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There is a large energy cost to breaking apart and mixing the water and oil layers. The secret to blending them is to add an extra ingredient known as a ‘surfactant’ or emulsifier, like mustard.
What we ‘see’ in the brain depends on which tool we use to ‘look’ – but each one comes with trade-offs.
Our new study reveals a mosaic of habitable landscapes – now submerged by the ocean – once supported up to 500,000 people living in Australia’s northwest.
Roasting meat sets off a cascade of chemical reactions. With a bit of kitchen chemistry know-how, you can use these reactions to your advantage when you make gravy.
The logic of shared birthdays is stranger than you might think, but learning to understand counter-intuitive mathematics is key to seeing the world clearly.
A newly described fossil from South Australia is making waves in our understanding of where and when whales evolved titanic body sizes.
Generative AI has changed the ways we work, study and even pray. Here are some highlights of an astonishing year of change – and what we can expect next.
A new report reveals how a pro-China influence network exploits advanced AI to coordinate propaganda across YouTube channels.
There are simple explanations for what may seem like complex behaviours in dogs.
As AI developers indiscriminately suck up online content to train their models, artists are seeking ways to fight back.
Despite what you may think, Australia has a long history of space activities. But this is the first time the Australian public has been asked its opinions on space.
Australian scientists have developed a cure for myrtle rust which could stop an unprecedented extinction event unfolding in native forests.
For decades, woman ‘computers’ worked behind the scenes while their male counterparts received recognition. The AI industry must not be an example of history repeating itself.
The annual ritual of buying a gift for a random recipient opens a window onto some fascinating mathematics.
Each year insect scientists like us field questions from the press and public about Christmas beetle populations: where have they gone?
It also explains why there are exceptions to the rule – including humans, who have strikingly short faces relative to the braincase.
2024 will see a massive expansion in Australia’s digital ID system. Good tech and strong guardrails will make Australia a world leader in this important area.
The Geminids meteor shower this year promises to be extra special as the peak of the falls at New Moon.
AI systems will accelerate the pace of war.
An ecologist, a mathematician and a taxonomist were locked down together in a suburban house. So they counted all the species of plants and animals they could find.
If we weren’t here to shape, feed and care for our dogs – how might they change?
Could Chomsky have foreseen where his contributions would lead us?
Do all big black holes in very massive galaxies emit radio waves? We used the latest radio telescopes to find out.
Science communication has to start with values – and most of the time it does.