Optus has revealed the cause of the major outage. Could it happen again?
Around 4.05am on Wednesday November 8 2023, Optus suffered a nationwide network outage lasting well…
Can you spot the AI impostors? We found AI faces can look more real than actual humans
Does ChatGPT ever give you the eerie sense you’re interacting with another human being? Artificial…
Why the future might not be where you think it is
Imagine the future. Where is it for you? Do you see yourself striding towards it?…
Climate change is altering animal brains and behavior − a neuroscientist explains how
Human-driven climate change is increasingly shaping the Earth’s living environments. Rising temperatures, rapid shifts in…
Is time travel even possible? An astrophysicist explains the science behind the science fiction
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question…
The battle over right to repair is a fight over your car’s data
Cars are no longer just a means of transportation. They have become rolling hubs of…
Australia has more native bird species than almost anywhere else. What led to this explosion of diversity?
When you went out today, did you see any birds? A galah perhaps, or a…
Birds’ nests express their unique style and past experiences
Walking through a town or city, you will encounter buildings with diverse shapes and sizes.…
Is some of the body that collided with Earth to form the Moon still recognisable inside our planet?
Scientists have dated the birth of the Solar System to about 4.57 billion years ago.…
Specialized training programs using sensory augmentation devices could prevent astronauts from getting disoriented in space
When landing on the surface of the Moon, astronauts can become spatially disoriented, which is…