Genetically modified varieties are coming out of the lab and into homes and gardens
As any avid gardener will tell you, plants with sharp thorns and prickles can leave…
Will your phone one day let you smell as well as see and hear what’s on the other end of a call?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question…
Hidden craters reveal Earth may once have had a ring – like Saturn
The rings of Saturn are some of the most famous and spectacular objects in the…
Australia’s new scam prevention draft is welcome – but it needs to be broader in scope
The federal government is stepping up its fight against scams, which last year cost Australians…
Governments need to focus on AI’s real impact, not get caught up in the hype generated by Big Tech
Statistics Canada recently released a detailed report estimating which professions are likely to be affected…
Humans infecting animals infecting humans − from COVID-19 to bird flu, preventing pandemics requires protecting all species
When the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020, humans had…
how scavengers avoid infection and what we can learn from them
Antibacterial discovery has become a pressing global challenge. Rising antibiotic resistance and difficult-to-treat infections mean…
Exceptional new fish fossil sparks rethink of how Earth’s geology drives evolution
Coelacanths are deep-sea fish that live off the coasts of southern Africa and Indonesia and…
Is weight loss as simple as calories in, calories out? In the end, it’s your gut microbes and leftovers that make your calories count
Is the adage “calories in, calories out” true? The short answer is yes, but the…
Biobots arise from the cells of dead organisms − pushing the boundaries of life, death and medicine
Life and death are traditionally viewed as opposites. But the emergence of new multicellular life-forms…