Seven things Halloween and Hollywood get wrong about bats
October is bats’ time in the spotlight, although they are mostly portrayed as spooky and…
Flying is safe thanks to data and cooperation – here’s what the AI industry could learn from airlines on safety
Approximately 185,000 people have died in civilian aviation accidents since the advent of powered flight…
Woven baskets aren’t just aesthetically pleasing – materials science research finds they’re sturdier and more resilient than stiff containers
People have been using flat, ribbonlike materials, such as reed strips, to make woven baskets…
Most Australian government agencies aren’t transparent about how they use AI
A year ago, the Commonwealth government established a policy requiring most federal agencies to publish…
YouTube shapes young people’s political education, but the site simplifies complex issues
There is a widely held misconception that young people are politically disengaged. This is based…
Rethinking polygamy – new research upends conventional thinking about the advantages of monogamous marriage
In July 2025, Uganda’s courts swiftly dismissed a petition challenging the legality of polygamy, citing…
The hardest part of creating conscious AI might be convincing ourselves it’s real
As far back as 1980, the American philosopher John Searle distinguished between strong and weak…
An Amazon outage has rattled the internet. A computer scientist explains why the ‘cloud’ needs to change
The world’s largest cloud computing platform, Amazon Web Services (AWS), has experienced a major outage…
Giant ground sloths’ fossilized teeth reveal their unique roles in the prehistoric ecosystem
A two-toed sloth at the Nashville Zoo. Larisa R. G. DeSantis Imagine a sloth. You…
Dinosaur ‘mummies’ help scientists visualize the fleshy details of these ancient animals
Dinosaur “mummies” couldn’t have been further from my mind as I trudged up a grassy…