Sir John Cornforth's experience of sound was minimal. He was deaf at school and at the University of Sydney – for most of his long life, in fact.

Sentics is the study of how emotions are generated, for instance, while listening to music. 

We're looking for the most loved native animal sound in celebration of National Science Week. Carl Smith takes us through the finalists.

Each year some birds migrate thousands of kilometres. But there's evidence climate change is already affecting this seasonal survival strategy. 

Animals with 1,000 times more cells than humans — like elephants or whales — don't seem to have an increased cancer risk.

The composition 'Origins' had its world premiere in Melbourne in July, and it received a standing ovation. 

Scientists are measuring the activity of neurotransmitters to create a chemical map of the brain.

Medicinal plants are the focus of a new art exhibition at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney — Botanica de Materia Medica.

Time crystals are states of matter whose patterns repeat at set intervals of time rather than space.

The Exploratorium in San Francisco, opened in 1969, inspired our own science centres in Australia.