What killer robots mean for the future of war
You might have heard of killer robots, slaughterbots or terminators – officially called lethal autonomous…
Opinion | When Big Pharma Spends More on Stock Buybacks Than R&D
The 14 largest publicly-traded pharmaceutical companies spent $747 billion on stock buybacks and dividends from…
Labor’s scheme to cut industrial emissions is worryingly flexible
The federal government today proposed new rules to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from Australia’s polluting…
As 7,000+ Nurses Strike in NYC, ‘Greedy Hospitals’ Told to Approve Fair Deal
More than 7,000 unionized nurses at two of New York City’s largest hospitals began a…
Dog theft is increasing, and so are new laws targeting this awful crime. But will they help?
Amid the first year of the pandemic in 2020, crime statistics in Victoria showed an…
Malignant Idiots Incoming
Lesson from the clusterfuck that was the “once-in-a-century humiliation” of “Titan of Mediocrity” Kevin McCarthy…
England may be set to flood at the end of winter – here’s why
Within the space of a week in February 2022, England and Wales were affected by…
We're Exceptional! And It's Horrible to Witness
Let me start with a confession: I no longer read all the way through newspaper…
Why do some ocean earthquakes cause tsunamis while others don’t?
We live on an active planet, one whose surface is constantly in motion, although imperceptibly…
Dems Blast House GOP for Bill Adding $114 Billion to Deficit By Enabling Tax Cheats
Progressive U.S. lawmakers on Monday took House Republicans to task after the Congressional Budget Office…