Cartography has become one of the most successful technologies for understanding the world around us. But like the world itself, maps and map-making are constantly evolving.
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Earth’s orbits are getting more and more crowded. To keep track of everything and avoid collisions and catastrophes, we need a new field: space domain awareness.
The largest ever giraffe tracking study shows how these massive animals are responding to human pressures across many different habitats throughout Africa.
The eruption was so large, it created its own space weather and satellite technology disruptions – here’s how.
How might the space industry reduce its ecological footprint and better manage the debris it leaves in its wake?
Scientists use biologging devices to track animal behaviour – here are four times where it has improved our understanding of nature.
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?
Player wages and transfer fees make the headlines, but the wealth generated by the Premier League has also been spent behind the scenes.
Even a burner phone paid for with cash can reveal your identity and where you’ve been. A data privacy expert explains.
It’s increasingly difficult to move about – both in the physical world and online – without being tracked.
A mathematician explains how language can keep your online accounts safe and pinpoint your location on the planet.
Even a burner phone paid for with cash can reveal your identity and where you’ve been. A data privacy expert explains.
Many eligible Australians are not partaking in care to protect their health. Why?
One of the oldest industries, fishing, is entering the world of advanced analytics and data-driven planning. With oceans under stress and key fish stocks dwindling, can precision fishing help?
Every few centuries the sun blasts the Earth with a huge amount of high-energy particles. If it were to happen today, it would wreak havoc on technology.
Space weather can affect satellites in a number of different ways, from frying electronics to increasing drag in the atmosphere.
Nigeria-South Africa bi-national commission is a laudable initiative but missing the space cooperation element.
It was the first time a bird has removed a tracking device, and the second time a bird species showed cooperative ‘rescue’ behaviour.
Satellites impact our lives in many different ways, and some of these may surprise you.
Facial recognition, social media and location tracking give law enforcement a leg up in a monumental investigation.
Principales colaboradores
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Associate Professor, RMIT University
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Professor of Cyber Security and Policy, Tufts University
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Andrew Dempster es Amigo de The Conversation.
Director, Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research; Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, UNSW Sydney
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Director of the ARC Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science, University of Tasmania
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Professor, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Surrey
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Senior Research Fellow, Discipline of General Practice, and Specialist General Practitioner, University of Adelaide
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Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Sheffield
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Researcher, Imperial College London
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Senior Principal Research Scientist, Australian Institute of Marine Science
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Professor, Information Security Group, Royal Holloway University of London
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Professor of Marine Ecology, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Computing and Communications, The Open University
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Senior Research Scientist at the Institute for Scientific Research, Boston College, Boston College
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Reader in Primary Health Care, University of Bristol
