Australians want to spend more on space – but we don’t really know where we’re going
This week, Sydney hosts the world’s largest space conference, attracting astronauts and heads of space…
Why we should be skeptical of the hasty global push to test 15-year-olds’ AI literacy in 2029
If 2022 was the year OpenAI knocked our world off course with the launch of…
‘Whisper networks’ don’t work as well online as off − here’s why women are better able to look out for each other in person
Whisper networks are informal channels that women use to warn each other about sexual harassment,…
As the UK plans to introduce digital IDs, what can it learn from pioneer Estonia?
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced that all UK citizens and legal residents are…
How safe is your face? The pros and cons of having facial recognition everywhere
Walk into a shop, board a plane, log into your bank, or scroll through your…
5 issues that must be tackled for digital equality
If it’s steered correctly, artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to accelerate development. It can…
Who invented the light bulb?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question…
A billion-dollar drug was found in Easter Island soil – what scientists and companies owe the Indigenous people they studied
An antibiotic discovered on Easter Island in 1964 sparked a billion-dollar pharmaceutical success story. Yet…
You’re likely not as immune to scams as you think – here’s why
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Many animals can reshape and shed their teeth – and now scientists have traced this ability back 380 million years
Losing your baby teeth is a strange experience. The teeth gradually loosen until they’re replaced…