Guests at a feast in Iran’s Zagros Mountains 11,000 years ago brought wild boars from all across the land
Have you ever stopped by the grocery store on your way to a dinner party to…
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Does AI actually boost productivity? The evidence is murky
There’s been much talk recently – especially among politicians – about productivity. And for good reason:…
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How can we stay safe after data breaches? Step 1 is to change the cybersecurity laws
Last week, Australian airline Qantas announced cyber attackers had accessed personal data about some of its…
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Cyber crime and real-world crime are converging in a dangerous new way – here’s how to stay safe
It starts with a call from someone claiming to be your bank. They know your name….
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Australia is set to get more AI data centres. Local communities need to be more involved
Data centres are the engines of the internet. These large, high-security facilities host racks of servers…
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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…
