Why the Justice Department is suing a software company to stop landlords colluding on rents
Of all the reasons it could be hard to pay rent each month, did you…
How queen bees and wasps set our backyards abuzz in readiness for summer
As we transition to warmer weather in the austral summer, many changes take place. Domestic…
what your visual imagination predicts about your ability to control your thoughts
Tell a man he shouldn’t think of a pink elephant and he can’t get that…
How AI can support — not undermine — justice
Interpol Secretary General Jürgen Stock recently warned that artificial intelligence (AI) is facilitating crime on…
Blurry, morphing and surreal – a new AI aesthetic is emerging in film
Type text into AI image and video generators, and you’ll often see outputs of unusual,…
A rising tide of e-waste, made worse by AI, threatens our health, the environment and the economy
Our growing reliance on technology at home and in the workplace has raised the profile…
A new model accurately predicts the migration of humpback whales – and may help them survive climate change
This year’s humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) season in Australia has almost come to an end.…
A blind beetle named Hitler? The case for changing offensive names of animals and plants, and how it can be done
Taxonomy is the science of describing, classifying and naming organisms. It organises the vast diversity…
Meat has a distinct taste, texture and aroma − a biochemist explains how plant-based alternatives mimic the real thing
When you bite into a juicy hamburger, slice into the perfect medium-rare steak or gobble…
Fossilized footprints reveal 2 extinct hominin species living side by side 1.5 million years ago
Human footprints stir the imagination. They invite you to follow, to guess what someone was…