Satellites and DNA reveal new insights into western Pacific’s rapidly declining hawksbill turtles

Christine Madden Hof with a satellite-tagged hawksbill on Milman Island For the first time, a new study reveals that many hawksbill turtles satellite-tagged in Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Conflict Islands swam over 1,000 km to reach the Great Barrier Reef to forage, a journey taking more than a month. The research shows the importance of safeguarding hawksbill migratory routes and foraging […]

CONNECTION @ The LUME Melbourne

Connection was born from an idea to celebrate First Peoples' art and music and give back to their artist communities. Within the brushstrokes and melodies...

A SCIENCE FUTURE FUND TO SUPERCHARGE ECONOMIC GROWTH: BUDGET 2023

Creating a visionary Science Future Fund that could generate economic returns of up to $2.3 billion a year would help offset mounting social services...

Mysterious marks on boomerangs reveal a ‘forgotten’ use of this iconic Aboriginal multi-tool

Image: Eva F. Martellotta, Author provided Alongside kangaroos and Akubra hats, boomerangs are one of the most iconic symbols of the Australian continent. They are also...

Concerns over TikTok feeding user data to Beijing are back – and there’s good evidence to support them

Image: TikTok When English statesman Sir Francis Bacon famously said “knowledge is power”, he could hardly have foreseen the rise of ubiquitous social media some 500 years later. Yet social...

It’s 2022. Why do we still not have waterproof phones?

Image: Shutterstock While manufacturers have successfully increased the water-repelling nature of smartphones, they are still far from “waterproof”. A water-resistant product can usually resist water...

The iPhone turns 15: a look at the past (and future) of one of the 21st century’s most influential devices

Image: Shutterstock It is 15 years since Apple released what’s arguably its flagship device: the iPhone. A decade and a half later, there are few...

When self-driving cars crash, who’s responsible? Courts and insurers need to know what’s inside the ‘black box’

Image: Shutterstock The first serious accident involving a self-driving car in Australia occurred in March this year. A pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries when hit by a...

How to Stop Google Chrome Zapping Your Battery on an Old Mac

Google Chrome is marketed as fast and efficient and your older Mac users agree that it is very fast and efficient at draining your...

‘Ukraine biolabs’: how attempts to debunk a conspiracy theory only helped it spread

Image: Shutterstock On February 24, as Russian forces began their invasion, stories of US-funded biolabs and bioweapon research in Ukraine began to spread on social media. The false claims spread...
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