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Ultra-sensitive radio image of star cluster captured

Ultra-sensitive radio image of star cluster captured

A team of astronomers have produced an ultra-sensitive image of an ancient star cluster, potentially leading to a significant discovery around black holes.

Australian scientists help solve mysteries about life

Australian scientists help solve mysteries about life

Australian scientists help solve mysteries about life

Australian scientists help solve mysteries about life

Researchers have used ancient fossils of sea creatures to determine exactly when the complex life forms first developed hundreds of millions of years ago.

Endangered numbats feel the heat of climate change

Endangered numbats feel the heat of climate change

Endangered numbats feel the heat of climate change

Endangered numbats feel the heat of climate change

Endangered native numbats are under increasing pressure from climate change, with a new study revealing the furry predators overheat when the temperature soars.

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Record heat fuelling 'freak' natural disasters: study

Record heat fuelling 'freak' natural disasters: study

Record heat across the world impacted the global water cycle in 2023, scientists have found, contributing to severe storms, floods, droughts and fires.

Need ChatGPT in the car? Crazy vehicle tech at CES 2024

Need ChatGPT in the car? Crazy vehicle tech at CES 2024

From cars driven by game controllers to vans you can turn into utes, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is giving a preview of an unusual future.

Climate change could be impacting babies' birth weights

Climate change could be impacting babies' birth weights

An Australian study of 385,000 pregnancies has found a potential link between exposure to extreme weather during pregnancy and babies' birth weights.

Re-thinking code from the inside for more accessibility

Re-thinking code from the inside for more accessibility

Artificial intelligence may redefine the limits of human potential and unlock access to technology but it needs people of all abilities to help write the code.

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Digital hand for responders after devastating floods

Digital hand for responders after devastating floods

Digital hand for responders after devastating floods

Digital hand for responders after devastating floods

As storms, floods and bushfires wreak havoc on Australia, a little-known company owned by the nation's governments is in demand for its digital intelligence.

Octopus DNA gives clues about Antarctic ice melt

Octopus DNA gives clues about Antarctic ice melt

Octopus DNA gives clues about Antarctic ice melt

Octopus DNA gives clues about Antarctic ice melt

Octopus DNA analysis has pointed to the likely collapse of an Antarctic ice sheet 120,000 years ago when global temperatures were similar to current levels.

Steeper cost of small reactors a blow to nuclear push

Steeper cost of small reactors a blow to nuclear push

Steeper cost of small reactors a blow to nuclear push

Steeper cost of small reactors a blow to nuclear push

A push to add nuclear to Australia's energy mix may be silenced by a steep upward revision of the cost of small reactors by the national science agency.

Deep sea dormant volcanoes mapped for first time

Deep sea dormant volcanoes mapped for first time

Deep sea dormant volcanoes mapped for first time

Deep sea dormant volcanoes mapped for first time

Scientists hope mapping long-dormant volcanoes in the Southern Ocean can lead to a better understanding of a crucial current surrounding Antarctica.

Google inks solar farm deal to help big data go green

Google inks solar farm deal to help big data go green

Google inks solar farm deal to help big data go green

Google inks solar farm deal to help big data go green

Tech giant Google wants to run on 24/7 carbon-free power by 2030 everywhere they operate, including Australia, which means data storage must go green.

How smart speakers 'could detect domestic violence'

How smart speakers 'could detect domestic violence'

How smart speakers 'could detect domestic violence'

How smart speakers 'could detect domestic violence'

Researchers are investigating whether Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri or Google Home speakers should be used to detect violence in homes.

Not fit for purpose: Fitbit fined $11m for false claims

Not fit for purpose: Fitbit fined $11m for false claims

Not fit for purpose: Fitbit fined $11m for false claims

Not fit for purpose: Fitbit fined $11m for false claims

Australia's Federal Court has issued Fitbit with an $11 million penalty for making misleading claims to customers who complained about faulty devices.

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Why AI will diagnose breast cancer in Australia by 2028

Artificial intelligence will be used in many fields in the coming years, from breast cancer screening to the fight against scammers.

Researchers to get world-first handle on pokie data

A club baron says he is not afraid of the truth that will be revealed by world-first pokie research into player behaviour.

Remote communities get connected under federal funding

Remote communities are set to get better access to wi-fi and phone services, months after research revealed the digital divide among Indigenous communities.

Australia should delay AI laws, productivity boss warns

A business summit has heard Australia should not introduce laws around the use of artificial intelligence or it could risk being left behind other countries.

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White collar staff among first to face AI wave: report

Professions likely to feel the early impact of artificial intelligence have been identified by a report that warns training must adapt to fit the technology.

Australia's first lunar rover to be named Roo-ver

It's one giant leap for Australia's space program with a lunar rover named Roo-ver to be built locally for a mission to collect moon soil.

Climate information integrity threat ahead of summit

The climate crisis is being made worse by an information crisis, with some Australian outlets accused of peddling fake news and adding to confusion and delay.

BHP nickel mine to trial 'air-to-rock' carbon trap

In a world-first pilot project, technology will be used to turn greenhouse gas emissions into rock at an Australian nickel mine.

Australia on track to meet emissions reduction targets

Australia is close to meeting its 2030 emissions reduction targets, but the energy minister won't say how much a clean transition will cost taxpayers.

Fresh evidence in mystery of Endeavour's resting place

New information has been released backing controversial claims by Australian scientists that a shipwreck off the US coast is Captain Cook's Endeavour.

Robot's three-year mission to gather ocean data

Scientists on the CSIRO research vessel Investigator have recovered a deep water robot that has spent three years gathering data in the Southern Ocean.

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