Compared with their counterparts in other democratic countries, South Korea’s national public broadcasters are politically vulnerable.
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Airlines want to stretch their routes even longer with non-stop flights to almost anywhere in the world.
The new Thor: Ragnarok movie out today tackles some of the superhero issues fans have long questioned. But how does the science stack up?
5G will provide convenient broadband access for some internet users. But as demand grows for ultra-high-definition video streaming, the NBN will remain the network of choice for most customers
Maeve, age 8, has a question that has stumped many scientists over the years. And that’s because it’s a surprisingly tricky question to answer. It depends a bit on what you mean by ‘person’.
The NBN has to be equitable to be a truly nation-building platform. As long as it is failing some, it is failing us all in Australia.
Fingerprinting is a valuable police tool for tracking down suspects, but it’s not perfect. However, we can reduce the risk of any mistaken identity if we work within the limits of fingerprinting.
Automated tools could help encourage access to justice in areas such as divorce, owners corporation disputes and small value contracts.
There are a few reasons why smartphones, tablets and PCs start to seem less snappy over time.
The new AlphaGo Zero artificial intelligence took just days to learn to play Go from scratch, with no human intervention. It even learned strategies never seen before in human play.
High grades might be awarded to papers that show the structural features of highly persuasive writing – papers that follow the “persuasion script”, so to speak.
Ochre is more than just paint - it tells stories of culture and trade in Indigenous Australians. Using museum artefacts plus science can track ochre sources and untangle a lost history.
Cells are not stagnant: they are active, and responsive. Mechanobiology is the science of how cells and tissues sense and respond to mechanical forces, and is creating new therapies.
One way to cut your household bills could be to deal with just one company for all your utility needs. With today’s technology, it’s an idea that’s not so far fetched as it sounds.
Hundreds of earthquakes a day are being recorded near Mount Agung in Bali as the volcano threatens to erupt for the first time in more than 50 years.
Creating an ethical machine learning system is no simple task, but maths can help.
KRACK can only be used in certain circumstances, and there are some steps you can take to keep your internet traffic safe.
Astronomers have finally confirmed the source of the latest detected gravitational waves was the collission of a pair of neutron stars, what they’d been searching for all along.
All it took was a single email alert to send the world’s astronomers searching for the source of the latest gravitational wave detected.
Efforts to see the afterglow from a neutron star merger were nearly thwarted by bad weather and a cyber attack on an Australian telescope.
Governments must stop thinking that owning as much data as possible is the only way to protect national security and prevent crime.
Racism thrives online because of a clash between the commercial goals and ethical responsibilities of social media companies. But Australia can take legal and civil actions right now to address this.
The upcoming Chinese Communist Party’s 19th National Congress will see one of the biggest turnovers of China’s military elite since the founding of the country.
Modern courts may be flexible in working out what your will is after you die, but that doesn’t mean you should be complacent.
Are mobility scooters harbingers of a future where small and versatile electric vehicles roam our cities?