Major companies around the world rely on third-party code. What happens when a programmer has a political point to make?
Facial recognition technology has set us on a path to mass surveillance – but it’s not too late to change course.
The first ever planetary defence test is about to take place 11 million kilometres from Earth. All we can do is wait and see.
Although female inventorship has grown over the years, 15 years’ worth of patent outcomes from IP Australia suggests inventing is still a luxury for women.
The teeth of the tammar wallaby don’t grow in the way you’d expect – and scientists want to know why.
The terms of the Australian Privacy Principle 3.6 are quite clear. So why is there not a single published case of this law being enforced?
With unprecedented skills shortages looming in Australia, more than ever we need gender equity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Here’s what needs to happen.
Earth has liquid rock inside. Here’s what happens to that rock to make lava happen.
Is it true our phones are dangerous for aircraft navigation? An expert explains.
A study of more than 20 million LinkedIn users shows acquaintances you have about 10 friends in common with are the most likely to help you get a new job.
The findings come from placoderm fish fossils found in Western Australia’s Kimberley region. This extinct order of fish represents some of our earliest jawed ancestors.
In an extraterrestrial first, scientists have linked seismic waves on Mars to meteorite impact craters spotted via satellite.
Scientists aren’t always right, and new evidence can always emerge to disprove a theory. Still, philosophy helps explain why there is good reason for us to trust science regardless.
We’re seeing a new wave of politicians embracing social media – and often this means a departure from a serious demeanour to one that’s more wilfully strange, awkward and dramatic.
Scuttlebutt is an entirely decentralised social network – and it shows we can learn to make the internet better.
Starlink has plans to connect phones, planes and even cruises to its space satellites. But there are hold-ups.
AI art tools like DALL-E, Midjourney and Stable Diffusion are starting a revolution in the way art is made.
The booming child influencer industry is still largely unregulated – so parents and managers are starting to make their own rules to protect kids.
Growing cells we can use to produce blood is key to life-saving therapies after cancer treatment – this device has taken us a step closer.
An unusual folded shape in a meteorite prompted scientists to dive deep into a rabbit hole – discovering a potential new way to make specially shaped diamonds in the lab.
