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Evidence of a ninth planet in Earth's solar system, recently discovered by California Institute of Technology researchers, has sent the space science community into a spin – and imaginations are once again looking out to the stars. Caltech astronomers Mike Brown, and ...

Oncology provider The Icon Group is partnering with the University of Canberra for a new cancer treatment clinic on campus. The facility will have two radiotherapy bunkers and an oncology department run by Icon. It will provide healthcare to the local ...

Women may soon be able to use a nasal spray for pain relief during childbirth following successful trials by an Australian midwifery researcher. The nasal spray analgesic drug, fentanyl, was shown to be just as effective in relieving labour pain ...

A vice-chancellor has downplayed the relevance of the ATAR as a measure of potential student success – especially when it comes to teaching degrees. Professor Peter Dawkins, of Victoria University, argued that ATARs are often meaningless when measuring a student’s potential in university. ...

Letting graduates raid superannuation to repay HELP loans is a bad idea, the Grattan Institute has warned. Liberal Senator Chris Back has urged the treasurer to allow graduates to use retirement savings to pay off their student debt. Back proposes letting ...

Scientists have made the grim discovery of a 10,000-year-old massacre site on the shores of a Kenyan lake. The Cambridge University-led expedition recovered 12 skeletons, of men and women, at Nataruk near Lake Turkana. Some skeletons had their skulls crushed, ...

Young people can be hamstrung in the job hunt by their own pessimistic attitudes, an expert has warned. An international survey by IT consultant Infosys found that Australian youth are not confident they have the tech skills needed to get ...