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The majority of nations voted to scrap leap seconds – the little jumps added to UTC time to keep it aligned with Earth’s rotation. What can we expect moving forward?
No amount of technology will ever remove the role of human judgement in refereeing the messy, complex world of football.
Learning to satisfice can lead to a simpler, more content life – here’s how.
We know going back to the Moon is expensive. Here’s how we could use metals extracted from Moon dirt to save millions of dollars.
Rising sea levels due to climate change are already having severe impacts on the nation of Tuvalu. It proposes to build a digital replica of itself in the metaverse. Could it be done?
Within hours of its landing, samples of the Winchcombe meteorite had been recovered and its origins tracked back beyond Mars to the asteroid belt.
The same technology found in a widely used COVID-19 vaccine could be the key to helping save wild Tassie devils – without any needles.
Beyond neutralising the cybercriminals behind the Medibank breach, the taskforce will also seek out and attack other potential threats.
The days of freeze-fried astronaut ice cream are long behind us. What will humans eat on Moon colonies in the future? Carefully engineered space gardens could be the answer.
Tellurium is a critical mineral for renewable energy – but little is known about its environmental effects and how it circulates in the wild.
Banning cyber ransom payments might help ward off attacks, but there are some cases where organisations feel intense pressure to pay up.
Ultraviolet radiation at specific wavelengths is great at killing germs – but when used incorrectly, it can also cause health risks.
As criminals become more indiscriminate, anyone can fall for a scam – even you. But there are ways to stay vigilant and seek help.
Problems in yet another crypto-related company have raised further doubts about the sector.
A new study of ‘solar twins’ shows a fundamental constant appears to be the same throughout our local galactic neighbourhood.
It’s reported the stolen data of more than one million Australians have already been leaked – and more is expected.
For decades extremist groups – especially the far right – have used gaming and game-adjacent platforms to try to radicalise gamers.
Phubbing or ‘phone snubbing’ is when prioritise your phone over the people in your company – and it sucks. Here’s how to stop it.
Feeling uneasy about a life choice? Cognitive dissonance could be the culprit.
A more precise timeline now shows Polynesian ancestors of Māori first settled in the North Island before expanding south and then retreating again when the climate changed.
Wearables and smartwatches can track your pulse – but if you’re using them to scan for irregular heart rhythms, there are some things you should know.
A well-known cybercrime group has threatened to release the data should the ransom not be paid.
Thousands of Twitter users are jumping ship – and Mastodon might become their new home. But it’s not a clone of the ‘blue bird site’.
The internet has been heralded as liberation technology and accused of undermining democracy. The available research shows it is a bit of both.