Lucy, discovered 50 years ago in Ethiopia, stood just 3.5 feet tall − but she still towers over our understanding of human origins
In 1974, on a survey in Hadar in the remote badlands of Ethiopia, U.S. paleoanthropologist…
AI companies train language models on YouTube’s archive − making family-and-friends videos a privacy risk
The promised artificial intelligence revolution requires data. Lots and lots of data. OpenAI and Google…
Other countries have struggled to control how kids access the internet. What can Australia learn?
Debate continues to rage in Australia over whether children should (or can) be banned from…
What’s really inside vapes? We pulled them apart to find out
While vapes or e-cigarettes first appeared around 20 years ago as an alternative to smoking,…
Raw milk health risks significantly outweigh any potential benefits − food scientists and nutritionists explain why
Despite an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows, the popularity of raw milk…
How drones form part of Hezbollah’s deterrence strategy against Israel
The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah recently released videos showing footage from one of its drones…
Culturally diverse teens greatly benefit from social media – banning it would cause harm
There is currently a bipartisan push from state and federal governments to introduce laws in…
Maths makes finding bat roosts much easier, our research shows
Finding bats is hard. They are small, fast and they primarily fly at night. But…
Public Trust in Government: 1958-2024
Public trust in the federal government, which has been low for decades, has increased modestly…
Genetic testing cannot reveal the gender of your baby − two genetic counselors explain the complexities of sex and gender
Gender reveal parties are best known as celebrations involving pink and blue, cake and confetti,…