Impacts of colonisation on dingoes are ‘written in their bones’, new research finds
Dingoes are no ordinary dogs. They trace their roots back to an ancient Asian lineage and…
Finally, Indigenous peoples have an influential voice at COP30. They’re speaking loud and clear.
Since 2019, the UN’s Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform has expanded the Indigenous role in…
Spiders inspired biologists to create artificial webs to capture airborne DNA for biodiversity monitoring
The global crisis of diminishing biological diversity is challenging our current ability to monitor changes in…
Many animals can reshape and shed their teeth – and now scientists have traced this ability back 380 million years
The first evidence of teeth in any vertebrate (back-boned animal) is in primitive armoured fishes called…
Fish ‘fingerprints’ in the ocean reveal which species are moving homes due to climate change
Species across the planet are on the move. Climate change has already caused more than 12,000…
Verizon to offer $20 broadband in California to obtain merger approval
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Blue, green, brown, or something in between – the science of eye colour explained
You’re introduced to someone and your attention catches on their eyes. They might be a rich,…
Australia has some new marsupial species – but they’re already extinct
You are probably familiar with kangaroos. Wallabies too, and most likely quokkas as well. Less famous…
A ‘scathing’ report on RNZ’s performance obscures the good news – and the challenge of serving many audiences
The RNZ report also suggests staff are uncertain about what audiences their programmes are aiming at….
AI systems are great at tests. But how do they perform in real life?
Earlier this month, when OpenAI released its latest flagship artificial intelligence (AI) system, GPT-5, the company…
Peter Thiel: Everything You Didn’t Know About His Sh*tty Past
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Payne Haas’s allegiance switch to Samoa: a threat or an opportunity for rugby league?
In rugby union, rules were relaxed in 2022 but remain highly restrictive: World Rugby allows a…
AI free from bias and ideology is a fantasy – humans can’t organise data without distorting reality
In July, the United States government made it clear that artificial intelligence (AI) companies wanting to…
Foreign interference can be hidden in plain sight. Here’s how countries use ‘sharp power’ in Australia
Last week, Australian authorities arrested a woman for foreign interference. The Chinese citizen and Canberra resident…
Big tech says AI could boost Australia’s economy by $115 billion a year. Does the evidence stack up?
AI is on the agenda in Canberra. In August, the Productivity Commission will release an interim…
The southern hemisphere is full of birds found nowhere else on Earth. Their importance has been overlooked
The snow petrel, a strikingly white bird with black eyes and a black bill, is one…
Grok praises Hitler, gives credit to Musk for removing “woke filters”
X is facing backlash over Grok spewing antisemitic outputs after Elon Musk announced his “politically incorrect”…
Dog-sized dinosaur that ran around feet of giants discovered
3 hours ago Georgina Rannard Science correspondent Reporting fromNatural History Museum, London Gwyndaf Hughes/BBC News Gwyndaf…
Be ready to be shocked and offended at university, students told
20 minutes ago Branwen Jeffreys Getty Images Students should be ready to be shocked and offended…
Masked men attack a diversity festival in Eastern Germany | DW News
Masked men attack a diversity and pro-democracy festival in Bad Freienwalde, Brandenburg, Germany, on Sunday. #Germany…
The blow-up between Elon Musk and Donald Trump has been entertaining, but how did things go so bad, so fast?
Musk departed his role in a muted White House ceremony, where Trump thanked him for his…
The nine-armed octopus and the oddities of the cephalopod nervous system
Nine arms, no problem In 2021, researchers from the Institute of Marine Research in Spain used…
One year ago, Australia scrapped a key equity in STEM program. Where are we now?
In June 2024, the Australian government ended the Women in STEM Ambassador program. The decision followed…
New federal employees must praise Trump EOs, submit to continuous vetting
The administration says the plan will “drastically” speed up hiring while cutting costs. The plan said…