New form of dark matter could solve decades-old Milky Way mystery
Astronomers have long been puzzled by two strange phenomena at the heart of our galaxy.…
Superb fairy-wrens’ songs hold clues to their personalities, new study finds
When we think of bird songs, we often imagine a cheerful soundtrack during our morning…
South Africans don’t donate enough blood – technology can help drive the numbers
The shortage of blood for medical use is a global challenge. South Africa is not…
Perceived consensus drives moral intolerance in a time of identity-driven politics and online bubbles
To live together in social communities, people create and maintain expectations about what is normal…
Getting AIs working toward human goals − study shows how to measure misalignment
Ideally, artificial intelligence agents aim to help humans, but what does that mean when humans…
AI-powered robots help tackle Europe’s growing e-waste problem
Just outside the historic German town of Goslar, a sprawling industrial complex receives an endless…
Renting a home in Australia means handing over too much sensitive info. It’s a national security risk
Our personal information is more valuable than ever. The most recent government cyber threat report…
A weird phrase is plaguing scientific papers – and we traced it back to a glitch in AI training data
Earlier this year, scientists discovered a peculiar term appearing in published papers: “vegetative electron microscopy”.…
Why the meteorites that hit Earth have less water than the asteroid bits brought back by space probes – a planetary scientist explains new research
Much of what scientists know about the early solar system comes from meteorites – ancient…
Changing the Eurocentric narrative about the history of science – why multiculturalism matters
The medieval Islamic mathematician, astronomer and physicist Ibn al Haytham (965 – c. 1040) lived in…