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Reassuring touch kept the peace six million years before humans evolved – new research
‘hello there the jacobian conjecture is false thanx’: why a tiny social media post has mathematicians rethinking AI
Microscopic plant remains reveal 25,000 years of GunaiKurnai rituals deep in a Victorian cave
Floating colonies: engineering three-dimensional microbial architectures in liquid cultures
Australia just outlined more ‘AI safety’ priorities, but is the plan actually coherent?
ARC Reforms Strengthen Australia’s Research Future
TAB Pays $2.7m For Telemarketing And Spam Breaches
Does dark energy really exist? Our work identifies cracks in the foundations of today’s cosmological model
Why employers still place a premium on people skills, not AI, when they make hiring decisions
Legally or not, the US government is controlling global access to the world’s most powerful AI
Children’s Safety Must Be Central To National AI Framework
Decoding Brain’s Timekeeping Machinery
A first step toward “cell factories” that use sunlight to produce cosmetic and medical ingredients
ACMA crackdown drives drop in illegal radiocommunications device listings
Why do some people who trust in science also believe in scientific conspiracy theories?
How hot does it get in the desert? A climate scientist explains its blazing heat
Keeping drugs free of contaminants – pharmaceutical manufacturers filter medications through tiny pores to keep them sterile and safe
Orezone Resumes Operations at Casa Berardi; Reaffirms 2026 Production Guidance
A cheap 25-year-old piece of hardware broke Telstra. It’s a wake-up call for other businesses
New trial of AI-powered traffic lights will be a test for who gets priority on public roads
Alannah & Madeline Foundation welcomes Victorian Government move to hold Big Tech accountable for children’s online safety
Why you let down your guard on ads when scrolling on social media
Screen time guidelines for kids and adolescents have shifted as research paints a more nuanced picture
Bees of many species contain tiny magnetic particles – suggesting they may have an innate magnetic compass for navigation
The Large Hadron Collider is being upgraded so that it can unlock the secrets of the Higgs boson
Warrior princesses of ancient Egypt? Skeletons show women used the weapons buried with them
Biosensor Detects Nanoplastics In Water Within Minutes
What Does AI Look At When Selecting Materials?
Why some primates have even tougher births than humans
2026 CLS Seminar No.7
A new route to electrically controlled helimagnetic structures
Gen Z is pushing back against AI – a reminder to all of us that the future isn’t written
Major League Soccer Returns To Apple TV Tomorrow
STA Welcomes Front-foot Approach To Managing AI Revolution
Australia wants to ‘manage’ AI. What will that look like?
A cleaner strategy for negative thermal expansion materials
Seals have a unique superpower in their ears, and we finally know how it evolved
SenateSHJ and Humanova partner to help organisations realise AI’s benefits while managing the risks
What science loses when ‘T. rex’ becomes a trophy
Composting and water cremation: how the eco credentials of alternatives to burial add up
Madden NFL 27 Arcade Edition brings gridiron action to Apple Arcade on August 6
Orezone Reports Q2 2026 Production and Provides Casa Berardi Operations Update
Don’t change lanes – the maths of holiday traffic jams
Statement on compensation for people impacted by Telstra outage
Low carbon dioxide levels improve microbial production of biodegradable plastic
Can Self-powering Displays Become Reality?
eSafety report reveals Big Tech blind spots in protecting children and young adults from sexual extortion
Why is Venus hotter than Mercury, when Mercury is closer to the Sun?

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