We analysed the entire web and found a cybersecurity threat lurking in plain sight
Think you can trust every website? One typo and you could be caught in a phishing trap. …
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Science/Technology
A ‘trilobite Pompeii’: perfectly preserved fossils of ancient sea critters found buried in volcanic ash
A 500-million-year-old find reveals previously unknown features of the sea creatures responsible for some of palaeontology’s most recognisable fossils. …
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Other countries have struggled to control how kids access the internet. What can Australia learn?
Regulating how kids access the internet – including social media – must balance protection from harm with children’s rights to expression and information. …
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What’s really inside vapes? We pulled them apart to find out
The most common vapes on the market are single-use, disposable ones. They contain valuable resources, yet aren’t designed to be recycled. …
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Is social media making you unhappy? The answer is not so simple
Contrary to what you may have heard, your mindset may be the biggest thing affecting how social media connects to your wellbeing. …
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An influencer’s AI clone started offering fans ‘mind-blowing sexual experiences’ without her knowledge
Caryn Marjorie made $70,000 a week from her AI doppelgänger – until things got weird …
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Culturally diverse teens greatly benefit from social media – banning it would cause harm
Young people use social media to connect with culture and community, and to have a voice on political issues that concern them. …
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Kangaroo teeth grow forever – and keep a record of their owner’s age and sex
Yearly growth lines and a conveyor belt of molars show how marsupial teeth carry a surprising amount of information. …
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A groundbreaking discovery: how we found remnants of Earth’s primordial crust near Perth
Life depends on Earth’s ancient continental crust – but there are only a few places where remnants of it can still be seen today. …
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Defunct satellites burning up in the atmosphere could damage the ozone layer. Here’s how
Burnt-up satellites could dump hundreds of tonnes of aluminium in the stratosphere every year. An atmospheric chemist explains what that might mean …
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