Engineering & Technology
Arts & Culture
Analysis
‘We can’t tell if we’re being persuaded by a person or a program’
When researchers secretly used AI bots on Reddit to study how AI can influence human opinion it became a landmark moment for research ethics
Environment
Research
We’re missing out on the clean ‘natural nuclear’ energy beneath our feet
Geothermal energy from the Earth’s core gives Australia the potential to warm houses and power businesses 24/7 using existing infrastructure from other energy industries
Sciences & Technology
Research
After a bushfire, people need new housing fast. This might be the answer
Temporary accommodation and timely construction of sustainable, affordable modular housing can help communities to recover from natural disasters
Sciences & Technology
Degradable bioplastics offer a smart solution to nitrogen pollution
Wrapping fertilisers in degradable plastics is showing promise for increasing food production while reducing pollution
Sciences & Technology
The world’s most powerful ocean current could slow by 2050
New research finds the more Antarctic ice melts, the more the ocean is flooded by melt water, the more the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is likely to slow down – creating a vicious climate change cycle
Sciences & Technology
Q&A: How women and girls are changing gaming
Women and girls now make up almost half of gamers worldwide – isn't it time encourage more girls into careers in the gaming industry?
Arts & Culture
“Imagining hell is a privilege”
What non-Western science fiction can teach us about real-world inequity
Arts & Culture
What we watched, read and listened to in 2024: Part Two
Part Two of the books, podcasts, TV series, poems, footy matches and more that inspired us in 2024
Arts & Culture
What we watched, read and listened to in 2024: Part One
The books, podcasts, TV series, poems, footy matches and more that inspired us in 2024