Many of us shirk at the thought of bacteria or fungus in our food, but without them, we wouldn’t have many of our favourite foods.
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The Australian Government’s Cyber Security Strategy appears to be a mixed bag when it comes to protecting your personal information.
Cyber security is now a priority for the government, with $230 million committed to its new Cyber Security Strategy. But is it enough?
The data shows NRL referees get it right most of the time. So why do they still cop criticism?
For centuries, the fossil remains of back-boned animals were studied primarily from their hardened bones. Now palaeontologists can study the softer side of these ancient creatures.
When two major earthquakes occur within days of each other thousands of kilometres apart, it can look like they’re connected. But are they? Here’s what the science says.
Thousands of hip replacement operations are performed each year, but today is the first time in Australia that a robot will help with the surgery.
Insects have similar structures in their brains as do we, and that might mean that have a basic form of consciousness.
The future of warfare may include many lethal autonomous weapons, but the world can’t decide how, or if, to regulate them.
Space mining could generate a massive resources boom. Here’s a way to make sure the benefits of that boom reach everyone on the planet.
A new study confirms that 97% of publishing climate scientists believe humans are causing global warming.
Rotifers are tiny creatures found in ponds or puddles and can reproduce without sex. The theory says they should not have survived so how have they done it?
It’s an ambitious plan to send a micro-spaceship to our stellar neighbour but is this possible with today’s technology or even technology in the near future?
We need to ban lethal autonomous weapons, or “killer robots”, as we have done with biological weapons, land mines and blinding lasers, and Australia should take a leading role in making that happen.
A US$100-million plan has been announced to send tiny probes out in space in search of life elsewhere in the universe. But are they looking in the right place?
Inflatable space habitats, like the one installed on the International Space Station this week, could see wide application in space and planetary exploration.
It’s bad enough when someone loses money to an online scam. But some victims can also recruit others into the scam causing even further heartache and loss of money.
The earth around you might seem static but it’s constantly in motion. We need to track this motion in fine detail if we’re to keep our GPS networks up to date.
The advent of social robots is giving rise to new possibilities in paediatric health care. But will they replace human specialists?
Autonomous submarines might do for naval warfare what drones are doing for air warfare. So should Australia consider autonomous subs as a replacement for the Collins class?
Chemicals have a bad rap these days. But the fact is that everything is made of chemicals. Here are some of the chemicals at work in your kitchen.
The design of a new chip to detect the twisted nature of light waves could pave the way for next generation of optical communication technologies.
Long awaited changes to the regulations on some drone flights in Australia are set to give the industry a shake up.
Aboriginal people have been using the stars to help remember routes between distant locations, and these routes are still alive in our highway networks today.
PIN codes, passwords, swipe patterns and biometrics can help secure your smartphone, but they’re far from foolproof.