Astronomy CentralAstronomy CentralOne of the most difficult things about thinking about space is to imagine the scale...

Research team has helped resuscitate a dying fjord.

By pumping oxygen-rich surface water into the oxygen-starved water at the bottom of the sea, a Danish/Swedish researc...

The latest self-portrait of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows the vehicle at the "Mojave" site, where its drill colle...

Researchers from Monash University have 3D-printed two jet engines that could revolutionise aircraft manufacture.Part...

Surgeon says head transplant will be possible within 2 years.

Transplantation of a dog head by transplant pioneer Vladimir Demikhov in East Germany in 1959. Under Demikhov's hand ...

1.8 million Australians will die from smoking.

That smoking is bad for you is old news – but just how bad is not. A new study by the Sax Institute says that up to t...

Another video has emerged of an octopus capturing a crab.

We don't want you to think that we are fixated by octopuses here at Cosmos (although we do think they are pretty cool...

Underwater time-lapse reveals all.

A beautiful film by Sandro Bocci takes us into the world of marine animals including corals and starfish at high magn...

An image taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft of dwarf planet Ceres from a distance of nearly 46,000 kilometers. It shows ...

Scientists have discovered the brightest quasar in the early universe, powered by the most massive black hole we have...

Now police can release identikit sketches of crime suspects.

It is now possible for police to release identikit sketches of crime suspects even in cases where no witnesses have c...

Using foam to minimise sloshing.

Coffee inspires many a workplace but it had a direct affect on research into the wave-damping effects of foams in liq...