‘Guerrilla rewilding’ aims for DIY conservation – but it may do more harm than good
Ever since modern environmentalism took off in the 1960s, people have tried to undo the…
Robot eyes are power hungry. What if we gave them tools inspired by the human brain?
Robots are increasingly becoming a part of our lives – from warehouse automation to robotic…
How artificial intelligence controls your health insurance coverage
Over the past decade, health insurance companies have increasingly embraced the use of artificial intelligence…
Indigenous engagement is essential for small modular nuclear reactor projects
With climate change-fuelled natural disasters becoming more frequent and devastating for communities around the world,…
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…
A pink diamond just sold for over US$ 14 million – no wonder, when you look at the mysteries behind their chemistry
Diamonds might be forever but that doesn’t stop them being bought and sold. One stone…
Light-powered reactions could make the chemical manufacturing industry more energy-efficient
Manufactured chemicals and materials are necessary for practically every aspect of daily life, from life-saving…
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…
Grok’s ‘white genocide’ responses show how generative AI can be weaponized
The AI chatbot Grok spent one day in May 2025 spreading debunked conspiracy theories about…
50 years after ‘Jaws,’ researchers have retired the man-eater myth and revealed more about sharks’ amazing biology
The summer of 1975 was the summer of “Jaws.” The movie was adapted from a…