Vampire bats – look beyond the fangs and blood to see animal friendships and unique adaptations
You can probably picture a vampire: Pale, sharply fanged undead sucker of blood, deterred only…
First-ever biomechanics study of Indigenous weapons shows what made them so deadly
For the first time, state-of-the-art biomechanics technology has allowed us to scientifically measure just how…
Generative AI can boost innovation – but only when humans are in control
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT or Dall-E are changing how creative work is…
We discovered a new fossil species of prehistoric fish
What do the ginkgo (a tree), the nautilus (a mollusc) and the coelacanth (a fish)…
Will you get an extra hour’s sleep this weekend? Probably not, new research says
A lot of people dread the clocks going back an hour in winter – but…
The US is now at risk of losing to China in the race to send people back to the Moon’s surface
Will the next human to walk on the Moon speak English or Mandarin? In all,…
Why Woolworths workers can’t sleep at night: inside the supermarket giant’s controversial ‘Framework’
In early 2024, Woolworths introduced a new worker performance management program across warehouses run by…
weaver birds in Africa have unique building styles
From afar, the acacia trees look like they have been decorated with grass pom-poms. The…
MicroRNA is the Nobel-winning master regulator of the genome – researchers are learning to treat disease by harnessing how it controls genes
When Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun discovered a new molecule they called microRNA in the…
Halloween candy binges can overload your gut microbiome – a gut doctor explains how to minimize spooking your helpful bacteria
Each October, as the days shorten and the air grows crisp, millions of Americans prepare…