Fossilised Antarctic seashells show the planet was unstable, warmed by intense volcanism,…
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World’s Oceans Have A Million Times More Plastic Than We Thought
New measurement methods show that pieces of plastic smaller than 5 mm…
China’s All-Pervasive Facial Recognition
When you buy a smart phone in China, your face will be…
Radical ‘Flying’ Boats Competing For America’s Cup In 2021
‘AC 75’ hydro foiling monohulls, capable of sailing at over 50 knots…
Noise Concerns Dampen Support For Delivery Drones
After concluding a national drone noise review, the Australian Federal Government has…
Sun Cable To Deliver Outback Solar To Singapore
Australian billionaires Mike Cannon-Brookes and Andrew Forrest are lead investors in a…
The World’s Darkest Skies
The River Murray International Dark Sky Reserve in South Australia is a…
Our Restless Earth (Part 2)
Physicist Dr Tony Heyes tells how the Serbian polymath Milutin Milankovic, interned…
Our Restless Earth (Part 1)
In this fascinating discussion, Physicist Dr Tony Heyes explains the background and…
Ultra Hi-res Camera Can ID Every Face Among Thousands
A new Chinese-made camera has 4 times the resolution of the human…
Coming To Grips With The Science Behind Buruli Ulcers
Piers talks with leading experts on Buruli ulcers Professor Tim Stinear of…
Lab-grown Meat Coming Of Age
Production costs are falling dramatically and the day may come when a…
The Automatic Listening Exploitation Act
Smart home devices like the Amazon Echo and Google Nest are super…
Trade War Effects On Consumer Tech
We look at the effects of the accelerating trade war on consumer…
Disrupting The Disruptors – Big Changes To The Gig Economy
If it passes a final vote in the Senate, California’s AB5 bill…
Weaponising Social Media
US tech giants are cracking down on misuse of their platforms. Twitter…
Big Brother Likes To Watch
Billions of CCTV cameras now monitor cities across the world but don’t…
Australian Lawmakers Focus On US Tech Giants
The Feds are moving to clamp down on Google and Facebook –…
Josh Hawley’s War On Big Tech
The Republican Senator for Missouri says social media is “a parasite on…
NZ Government Embraces AI
New Zealand is one of the most ambitious and advanced users in…
How To Do More With Melbourne’s Class A Sewage (Part 2)
A staggering 350 million litres of recycled water is pumped from Gunnamatta…