Crocodile’s ‘virgin birth’ is a first for science’s history books
Stories of virgin births, where young are produced without fertilisation, have been told throughout history.…
Apple’s new Vision Pro mixed-reality headset could bring the metaverse back to life
The metaverse — a shared online space incorporating 3D graphics where users can interact virtually…
World’s oldest ‘Homo sapiens’ footprint identified on South Africa’s Cape south coast
Just over two decades ago, as the new millennium began, it seemed that tracks left…
Are they becoming more common? A seismology expert explains
Last night at 11:41pm local time, the greater Melbourne region was shaken by a magnitude…
Gravitational wave detector LIGO is back online after 3 years of upgrades – how the world’s most sensitive yardstick reveals secrets of the universe
After a three-year hiatus, scientists in the U.S. have just turned on detectors capable of…
What are the long-term effects of quitting social media? Almost nobody can log off long enough to find out
Being on social media has become synonymous with living in the 21st century. Year after…
Is generative AI bad for the environment? A computer scientist explains the carbon footprint of ChatGPT and its cousins
Generative AI is the hot new technology behind chatbots and image generators. But how hot…
The FDA finally approved Elon Musk’s Neuralink chip for human trials. Have all the concerns been addressed?
Since its founding in 2016, Elon Musk’s neurotechnology company Neuralink has had the ambitious mission…
Rhythmically stimulating the brain with electrical currents could boost cognitive function, according to analysis of over 100 studies
Figuring out how to enhance a person’s mental capabilities has been of considerable interest to…
Newly described enormous marsupial wandered great distances across Australia 3.5 million years ago
Today, 80% of Australia is arid, but it was not always that way. In the…