Is social media making you unhappy? The answer is not so simple
You may have seen headlines that link social media to sadness and depression. Social media…
An influencer’s AI clone started offering fans ‘mind-blowing sexual experiences’ without her knowledge
Caryn Marjorie is a social media influencer whose content has more than a billion views…
Do hormonal contraceptives increase depression risk? A neuroscientist explains how they affect your mood, for better or worse
More than 85% of women – and more than 300 million people worldwide at any…
New language guidelines for anatomy aim to improve clarity, but they could reduce understanding instead
Some of us are all too aware that muscle disappears over time, but the removal…
An eerie ‘digital afterlife’ is no longer science fiction. So how do we navigate the risks?
Imagine a future where your phone pings with a message that your dead father’s “digital…
We’ve pinpointed the brain areas which drive mood bias
Moods and emotions play an important role in our day-to-day life. They even influence how…
Arborglyphs – Basque immigrant sheepherders left their marks on aspen trees in the American West
Throughout the mountains of the American West, carvings hidden on the trunks of aspen trees…
World’s oldest termite mounds discovered in South Africa – and they’ve been storing precious carbon for thousands of years
The landscape along the Buffels River in South Africa’s Namaqualand region is dotted with thousands…
Age verification for pornography access? Our research shows it fails on many levels
The Australian government has announced a A$6.5 million trial of “age assurance” technology to restrict…
Space radiation can damage satellites − my team discovered that a next-generation material could self-heal when exposed to cosmic rays
The space environment is harsh and full of extreme radiation. Scientists designing spacecraft and satellites…