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Climate education is patchy and teachers need help

Climate education is patchy and teachers need help

Time-poor educators are being left to muddle through the complex and emotionally-charged task of teaching climate change, with potentially harmful results.

Why teachers are creating AI-powered classroom helpers

Why teachers are creating AI-powered classroom helpers

Why teachers are creating AI-powered classroom helpers

Why teachers are creating AI-powered classroom helpers

An Australian made artificial intelligence platform is letting educators create their own teaching aides, some of whom simulate scenarios from the real world.

Double jeopardy: laws to be tested after new DNA found

Double jeopardy: laws to be tested after new DNA found

Double jeopardy: laws to be tested after new DNA found

Double jeopardy: laws to be tested after new DNA found

Prosecutors are seeking to retry a man acquitted of rape after claiming forensic retesting uncovered new evidence following a state's DNA lab debacle.

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'Take a breath': Google tells Aussies to relax about AI

'Take a breath': Google tells Aussies to relax about AI

Workers need to stress less about the impact of artificial intelligence on their jobs, Google's Australian managing director says, and adapt to the disruption.

Australia, Turkey launch ambitious electrification goal

Australia, Turkey launch ambitious electrification goal

Electrification, waste and building efficiency targets have been proposed by the leaders of international climate negotiations to keep a key goal within reach.

Apple's souped-up Siri could enlist more Aussie AI fans

Apple's souped-up Siri could enlist more Aussie AI fans

Putting powerful artificial intelligence features inside a popular smartphone could change Australia's use of the technology and recruit more users.

Businesses MIA on rooftop solar and battery revolution

Businesses MIA on rooftop solar and battery revolution

Solar is a common sight on houses but less so on warehouses, offices and other commercial buildings due to a complex knot of challenges that need unravelling.

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Australia urged to step up climate leadership on oceans

Australia urged to step up climate leadership on oceans

Australia urged to step up climate leadership on oceans

Australia urged to step up climate leadership on oceans

Australia is facing calls to elevate the ocean degradation agenda at upcoming climate talks to prevent ongoing harm to reefs, coastlines and fisheries.

From Mars to microgreens, planetary crisis inspires art

From Mars to microgreens, planetary crisis inspires art

From Mars to microgreens, planetary crisis inspires art

From Mars to microgreens, planetary crisis inspires art

How should humans respond to a turbulent world? A new exhibition is full of ideas, from urban farming to fire-resistant fashion, and life on another planet.

Mapping forces with help from galaxies far, far away

Mapping forces with help from galaxies far, far away

Mapping forces with help from galaxies far, far away

Mapping forces with help from galaxies far, far away

Striking maps produced with the help of a powerful radio telescope in the Australian outback will help scientists better understand how the Milky Way formed.

AI's dirty secret: data centre boom threatens resources

AI's dirty secret: data centre boom threatens resources

AI's dirty secret: data centre boom threatens resources

AI's dirty secret: data centre boom threatens resources

Artificial intelligence could use three per cent of global energy by the end of the decade, the UN warns, and use 10 times more land than Mexico City.

Jury out on child ban compliance by social media giants

Jury out on child ban compliance by social media giants

Jury out on child ban compliance by social media giants

Jury out on child ban compliance by social media giants

Social media firms are improving efforts to meet Australia's under-16 ban, but whether they're compliant is still under review, the eSafety commissioner says.

More Australian firms are panicking and paying ransoms

More Australian firms are panicking and paying ransoms

More Australian firms are panicking and paying ransoms

More Australian firms are panicking and paying ransoms

Australian companies are among the most likely to pay online criminals to retrieve stolen data even though they have to disclose their payments.

Electric-ready homes could stop default swaps to gas

Electric-ready homes could stop default swaps to gas

Electric-ready homes could stop default swaps to gas

Electric-ready homes could stop default swaps to gas

Preparing households for the sudden breakdown of fossil-fuelled appliances has been billed as a way to spur more electric purchases.

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Data centre power concerns spark moratorium call

A report by Greenpeace has challenged claims Australia's AI-fuelled data centre boom can support rather than undermine the clean energy transition.

Antarctic icebreaker refuelling solution no closer

For years, the nation's icebreaker has been forced to travel hundreds of extra kilometres to refuel because safety issues prevent it from going under a bridge.

More young Aussies understand AI but they still fear it

Artificial intelligence is helping young people complete their homework but they are concerned it may also fill in their future jobs.

Plausible mistakes: Wikipedia boss says don't trust AI

Artificial intelligence could make our lives better, according to Wikipedia's founder, but it's still far from being a reliable source of information.

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Climate agencies to ask AI to predict future disasters

Artificial intelligence could play a major role in predicting natural disasters around Australia but authorities warn they do not understand it well enough.

Aussie tech to tell heavy electric trucks where to go

How far and how fast can a battery-powered prime mover go? One Australian start-up is doing the sums so freight businesses don't have to.

Why goldfish might be undermining your internet speed

Most households are not accessing the full speed of their broadband connections, research shows, and the reasons are surprising.

Aussie artificial intelligence may give robots a leg up

A new, water-efficient artificial intelligence hub could help robots make important decisions without delay.

Australia's data centre dilemma: energy boom or bust?

Tech giants are spending billions of dollars to make Australia an artificial intelligence destination but its impact on the nation is up for debate.

Art captures teeming botanic revival on subpolar isle

Burgeoning wildlife on a remote island has been illustrated by a botanical artist who braved an icy journey to document a celebrated ecological success story.

Snakes alive! Nature's greatest storyteller turns 100

Nature-lovers across Australia are planning remarkable displays to celebrate renowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday.

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