New US directive for visa applicants turns social media feeds into political documents
In recent weeks, the US State Department implemented a policy requiring all university, technical training, or…
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‘Shit in, shit out’: AI is coming for agriculture, but farmers aren’t convinced
Australian farms are at the forefront of a wave of technological change coming to agriculture. Over…
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A strange bright burst in space baffled astronomers for more than a year. Now, they’ve solved the mystery
Around midday on June 13 last year, my colleagues and I were scanning the skies when…
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eSafety boss wants YouTube included in the social media ban. But AI raises even more concerns for kids
Julie Inman Grant, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, today addressed the National Press Club to outline how her…
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Technology to enforce teen social media ban is ‘effective’, trial says. But this is at odds with other evidence
Technologies to enforce the Australian government’s social media ban for under 16s are “private, robust and…
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Migrating bogong moths use the stars and Earth’s magnetic field to find ancestral summer caves each year
It’s a warm January summer afternoon, and as I traverse the flower-strewn western slopes of Australia’s…
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Jaws at 50: how a single movie changed our perception of white sharks forever
It’s been 50 years since Steven Spielberg’s movie Jaws first cast a terrifying shadow across our…
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Why does my phone sometimes not ring when people call? A communications expert explains
There’s a certain feeling I get in the pit of my stomach when I’m waiting for…
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Ancient termite poo reveals 120 million-year-old secrets of Australia’s polar forests
Imagine a lush forest with tree-ferns, their trunks capped by ribbon-like fronds. Conifers tower overhead, bearing…
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Speculation about the cause of Air India crash is rife. An aviation expert explains why it’s a problem
It has only been a few hours since Air India flight AI171 crashed in Ahmedabad, killing…
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AI overviews have transformed Google search. Here’s how they work – and how to opt out
People turn to the internet to run billions of search queries each year. These range from…
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Visual feature: Scanning Australia’s bones
➡️ View the full interactive version of this article here.
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For the first time, fossil stomach contents of a sauropod dinosaur reveal what they really ate
Since the late 19th century, sauropod dinosaurs (long-necks like Brontosaurus and Brachiosaurus) have been almost universally…
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E-bikes and e-scooters are popular – but dangerous. A transport expert explains how to make them safer
Last weekend a pedestrian in Perth tragically died after being struck by an e-scooter. This followed…
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One year ago, Australia scrapped a key equity in STEM program. Where are we now?
In June 2024, the Australian government ended the Women in STEM Ambassador program. The decision followed…
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Curious Kids: can spiders swim?
Can spiders swim? Waubra Preschool students, Victoria, Australia What a great question! Most spiders don’t swim…
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Integrating human insight with AI-generated content: How to maintain E-E-A-T
AI tools to create content, the questions about the credibility of those tools keep popping up….
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Sexual health info online is crucial for teens. Australia’s new tech codes may threaten their access
Last week, organisations from Australia’s online industries submitted a final draft of new industry codes aimed…
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Knife crime is common but difficult to investigate. Robots can help
The following article contains material that some readers might find distressing. Around the world, knives are…
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X-rays have revealed a mysterious cosmic object never before seen in our galaxy
In a new study published today in Nature, we report the discovery of a new long-period…
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What makes somebody a narcissist? Mounting evidence suggests links to insecure attachment styles
Narcissism has become the armchair diagnosis of the decade. Social media is awash with people flinging…
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Most of us will leave behind a large ‘digital legacy’ when we die. Here’s how to plan what happens to it
Imagine you are planning the funeral music for a loved one who has died. You can’t…
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‘Perfect bodies and perfect lives’: how selfie-editing tools are distorting how young people see themselves
Like many of her peers, Abigail (21) takes a lot of selfies, tweaks them with purpose-made…
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What’s the obscure Australian online safety standard Elon Musk’s X is trying to dodge in court? An expert explains
In its most recent battle with authorities in Australia, X (formerly Twitter) has launched legal action…
