A 41-million-digit prime number is the biggest ever found – but mathematicians’ search for perfection will continue
Imagine a number made up of a vast string of ones: 1111111…111. Specifically, 136,279,841 ones…
Poor teacher training partly to blame for stalled engineering diversity goals
Diversifying the science, technology, engineering and math fields has long been a top priority of…
How news consumers in Canada want AI to be used in journalism
When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI) and news production, Canadian news consumers want to…
Australia will impose a ‘digital duty of care’ on tech companies to reduce online harm. It’s a good idea – if it can be enforced
In an escalation of its battle with big tech, the federal government has announced it…
People can’t tell the difference between human and AI-generated poetry – new study
Has the bell finally tolled for Shakespeare and Byron? New research conducted by philosophers of…
As the Taurid meteor shower passes by Earth, pseudoscience rains down – and obscures a potential real threat from space
With the Taurid meteor shower now hitting the night skies worldwide, look for what could…
Get chronic UTIs? Future treatments may add more bacteria to your bladder to beat back harmful microbes
Millions of people in the U.S. and around the world suffer from urinary tract infections…
Egg-shaped galaxies may be aligned to the black holes at their hearts, astronomers find
Black holes don’t have many identifying features. They come in one colour (black) and one…
Australian police are trialling AI to analyse body-worn camera footage, despite overseas failures and expert criticism
Police departments around the world are increasingly using body-worn cameras in an attempt to improve…
Demographics of Internet and Home Broadband Usage in the United States
The internet represents a fundamental shift in how Americans connect with one another, gather information…