"It is becoming clear that an Abbott government would push more costs onto students and they should come clean about how high they would increase fees.” Greens senator and higher education spokeswoman Lee Rhiannon commenting on the Coalition’s plan to ...

Blood sugar levels at the high end of what is considered normal may put the brain at risk, a study from the Australian National University has found. Dr Nicolas Cherbuin from the Centre on Ageing, Health, and Wellbeing in the ...

Drug abuse should not stop people who also suffer from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from receiving psychological treatment, a new study suggests. The researchers found that people with PTSD and substance abuse issues benefited from treatment involving exposure to ...

The Milky Way isn’t the only one of its kind in our universe, as previously thought. For the first time, astronomers have discovered two galaxies that are almost a spot on match for ours. Astronomers say spiral galaxies like the ...

Lesbian and bisexual women are more likely to binge drink and take illegal drugs and less likely to have a pap smear, a Curtin University study reveals. The WA Lesbian and Bisexual Women’s Health survey, conducted by the university’s WA ...

The world’s first university dedicated solely to unmanned systems education is up and running. It was founded by Jerry LeMieux, a retired Air Force colonel, commercial airline pilot and college lecturer. LeMieux’s school is one of several trying to get ...

About 125 students at the prestigious Harvard University face a possible one-year suspension and revocation of diplomas following an investigation into the university’s largest academic misconduct scandal. The university website reported a large number of undergraduates “may have inappropriately collaborated ...

Scientists have developed a device to remotely control cockroaches so that the insects can be sent into tight spaces for search and rescue missions. By attaching a little electronic “backpack” to the back of a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach, researchers at ...

Not everyone can afford to run their own car and there is always a problem finding parking so a university’s plan to set up a car sharing scheme may well find a welcome market. UhaulCarShare is teaming up with Graceland ...

Nearly 3000 vehicles were deployed on the streets of Ann Arbor, Michigan recently, to test how well cars, trucks and buses can “talk” to each other. The US Department of Transportation and the University of Michigan launched a $US25 million ...