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Many people are shocked by what children are willing to share about themselves online. Is it that they don’t understand privacy, or just have a different conception of it compared to adults?
Boxing is big business but can come at a cost with severe health risks, even death. So what’s being done to reduce those risks?
Scientists in the new Jurassic World movie have taken scary to a new level with genetically modified hybrid dinosaurs. But is any of this possible?
Downloading copyrighted material without permission is illegal, but is it morally equivalent to stealing a DVD?
If confidential sources can still be exposed by the government’s new data retention legislation, why risk leaking anything to the media?
Should future wars be fought by autonomous systems? Or do they pose such a threat that they should be banned? These issues are being debated this week by diplomats from around the world.
Australians are amongst the top pirates of movies and television worldwide, but that may change in time.
How did the former Olympic swim champion Grant Hackett make it back in the Australian team after a six year break?
Warmer temperatures can throw off the gender balance in some species. But some fish can adjust their offspring’s gender to compensate, but only if temperatures don’t rise too high.
How easy is it to find those responsible for movie piracy using BitTorrent technology, as in the Dallas Buyers Club case. Not as easy as you might think.
Public shaming has a long history and has now gone online through social media. But shame can also be a powerful force to encourage positive behavioural change.
Why not let scientists vote for who they think should get grant funding for their research?
The Dallas Buyers Club court ruling has serious implications for online privacy.
Technology violence is a term that encompasses all types of harassment and abuse that occurs online and serves to control or intimidate women in particular.
The largest meteorite impact site in the world may be right here in central Australia.
With future funding for science and research by the federal government still unclear, can the states play a role?
From a big blue marble to a tiny dot in space – reflections on our images of Earth.
Darwin’s finches are known to be a paragon of evolution by natural selection, but a recent genetic discovery relating to their beaks highlights the evolutionary connectedness of all life.
Mobile networks are making the transition to 5G technology, promising faster data transfer and improved coverage.
The social media giant has taken a tougher line on abuse. But is it enough?
The southern lights that put on a show recently across parts of Australia are easily explained by science. But some cultures have their own explanation for these dazzling lights in the sky.
Microsoft’s looking to change the way we interact with websites through its new Spartan project. So what does that mean for the much derided Internet Explorer?
Computers try to predict our behaviour and anticipate our needs, but sadly they often get things dreadfully wrong.
The pathway to academic success is not always about the number of papers you’ve published. Some have found that a sense of humour can be just as useful.