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A virtual reality tool I developed is helping Indigenous people connect with Country

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How misreading Google Trends is fuelling Bondi attack conspiracy theories

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Why is time going so fast and how do I slow it down?
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Some words affect us more than others. It boils down to how they sound
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Australia’s national plan says existing laws are enough to regulate AI. This is false hope
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We think of mushrooms as food. But mycelium-based blocks could be the future of construction
We think of mushrooms as food. But mycelium-based blocks could be the future of construction
Government boosts its home battery program by $5 billion. But it still has big problems
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Friendship is magic: male dolphins with close friends age more slowly
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Why do we wake up shortly before our alarm goes off? It’s not by chance
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Hundreds of iceberg earthquakes detected at the crumbling end of Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier
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Should Australia establish an independent body to investigate scientific misconduct? We asked 5 experts
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Australia’s supercomputers are falling behind – and it’s hurting our ability to adapt to climate change
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Teen social media ban

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Reddit says it’s not a social media platform. Australia’s High Court is unlikely to agree

If social media for kids is so bad, should we be allowed to post kids’ photos online?
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Australia’s social media ban won’t stop cyberbullying
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Australia’s social media ban is now in force. Other countries are closely watching what happens
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Banning kids from social media doesn’t make online platforms safer. Here’s what will do that
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Expert life advice

The year’s best meteor shower is about to start – here’s how to see it
The year’s best meteor shower is about to start – here’s how to see it
Mineral vs chemical sunscreens? Science shows the difference is smaller than you think
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Your dog is not a doomsday prepper. Here’s why they hide food and toys
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Australia is about to ban under-16s from social media. Here’s what kids can do right now to prepare
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Artificial intelligence

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Australia’s national AI plan has just been released. Who exactly will benefit?

What are small language models and how do they differ from large ones?
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Can bigger-is-better ‘scaling laws’ keep AI improving forever? History says we can’t be too sure
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‘Digital colonialism’: how AI companies are following the playbook of empire
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AI chatbots are encouraging conspiracy theories – new research
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Explore the universe

New images reveal the Milky Way’s stunning galactic plane in more detail than ever before

New images reveal the Milky Way’s stunning galactic plane in more detail than ever before

Is it aliens? Why that’s the least important question about interstellar objects
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Should humans colonise space? We asked 5 experts
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How we sharpened the James Webb telescope’s vision from a million kilometres away

Benjamin Pope, Macquarie University

How we sharpened the James Webb telescope’s vision from a million kilometres away
For too long, colonial language has dominated space exploration. There is a better way

Art Cotterell, Australian National University and William Grant, University of Canterbury

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Curious Kids

Academic experts answer real questions from real kids.

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Curious Kids: can spiders swim?

Curious Kids: if our eyes see upside down, how does the brain flip the picture?

Daniel Joyce, University of Southern Queensland

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Curious Kids: If you scoop a bucket of water out of the ocean, does it get lower?

Dylan Irvine, Charles Darwin University

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Curious Kids: if heat rises, why does it get colder in the mountains?

James Renwick, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

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Curious Kids: what was the biggest dinosaur that ever lived?

Nic Rawlence, University of Otago

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