Automation risks creating a two-tier workforce of haves and have-nots
The recent news that BT would reduce its workforce by as many as 55,000 by…
Politicians love to appeal to common sense – but does it trump expertise?
Politicians love to talk about the benefits of “common sense” – often by pitting it…
New evidence pushes back the timing of human arrival in Southeast Asia
In 2009, when our team first found a human skull and jaw bone in Tam…
Are you under digital distress? 3 ways tech-triggers may be affecting your mental health
Mental Health Week, which runs from May 1 to 7, provides an opportunity to reflect…
If we’re going to label AI an ‘extinction risk’, we need to clarify how it could happen
This week a group of well-known and reputable AI researchers signed a statement consisting of…
Meet the biggest and most bizarre skink ever found in Australia. It became extinct 47,000 years ago
Many of the giant marsupials and birds that roamed ancient Australia had vanished by 40,000…
Seeing dead fruit flies is bad for the health of fruit flies – and neuroscientists have identified the exact brain cells responsible
All living organisms age. People have long sought ways to slow, halt or reverse this…
North America’s boreal forests are burning a lot, but less than 150 years ago
Unseasonably hot and dry weather conditions in early May 2023 led to dozens of forest…
Speaking up for the annoying fruit fly
Fruit flies can be truly annoying when they are buzzing around your living room or…
Four ways that fossils are part of everyday life
South Africa boasts some of the best fossil records on Earth. Fossils are found in…