Science & Tech

gina contestant on alone australia

Is winning about mental toughness? How about coping with social isolation? Or will it be the one who’s in awe of a sunset?

bushfire in australian outback

Two decades of satellite data have allowed us to map fires across the country and identify areas facing high fire risks.

smoke stack, mist and sun

Life relies on a fine balance between energy in and energy out. But heating the world 1.2℃ means we’ve trapped an extraordinary amount of extra energy in the Earth system.

Top view of moss completely covering the ground

Often ignored or even removed, moss provides stabilisation for plant ecosystems the world over.

Drone

AI is going to fundamentally transform how nations wage far. By failing to address it, the defence review leaves Australia unprepared for the future of war.

3D illustration of a horizontally moving flame arrow

Militaries around the world are scrambling to realise the ‘God mode’ of invulnerability and infinite ammunition promised by laser weapons.

pacific ocean sunset

The oceans are getting hotter, with a likely El Niño and climate change responsible.

Person holding smartphone at night

Hand-held magnetic field imaging equipment could be used in construction safety and medical diagnostics.

Fandi Chen holds up artificial sesning device

The latest developments in electronic skins (E-Skins) offer promising potential for the advancement of smart wearable technology.

person standing on hill looking at the sunset/sunrise

Despite the popular and intuitive notion that people find climate change psychologically distant, a new review of the evidence shows that’s not the case at all.

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