New measurements reveal the enormous halos that shroud all galaxies in the universe
Today we’re able to finally reveal the first detailed picture of the gas shroud around a galaxy, extending 100,000 light years out into ‘empty’ space. …
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Life / Culture
Witness 1.8 billion years of tectonic plates dance across Earth’s surface in a new animation
The first time Earth’s geologic record – information found inside rocks – has been used to create an animation of this kind. …
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The government says more people need to use AI. Here’s why that’s wrong
The federal government is encouraging more people to use artificial intelligence. But this blind hype dismisses the harms caused by the new technology. …
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How Australia’s new AI ‘guardrails’ can clean up the messy market for artificial intelligence
A new safety standard and proposed guardrails for high-risk AI are a good start toward clearing up confusion around the latest technology. …
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New laws to tackle technology-based abuse in NSW are welcome. But police and courts also need to step up
The problem of tech-facilitated abuse will remain if the police and courts don’t start taking it seriously. …
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Mobile phones are not linked to brain cancer, according to a major review of 28 years of research
We now have the strongest evidence to date that radio waves from mobile phones are not a hazard to human health. …
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Brazil just banned X. Could other countries follow suit?
The ban follows a long-running battle between Brazil’s supreme court and Elon Musk. It shows the country will no longer tolerate tech giants ignoring the rule of law. …
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Seismic echoes reveal a mysterious ‘donut’ inside Earth’s core
Like a piece of music, every earthquake has a coda – and it contains clues about what’s happening in our planet’s core. …
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Technology has helped para athletes compete for decades. But it can also create an unfair advantage
While technology presents challenges around fairness, it also offers solutions. …
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Computer ‘reconstructions’ of faces from ancient times are popular. But how reliable are they?
Was Aristotle bald, or did he have plenty of hair? Modern tech makes photo-realistic depictions of ancient figures a breeze, but they may not be exact. …
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