Sugary handshakes are how cells talk to each other − understanding these name tags can clarify how the immune system works
Like the people they make up, cells communicate by bumping into one another and exchanging…
Anger, sadness, boredom, anxiety – emotions that feel bad can be useful
Remember the sadness that came with the last time you failed miserably at something? Or…
A new generation of spaceplanes is taking advantage of the latest in technology
Nasa’s space shuttle operated in low-Earth orbit for 30 years before its retirement in 2011.…
How a place’s ecology can shape the culture of the people who live there – podcast
In some cultures, people are frugal while in others they tend to be generous. Some…
why Coles just hired US defence contractor Palantir
What does the Australian supermarket chain Coles have in common with the CIA? As of…
Ice ages were not as dry as we thought, according to surprising new Australian cave study
During ice ages, dry, frozen terrain extended over much of northern Europe, Asia and North…
Underground nuclear tests are hard to detect. A new method can spot them 99% of the time
Since the first detonation of an atomic bomb in 1945, more than 2,000 nuclear weapons…
The brain is the most complicated object in the universe. This is the story of scientists’ quest to decode it – and read people’s minds
In the middle of 2023, a study conducted by the HuthLab at the University of…
What Americans like and dislike about getting news on social media
Social media plays a crucial role in Americans’ news consumption. Half of all U.S. adults…
Using AI to monitor the internet for terror content is inescapable – but also fraught with pitfalls
Every minute, millions of social media posts, photos and videos flood the internet. On average,…