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The new tools are expected to free up space for workers by helping out with tedious and repetitive task. Here’s how it will work.
A wonky skull. Enlarged ear chambers. Asymetrical ears. It looks like the elusive night parrot has traded off vision for excellent hearing
Our research absolutely does not ‘state very clearly that cash has big advantages for gamblers’.
A study of 230 electric vehicles found only 25% of charging happens during peak demand periods. Their patterns of use also mean spare battery capacity could be fed into the grid at these times.
Talk of peace in Ukraine has taken a backseat to a media narrative promoting the continuation of the war. It’s time to pursue other ways to end the conflict – such as reconciliation.
Zircons formed in the hellish Chernobyl meltdown are changing how geologists understand their favourite crystals.
Already, climate change plays out in all parts of the world. Every further increment of warming will bring rapidly escalating hazards, including more intense heatwaves and heavier rainfall.
From the outset, even Crocs’ co-founders considered them ugly. But Gen Z are making the shoes their own.
Otago University has followed Massey in aspiring to be a “Tiriti-led” institution. But this implies being on the Crown side of the partnership – which is not where a university should be.
Why was Susanna Kaysen really hospitalised? Her memoir Girl, Interrupted turns 30 this year. It investigates whether she was ‘mad’, or medicalised for a ‘chaotic’ life that defied gender norms.
A new review has examined the research on vaping. It found Australia is in need of a pragmatic harm reduction approach.
Tens of thousands of satellites orbiting Earth will hamper astronomers’ efforts to study the Universe and spot dangerous asteroids, as well as brightening the sky and hiding stars from the rest of us.
Despite being in power for 12 years, Dominic Perrottet’s government is making an unusual pitch for re-election and giving Chris Minns’ Labor opposition a run for its money.
A child born now is likely to suffer, on average, three to four times as many climate extreme events in their lifetime as their grandparents did.
The arrest follows a joint investigation between the Office of the Special Investigator and the Australian Federal Police
Spread by the wind, the fungal rusts are among the most feared of all plant diseases. A 2016 myrtle rust outbreak on Lord Howe Island was contained, but now its unique plants are again under threat.
Crime fiction’s place-specific exploration of justice seems ideally suited to Indigenous authors wanting to explore historical and contemporary issues.
A new proposal aims to prevent SMS scams by introducing a national SMS sender ID registry.
Fear and Wonder is a new climate podcast, brought to you by The Conversation, and sponsored by the Climate Council.
A sports law expert and ex-Victorian WorkCover Authority general counsel explains why Australia’s professional players aren’t covered by the same injury rules as other workers – unlike in New Zealand.
For the second time in five years, millions of fish suffocated in the Darling River. This was not a natural disaster – it’s our doing
Pride (R)evolution at the State Library of New South Wales is an astonishing survey of the importance of difference.
Brisbane rents are up nearly 50% more than the national average and homelessness in Queensland is increasing at the fastest rate in the country. The state can take several steps to turn things around.
Polls show the race to form the next state government in NSW has tightened in recent weeks.