Synthetic biology promised to rewrite life – with the death of its pioneer, J. Craig Venter, how close are scientists?
There may be 10 times as many citizen scientists in Australia as we thought – and that’s great news for science
In the face of rampant AI, is ‘data poisoning’ a new form of civil disobedience?Claire Tanner, Monash University; Mor Vered, Monash University, and Sam Cadman, Monash University
Claude Mythos and Project Glasswing: why an AI superhacker has the tech world on alertStan Karanasios, The University of Queensland and Saeed Akhlaghpour, The University of Queensland
Nvidia’s new AI tool is giving female game characters a makeover – and gamers are pushing backSian Tomkinson, Edith Cowan University
‘Manners for machines’: how new rules could stop AI scrapers destroying the internetT.J. Thomson, RMIT University; Daniel Angus, Queensland University of Technology; Jake Goldenfein, The University of Melbourne, and Kylie Pappalardo, Queensland University of Technology
As Artemis II is celebrated, the world faces hard questions about US leadership in spaceArt Cotterell, UNSW Sydney
A million new SpaceX satellites will destroy the night sky — for everyone on EarthSamantha Lawler, University of Regina; Aaron Boley, University of British Columbia, and Hanno Rein, University of Toronto
Project Hail Mary is packed with hard science. An astrophysicist breaks it downSara Webb, Swinburne University of Technology
Curious Kids: if our eyes see upside down, how does the brain flip the picture?Daniel Joyce, University of Southern Queensland
Curious Kids: If you scoop a bucket of water out of the ocean, does it get lower?Dylan Irvine, Charles Darwin University
Curious Kids: if heat rises, why does it get colder in the mountains?James Renwick, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Working with First Nations: Delivering on the Priority ReformsAustralia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG)
Direct action and democracy: a controversial present, a contentious historyThe University of Melbourne
