Topic: Science

27 February, 2024
Filed under: Science

The US just returned to the Moon after more than 50 years

In February 2024, the American company Intuitive Machines, in collaboration with NASA, celebrated “America’s return to the Moon” with a successful landing of its Odysseus spacecraft.

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2 February, 2024
Filed under: Science

Horses, camels and deer get a bad rap for razing plants

The effects of introduced megafauna on plants can drive negative public sentiment towards the species. It’s time to change how we think of these animals.

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18 April, 2024
Filed under: Science

Giving koalas a fair shot at survival

One of Australia’s most iconic animals is under threat, with chlamydial disease decimating koala populations in south-east Queensland. Professor Ken Beagley is among those leading the fight to ensure these beloved creatures not only survive, but thrive.

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28 September, 2023
Filed under: Science, Creative Industries

Will AI kill our creativity?

It could – if we don’t start to value and protect the traits that make us human.

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1 February, 2023
Filed under: Science, Engineering

Our future could be full of undying, self repairing robots

With generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems such as ChatGPT and StableDiffusion being the talk of the town right now, it might feel like we’ve taken a giant leap closer to a sci-fi reality where AIs are physical entities all around us.

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18 April, 2024
Filed under: Science

Ecology and computer science unite to protect the environment

Saving Australia’s environment starts with understanding it.
A research project using acoustics and AI shows us how.

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