The next generation of driverless cars will have to think about what’s on the road, not just see it
Autonomous vehicles have made remarkable progress over the past decade. Driverless cars and buses that…
Lead, arsenic and other toxic metals abound in tattoo inks sold in Australia – new study
In recent decades, millions of Australians have embraced body art – an estimated 30% of…
AI can make the dead talk – why this doesn’t comfort us
For as long as humans have buried their dead, they’ve dreamed of keeping them close.…
NASA’s Pandora telescope will study stars in detail to learn about the exoplanets orbiting them
On Jan. 11, 2026, I watched anxiously at the tightly controlled Vandenberg Space Force Base…
Raccoons break into liquor stores, scale skyscrapers and pick locks – studying their clever brains can clarify human intelligence, too
When a curious raccoon broke into an Ashland, Virginia, liquor store in December 2025, sampled…
Modern rock wallabies seem to survive by sticking together in small areas. Fossils show they need to travel
Today, rock wallabies are seen as secretive cliff-dwellers that rarely stray far from the safety…
little-known fantastic beasts that live everywhere on Earth
In virtually every piece of land on Earth – from near the summit of Mount…
Deep reading can boost your critical thinking and help you resist misinformation – here’s how to build the skill
The average American checks their phone over 140 times a day, clocking an average of…
Ontario’s proposed nuclear waste repository poses millennia-long ethical questions
The heat produced by the radioactive waste strikes you when you enter the storage site…
Australia needs a canine brain bank to reduce the risk of dog attacks
Dog attacks are on the rise in Australia. The most recent data from the Australian…