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Quantum computers that work at slightly higher temperatures could be cheaper and more accessible. …

Powerful jets are launched from the most massive objects in our universe, but we don’t fully understand how. This measurement gets us a step closer to solving the mystery. …

Bridges are getting safer – but their designers need to keep up with the ever-growing size of cargo ships. …

Without satellites, we wouldn’t have much of the Earth and climate data we have today. And Australia is a world leader in satellite data. …

An attempt to study gas in one galaxy with the MeerKAT radio telescope detected 49 other galaxies instead. …

Tools used in the criminal justice system predict the risk of crime – but the scores are based on factors completely out of our control. …

NZ’s sheep industry could be one of the biggest losers with the rise of alternative proteins. Once profitable industries will need to be ready to pivot away from animal-based products. …

Barrow Island off the coast of Western Australia holds a unique record of First Nations people. For millennia, they lived on vast plains that are now drowned by the sea. …

A lunar eclipse ceremony from the Torres Strait turns our understanding of the history of science on its head. …

New research shows that even after Facebook made changes to stem the tide of dangerous pandemic misinformation, some accounts continued to thrive. …