Science & Tech

dandelion with its seeds floating in the air

It can be disruptive or refreshing, and we feel it every single day. But do you ever stop to think what creates wind on our planet?

Gayini wetlands

UNSW Sydney is part of a consortium supporting a conservation area that aims to restore a significant wetland.

Artist's depiction of the Mars Rover on the surface of Mars

New research published today in Nature Communications suggests the rovers’ current equipment might not actually be up to the task of finding evidence of life.

A power plant and its stacks against a cloudy sky

Are blackouts really looming by the middle of this decade? An AEMO report warns they might be – but there are plenty of projects on the drawing board that will help ease the squeeze on the grid.

metasurfaces

A team of Australian and UK researchers have developed a proof-of-concept technology that could eventually supersede LCDs and LED.

A welcome screen of the Replika app as seen on a mobile phone

The sudden removal of ‘erotic’ features from the virtual friend app has left lovelorn users high and dry.

possums eating dead kangaroo

When they set up remote cameras throughout the bush, scientists were not expecting to capture these small marsupials scavenging for flesh.

hands typing on laptop keyboard

There won’t be an easy tech fix for the questions about authorship raised by ChatGPT and other text generators.

surveying lessonia kelp forests in chile.

An ambitious restoration challenge aims to restore these forgotten forests.

microsoft bing on a computer screen

Users have reported some troubling experiences with the recently released search chatbot.

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