Australia’s spy agency has issued a stark warning about the privacy and national security risks of ‘connected cars’.
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A new study shows it does rain more in cities, but the trend over time has been exaggerated by changes in satellites.
Photographs have provided the first-ever evidence of a brooding red pipefish, resolving a 40-year mystery.
Teach mozzies to link the smell of DEET with food, and they might seek it out. So what does this mean?
The fossil is a reminder of how incomplete our understanding of Earth’s history remains.
For legal reasons, organisations require a human reviewer of generative AI outputs. But this human oversight must be valued and budgeted for in the transition to AI.
The industry is rife with AI non-events that were wildly promoted and highly anticipated, but failed to deliver.
Not everything marked ‘biodegradable’ should go in your home compost bin.
Beyond the sunlit ocean lies a vast abyss where organisms have to recycle every scrap available.
Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős’ ‘planar unit distance conjecture’ has stood since 1946 – but an AI disproof has made mathematicians pay attention.
This isn’t just a major animal welfare issue – it’s an economic one as well. And there are steps we can take to resolve it.
Fact-checking can take hours or days while fakes can be created in seconds. So, what do we do?
Cells called macrophages can devour living cancer cells – and may hold the key for successful treatment.
Astronomers will investigate this fireball to help disentangle the heritage and history of the Solar System’s formation.
Investment in carbon removal technologies is rising rapidly, but some models overestimate how much carbon is captured because they don’t cover all Earth processes.
Key features of the famous monument defend it from earthquakes – but we can’t know if that’s what the builders had in mind.
The first thing to check – ideally before you buy – is whether the blanket complies with Australian safety requirements.
The companies that drilled these cores decades ago couldn’t have known the scientific treasures inside.
When it comes to evolution, a few million years can really matter.
Having digital autonomy is more important than ever, and the European Union is showing how it can be done.
More ‘natural’ collaboration between scientists and computers won’t necessarily be more effective.
Colossal Biosciences’ artificial egg technology would deliver a useful tool for the conservation of threatened birds, but only if it’s made publicly available.
A host of unique crocodylian species ruled the roost in Australia and surrounds for millions of years – until humans came along.
OpenAI now has a clear path to take its next big step in the AI race.
It’s a relatively new legal tactic and not yet tested in court.