Erin

Erin

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The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook

The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook

A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a man’s home...

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Stonehenge may have aligned with the Moon as well as the Sun

Stonehenge may have aligned with the Moon as well as the Sun

When it comes to its connection to the sky, Stonehenge is best known for its solar...

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Trillions of tonnes of carbon locked in soil has been left out of environmental models – and it’s on the move

Trillions of tonnes of carbon locked in soil has been left out of environmental models – and it’s on the move

We all know about the carbon in Earth’s atmosphere, and probably about the carbon...

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An anonymous coder nearly hacked a big chunk of the internet. How worried should we be?

An anonymous coder nearly hacked a big chunk of the internet. How worried should we be?

Outside the world of open-source software, it’s likely few people would have heard...

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We found three new species of extinct giant kangaroo – and we don’t know why they died out when their cousins survived

We found three new species of extinct giant kangaroo – and we don’t know why they died out when their cousins survived

For millions of years, giant animals or megafauna roamed the lands that are now...

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AI is making smart devices – watches, speakers, doorbells – easier to hack. Here’s how to stay safe

AI is making smart devices – watches, speakers, doorbells – easier to hack. Here’s how to stay safe

From asking our smart speakers for the weather to receiving personalised advice...

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Visualising the 1800s or designing wedding invitations: 6 ways you can use AI beyond generating text

Visualising the 1800s or designing wedding invitations: 6 ways you can use AI beyond generating text

As more than half of Australian office workers report using generative artificial...

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AI chatbots refuse to produce ‘controversial’ output − why that’s a free speech problem

AI chatbots refuse to produce ‘controversial’ output − why that’s a free speech problem

Google recently made headlines globally because its chatbot Gemini generated images...

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A new wave of wearable devices will collect a mountain on information on us – we need to get wise about the privacy implications

A new wave of wearable devices will collect a mountain on information on us – we need to get wise about the privacy implications

Web and mobile services try to understand the desires and goals of users by analysing...

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Crucial building blocks of life on Earth can more easily form in outer space – new research

Crucial building blocks of life on Earth can more easily form in outer space – new research

The origin of life on Earth is still enigmatic, but we are slowly unravelling the...

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How a teenager helped identify a new species of giant marine reptile

How a teenager helped identify a new species of giant marine reptile

It may be difficult to imagine, but the county of Somerset in south-west England...

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Hard work and happy accidents: why do so many of us prefer ‘difficult’ analogue technology?

Hard work and happy accidents: why do so many of us prefer ‘difficult’ analogue technology?

As academics who rarely go a day without playing or making music, we have spent...

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Climate change is causing marine ‘coldwaves’ too, killing wildlife

Climate change is causing marine ‘coldwaves’ too, killing wildlife

The effects of ocean warming are profound and well-documented. But sometimes changes...

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Man who caught virus from a monkey in a critical condition – B virus explained

Man who caught virus from a monkey in a critical condition – B virus explained

A 37-year-old man wounded by a wild monkey in Hong Kong is in intensive care suffering...

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AI has the power to revolutionise lending, but at a cost to people with lower credit scores

AI has the power to revolutionise lending, but at a cost to people with lower credit scores

As artificial intelligence (AI) steadily increases its hold on the global economy,...

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Could not getting enough sleep increase your risk of type 2 diabetes?

Could not getting enough sleep increase your risk of type 2 diabetes?

Not getting enough sleep is a common affliction in the modern age

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