, thus coming a key step closer towards producing nanoscale detectors for weighing any single ...

Melbourne, July 16 (ANI): A new study has revealed that the tiger stripes and a subsurface ocean on Enceladus - one of Saturn's many moons, are a result of the natural satellite's ...

Washington, July 10 (ANI): A new theory by a University of Melbourne physicist has said that Galileo knew he had discovered a new planet, that we now know as Neptune, in the ...

London, June 15 (ANI): A team of researchers from Australia and New Zealand claim that they have identified two new gene locations that appear to be linked to multiple sclerosis and other ...

Melbourne, June 3 (ANI): Australia is dangerously close to risking sanctions that can cause a collapse in the overseas student market after authorities ignored protests from foreign diplomats about the safety ...

Sydney, May 30 (ANI): Australian researchers have said that ancient refuges could be the key to saving the country's unique biodiversity under threat from climate change. According to a report by ABC News, ...

Melbourne, May 25 (ANI): Days after the Matthew Johns group sex scandal shocked the Australian rugby fraternity, a Melbourne woman has revealed she has had sex with up to 200 AFL players ...

Washington, May 20 (ANI): In a bid to transport medications in the body at the right place and right time, scientists have developed "capsosome"- polymer capsules in which liposomes have been embedded ...

Washington, May 19 (IANS) Serrated teeth and venom impart a deadlier edge to the bite of a Komodo Dragon than previously assumed, according to a new study. Using sophisticated medical imaging techniques, a ...

Washington, May 19 (ANI): A new study has shown that the effectiveness of the Komodo Dragon's bite, which is lethal to its prey, is a combination of highly specialized serrated teeth and ...

Melbourne, May 15 (ANI): Female tit birds are known for mating with rival males before their social partner, for giving genetic advantage to their chicks. But, a new study has questioned this ...

Melbourne, May 13 (ANI): Female tit birds are known for mating with rival males before their social partner, for giving genetic advantage to their chicks. But, a new study has questioned this ...

Washington, May 12 (ANI): Older adults with low cognitive function are more likely to have the early stages of age-related macular degeneration, a new study has found. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has long ...

Washington, May 11 (ANI): A new study has determined that if concrete is used in the production of deteriorating cross ties in railroads, they would emit six times less CO2 (carbon dioxide) ...