You are now a number – the threat of big tech and online data
It is slowly becoming common knowledge that companies, especially big tech, mine the data of internet…
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Dinosaurs in Australia – The Kunbarrasaurus
In 2005 near the town of Boulia in Queensland, an astonishing discovery was made. Preserved inside…
The Munchies Debunked: Cannabis Tackling Obesity
Treating obesity with cannabis sounds a little counter-intuitive with a common side-affect being the munchies, but…
The Fiery Retirement of the International Space Station
Since 1998, the International Space Station has been at the forefront of research into physics, micro-gravity…
Year 536: What historians & scientists are calling the ‘wor...
The year 536 saw the start of a period with one or more volcanic eurptions, plague,…
Political Meddling in Research Funding
On Christmas Eve last year, the Australian Research Council (ARC) announced the recipients of their annual…
Mission Twinkle – first telescope to study exoplanets for eviden...
Joining the international Twinkle Mission are Queensland’s very own PhD student, Nataliea Lowson and astrophysicist, Duncan…
The history of Uluru adds a few more scientific chapters
After 550 Million years, we're continuing to learn more about the scientific history of one of…
The Xenobots
Recent reports of the creation of self-replicating nanbots called xenobots have the ability to cure diseases,…
Scientists Worried About the Effects of ‘Long COVID’
New research shows the effects of Covid may last a lot longer than a few weeks…
It’s A Hot Girl Summer For Mosquitoes
La Nina may not be the post-pandemic summer you signed up for, but for one cheeky…
Science Spotlight: BEES!
It’s time for Science Spotlight. Each week we talk to an expert about the big breakthroughs…