Male pregnancy and weird courtship wiggles: how NZ’s wide-bodied pipefish confounds expectations
If you’ve ever watched a natural history programme on TV, you’ve probably seen animals performing a…
Future historians may well regard 2023 as a landmark in the advent of artificial intelligence (AI)….
The strange story of the grave of Copernicus
Astronomer Copernicus, or Conversations with God (1873) Jan Matejko / Wikimedia Commons Nicholas Copernicus was the…
Meteors, supermoons, a comet and more: your guide to the southern sky in 2024
Geoffrey Wyatt What exciting events will we see in the southern sky in 2024? Meteor showers,…
Our dogs can terrify (and even kill) wildlife. Here’s how to be a responsible owner this summer
Shutterstock In Australia, dog ownership often goes hand-in-hand with a love for the great outdoors. Whether…
Want to buy a home telescope? Tips from a professional astronomer to help you choose
While the unaided eye or binoculars can reveal much of the night sky, a telescope reveals…
The science of the ideal salad dressing
HannaTor/Shutterstock Summer means salads. And salads are even more delicious with a good dressing. Most salad…
Alpha, beta, theta: what are brain states and brain waves? And can we control them?
Shutterstock There’s no shortage of apps and technology that claim to shift the brain into a…
People once lived in a vast region in north-western Australia – and it had an inland sea
For much of the 65,000 years of Australia’s human history, the now-submerged northwest continental shelf connected…
How to make gravy (using chemistry)
OKMG/Shutterstock “Gravy Day” is a relatively new date in the Australian calendar. Paul Kelly’s song How…
How many people need to be in a room for two to share a birthday? It’s fewer than you think. Here’s why
A veridical paradox with practical uses. Cottonbro Studio/Pexels CC BY-SA Have you ever bumped into someone…
19-million-year-old fossil jaw bone hints the biggest whales first evolved somewhere unexpected
The baleen whale fossil at Museums Victoria Research Institute. Eugene Hyland, Museums Victoria Baleen whales are…
2023 was the year of generative AI. What can we expect in 2024?
Midjourney image by T.J. Thomson In 2023, artificial intelligence (AI) truly entered our daily lives. The…
An AI-driven influence operation is spreading pro-China propaganda across YouTube
Shutterstock A recent investigation from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has revealed an extensive network…
Do dog ‘talking buttons’ actually work? Does my dog understand me? Here’s what the science says
Shutterstock Is your dog bothered by something but you can’t work out what? Do you wish…
Data poisoning: how artists are sabotaging AI to take revenge on image generators
T.J. Thomson, Author provided Imagine this. You need an image of a balloon for a work…
The first-ever survey on Australian attitudes towards space is out. So, what do we think?
NASA rocket launched from the Arnhem Space Centre in NT on June 26 2022. NASA Wallops/Brian…
Myrtle rust is devastating Australian forests. A new high-tech spray holds out hope for native trees
Melaleuca infected with myrtle rust. Louise Shuey Around a decade ago, an invasive fungal disease called…
The AI industry is on the verge of becoming another boys’ club. We’re all going to lose out if it does
Shutterstock A recent New York Times article released a list of people “behind the dawn of…
Kali Linux 2023.4 Release (Cloud ARM64, Vagrant Hyper-V & Raspberry Pi 5)
With 2023 coming to an end and before the holiday season starts, we thought today would…
Kali Linux 2023.3 Release (Internal Infrastructure & Kali Autopilot)
Today we are delighted to introduce our latest release of Kali, 2023.3. This release blog post…