Banksias are iconic Australian plants, but their ancestors actually came from North Africa
Sandie Peters/Unsplash Few plants conjure up the Australian bush better than banksias, whose beautiful flowers are…
The first flowers evolved before bees – so how did they become so dazzling?
Nature Uninterrupted Photography/Unsplash Colourful flowers, and the insects and birds that fly among their dazzling displays,…
The Doomsday Clock is still at 90 seconds to midnight. But what does that mean?
Once every year, a select group of nuclear, climate and technology experts assemble to determine where…
Australia may spend hundreds of millions of dollars on quantum computing research. Are we chasing a mirage?
Dynamic Wang / Unsplash The Australian government is going all in on quantum computing. After investing…
Using photos to create 3D models is helping us understand – and protect – complex marine environments
Measuring the impact of different events, such as marine heatwaves, on the abundance of marine organisms…
Some Australian Open matches run extremely late. How would that impact player sleep and recovery?
For many Australians, January is synonymous with late nights spent watching the Australian Open tennis tournament….
Why are Apple, Amazon, Google and Meta facing antitrust lawsuits and huge fines? And will it protect consumers?
Following a lengthy investigation, the United States Justice Department is set to file a lawsuit against…
Australia risks falling behind allies on research security. Will it take a spy scandal in our universities to catch up?
Jon Callow / Unsplash Late last year, a PhD student named Yuekang Li was refused a…
The Solar System used to have nine planets. Maybe it still does? Here’s your catch-up on space today
Shutterstock Some of us remember August 24 2006 like it was yesterday. It was the day…
Japan is about to land its first lunar probe. As more nations race to the Moon, how will we keep the peace?
Illustration of the Japanese moon lander separating in orbit. JAXA Early on Saturday, January 20 2024,…
What is credential stuffing and how can I protect myself? A cybersecurity researcher explains
kpatyhka/Shutterstock Cyber-skulduggery is becoming the bane of modern life. Australia’s prime minister has called it a…
Australia plans to regulate ‘high-risk’ AI. Here’s how to do that successfully
Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock This week, federal Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic announced the Australian government’s response…
These fierce, tiny marsupials drop dead after lengthy sex fests – and sometimes become cannibals
If you are exploring our beautiful Australian wilderness this year, keep an eye out for animals…
Australians are concerned about AI. Is the federal government doing enough to mitigate risks?
Wes Cockx & Google DeepMind, CC BY Today, the federal Minister for Industry and Science Ed…
Netflix’s You Are What You Eat uses a twin study. Here’s why studying twins is so important for science
Still from You Are What You Eat. Netflix A new Netflix documentary, You Are What You…
565-million-years-old, some of the oldest UK fossils are eerily similar to famous Australian ones
Ediacaran life as imagined by scientists in the 1980s. Ryan Somma/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA Some half a…
Do they see what we see? Bees and wasps join humans in being tricked by illusions of quantity
Scarlett Howard If you’ve ever been tricked by a visual illusion, you know the feeling of…
Mark Newton/iNaturalist, CC BY-NC Scorpions are among the most ancient of land animals. Fossils indicate they…