Worried your address, birth date or health data is being sold? You should be – and the law isn’t protecting you
Australians don’t know and can’t control how data brokers are spreading their personal information. This…
New fossil brings us a step closer to unravelling the mystery of feather evolution
Strong but light, beautiful and precisely structured, feathers are the most complex skin appendage that…
TikTok law threatening a ban if the app isn’t sold raises First Amendment concerns
TikTok, the short-video company with Chinese roots, did the most American thing possible on May…
Sweet sorghum is a hardy, nutritious, biofuel crop that offers solutions in drought-hit southern Africa
The southern African region is battling with drought at present. This is the result of…
We still don’t know the extent of the MediSecure breach, but watch out for these potential scams
On Thursday last week, Australian media began reporting that an unnamed “commercial health information organisation”…
Is hard water bad for you? 2 water quality engineers explain the potential benefits and pitfalls that come with having hard water
When you turn on your faucet to get a glass of water or wash your…
An Early Look at Black Voters’ Views on Biden, Trump and Election 2024
Black voters are more confident in Biden than Trump when it comes to having the…
AI chatbots are intruding into online communities where people are trying to connect with other humans
A parent asked a question in a private Facebook group in April 2024: Does anyone…
Ancient DNA from an extinct native duck reveals how far birds flew to make New Zealand home
Ask a bird lover if they have heard of the extinct giant moa or its…
The ‘dead internet theory’ makes eerie claims about an AI-run web. The truth is more sinister
If you search “shrimp Jesus” on Facebook, you might encounter dozens of images of artificial…