It’s a crime to deny how the AFP lit up Hollywood
Forty years ago the Australian Federal Police (AFP) invented a device which has changed the face of global forensics and Hollywood.
The iconic blue Polilight, featured
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Micro approach to countering climate change
Greenhouse gas-munching microbes are the focus of new research out of Melbourne’s Monash University.
Study first author Francesco Ricci said the team hoped a closer
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AI tool able to predict a human’s next move
A new AI tool, trained on 10 million human decisions, has been shown to be able to predict what we will do next in a myriad of situations.
A team of scientists, led by
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Looking to nature to better prepare for disasters
A North Queensland trial is one of four under way across the country to test nature-based defences against natural disaster.
The First-Nations led cultural fire
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Aussie life expectancy trumps United States numbers
The life expectancy of the most disadvantaged Australians is higher than that of an average American.
A new study, from The Australian National University (ANU) found
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New test to battle treatment-resistant cancer cells
A new blood test can tell doctors how active a patient’s cancer is at any given time, allowing for more effective treatment.
University of Manchester senior lecturer
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Sea-ice loss a concerning climate domino
Record low sea-ice coverage in Antarctica is signalling a quantum shift in global climate, according to new Australian-led research.
Australian Antarctic Program
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New hack can manipulate what AI sees
Artificial intelligence has been shown to be vulnerable to cyber attacks which manipulate what it sees, with dire implications for technology, such as self-driving
Read more2 July 2025
Reassurance in real-time measuring of mothers’ milk
A world-first device that accurately tracks how much breastmilk a baby drinks in real-time has been developed by Australian scientists.
Dr Fae Marzbanrad, from Monash
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10 million galaxies just the start for Rubin Observatory
First images of the universe from the world’s largest digital camera have been released.
The new Vera C. Rubin Observatory, in Chile, has captured images which contain
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