Earth and Environmental Sciences

Face of a sex robot

If we aren’t careful with our online data, artificial intelligence will take over our intimate personal lives, a new book says.

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A new study by UNSW scientists has shown how the presence – and absence – of dingoes affects the desert landscape.

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The 150-million-year-old Archaeopteryx fossil is still the first known bird despite an earlier study suggesting otherwise, new research reveals.

Fire inside

The arrival of the first people in Australia some 50,000 years ago did not result in significantly greater fire activity, according to landmark research on the continent's fire history

Flipper inside

Female dolphins who have help from their female friends are far more successful as mothers than those without such help, according to a landmark study.

Alex jordan inside

Why aren't males even more promiscuous? Why are feelings of disgust so hard to shake? And why do some bad memories make you feel like a failure? UNSW's next generation of science researchers provide some answers.

Fossilcave inside

The discovery of a remarkable 15-million-year-old Australian fossil cave packed with even older animal bones has revealed almost the entire life cycle of a large prehistoric marsupial.

Kingsford wetlands Inside

The seemingly miraculous life-giving properties of water in Australia's parched heartlands are the subject of a documentary on ABC TV, featuring UNSW's Richard Kingsford.

Wetlands inside

The largest ever survey of the health of Australia's vital wetlands is underway, with a team of UNSW environmental researchers conducting a special aerial survey of waterbirds across the entire continent.

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