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,…
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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…
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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….
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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…
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Peter Thiel: Everything You Didn’t Know About His Sh*tty Past
You’re 30 seconds away from being debt free with PDS Debt. Get your free assessment and…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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”…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
