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The images are in from the Juno probe’s closest flyby so far of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot. Citizen scientists are now getting involved in processing those images.
Efforts to reduce the gender gap and encourage more women in Australian astronomy have been rewarded this week.
Politics podcast: Graeme Samuel on data governance
Data Governance Australia chairman Graeme Samuel hopes that a self-regulatory code of conduct will raise the standards among data-driven organisations.
How can life on Earth help us understand life in space? To answer this question, we compare biological clocks and geological rocks and find that they tick uniformly.
Treaties banning biological and chemical weapons are in place, and the path is clear to remove nuclear weapons too. Lethal autonomous weapons (killer robots) should be next.
Some people worry that calendar, list and note apps can make your memory worse, but new evidence shows they’re helpful for people with brain injuries.
Tesla’s new battery will be big enough to power thousands of homes, but it’s likely to be just the first of many such installations.
Gas buried in the Northern Territory’s Velkerri Shale was produced in a “slime world” that existed nearly a billion years before the first complex life on Earth evolved.
Some technologies can be used to manipulate mood. Drug research offers insights into their possible impact.
Who is responsible for space debris? What laws should apply to humans living on another planet? Who has rights to mine asteroids? The Outer Space Treaty needs an update to address such questions.
Australian taxonomy resources number around 70 million specimens, valued at over AU$5 billion. That’s big science.
The online game of geocaching shows there are ways to create value online that are not purely financial.
If Australians are to eat healthy, unprocessed meats while making sustainable choices, native animals would be an obvious choice.
The sheer number of fallible people and systems with access to Medicare numbers makes it difficult to keep this data secure.
Peter Parker knows the formula for angular acceleration of a pendulum, and applies his science knowledge with gusto in the latest Spider-Man movie.
Taste dictates most food choices, but there’s more to it than just the taste buds on your tongue.
The Australian Defence Force’s new Information Warfare Division will require time and political capital to shape a capable workforce.
Extra “eyes” on top of bee heads help them see colours the same way under all light conditions. And it’s an approach that could help us design better cameras.
The media is doing the public a disservice by using the word “trolling” to describe more serious behaviours that should be defined as online harassment and abuse.
Get to know your internet router a little better.
Mayhem, not money, seems to be the ultimate aim of the latest attack unleashed on computer networks around the world.
Water moves into Australian homes during severe tropical storms like Cyclone Debbie. But no definitive housing codes, standards or guidelines exist to stem the flow of unwanted storm water.
Filipino journalist Maria Ressa has faced online harassment campaigns designed to discredit and silence her.
Self-driving vehicles will need to communicate and work together.