Science and Technology

A moon lander has reached lunar orbit, heading for an attempt at the first US touchdown on Earth's nearest celestial neighbour in more than 50 years.

Recent election campaigns from Pakistan, India and Indonesia have shown radical new uses of generative AI that change how campaigns are run. Here's what's coming for Australia and the rest of the world.

Australian scientists are developing a long-term artificial heart, with the federal government announcing a grant of $50 million towards the revolutionary project.

The federal government has committed $50m to a project aimed at developing artificial heart devices that can be implanted into children and adults.

The quasar has at its centre the fastest growing black hole yet discovered.

A vast technology gap that has eaten deeply into Australia's ability to determine its own path is now so vast, it has become impossible to bridge, writes Linton Besser.

Researchers from the Australian Antarctic Division have completed one of the most ambitious expeditions since the 1960s, but the world's ice remains locked deep in the frozen continent.

When China opened its fifth research station in Antarctica this month, analysts sounded alarm bells about potential security threats on Australia's southern doorstep.

The launch further enhances the country's space credentials, following the historic "pinpoint" moon landing of Japan's SLIM spacecraft last month.

Mind-boggling AI is thick on the ground in 2024, but even the most hardened AI experts are impressed by OpenAI’s new text-to-video tool, Sora.

Algal blooms harmful to humans and fish could be a thing of the past thanks to the development of a new clay modified to target the algae's food source.

You probably imagine Antarctica is just covered in snow and ice, but parts of the frozen continent are home to lush beds of green moss that chart changes over thousands of years.

Only five countries have scored a successful lunar landing and no private business has done it yet. 

They make up only a tiny portion of Australia's mobile phone market, but dumbphones are being adopted by people looking to cut down on their screen time or even save some money.

Dinesh Palipana lost the use of his legs in a horrific car crash, but was able to walk again in a new, thought-controlled virtual reality simulation.  

The discovery of a 24-year-old wild platypus gives researchers and conservationists a greater insight into the longevity of one of Australia's most unique animals.

Freelance copywriting is one of the professions most exposed to the new artificial intelligence tools. Here's how copywriters are adapting — and what this says about the future of work.

CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, is reportedly trying to raise up to $US7 trillion to fund the AI chip industry.

OpenAI's Sam Altman is reportedly trying to raise an unprecedented amount of money to remake the global chip industry. What would that mean for the race to reach human-level AI?

Elon Musk once mocked electric vehicle maker BYD. Now he says Chinese companies like BYD could dominate global car sales. Here's the story of its remarkable rise.

Micellar water can be found in bathroom cabinets all over the world and many swear by it as part of their skin care regime. It's a very effective make-up remover — here's the science behind why. 

In 2020, at the height of COVID lockdown, three housemates decided to see how many animals lived in their house and backyard. What they found surprised them.

As experts push to strengthen Australia's privacy laws, many car makers are gathering data and potentially selling it to third parties.

Coles plans to deploy data company Palantir's tools across more than 840 supermarkets to cut costs and "redefine how we think about our workforce". At a time of increased food insecurity, Australians should question if this is the right direction, writes Luke Munn.

For decades, we've known sunscreen dramatically lowers a person's risk of developing skin cancer, with some of the first evidence coming from (aptly) the Sunshine State. This is how it works.