New study questions extent Antarctica's ozone hole has recovered since CFCs were banned
New Zealand researchers say changing weather dynamics could be influencing the formation of larger holes in Antarctica's ozone layer, but others debate the new study's findings.
ChatGPT was tipped to cause widespread cheating. Here's what students say happened
At the start of 2023, experts warned ChatGPT would swamp schools in a wave of cheating. With the academic year wrapping up, we asked students what really happened.
'How is penetration possible?': Scientists unravel the mystery behind tiny bat's oversized penis
Researchers watched hours of video footage of a common bat species doing the deed to discover they use their massive penis like an arm to reproduce via "contact mating" instead of penetration, making them the first-known mammal to use this method.
Indigenous rangers team up with scientists for project SpaceCows, the next frontier in feral pest control
First Nations rangers and the CSIRO embark on a groundbreaking, space-based surveillance project to track and manage 1,000 wild bovine in remote northern Australia.
'We have lost the data': SpaceX's uncrewed rocket explodes minutes after lift-off
About eight minutes into the test mission, a camera view tracking the Starship booster appears to show an explosion. The US Federal Aviation Administration will oversee an investigation.
Seeing fireflies for the first time — it's a stunning display of one of nature's many magic tricks
Now is the time to see fireflies in New South Wales, as the bioluminescent beetles take flight for their spectacular, but brief, mating dance with pulsing yellow lights.
125-million-year-old bird footprints found on Victorian coastline. But they may soon disappear
Tracks of 125-million-year-old avian footprints discovered by a volunteer fossil hunter are the earliest-known sign of birds in Australia and the southern hemisphere, researchers say.
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Sam Altman to return as OpenAI CEO days after being fired and joining Microsoft
Sam Altman says he is returning to OpenAI after being fired by the company and joining Microsoft only days ago.
Australia to deploy roving teams of cyber experts across Pacific as online threats grow
Australian officials are increasingly worried about the Pacific's vulnerability to cyber attacks, with the government spending $26 million to set up "rapid assistance" teams made up of experts from the private sector and specialists from intelligence agencies like the Australian Signals Directorate.
'Special day' as artefacts collected from Groote Eylandt 70 years ago returned to Anindilyakwa
Groote Eylandt's Indigenous communities celebrate the return of 174 artefacts from the Manchester Museum, saying the move has encouraged them to start making and using them again.
Winery deploys ducks to help reduce vineyard snails and cut input costs
After introducing the birds last growing season as a trial, Castle Rock Estate is using them again this year with hopes to grow the flock.
Tennis elbow treatment trial successes offer hope for sufferers wary of surgery
With surgery only offering 50 to 80 per cent chance of success, much improved data is now in on an Australian-made treatment using patients' own cells, giving hope to people with complex tennis elbow cases.
Highly venomous sea snake found far from home on NSW south coast beach
The yellow-bellied sea snake, which usually lives off the continental shelf, intrigues locals but comes with a warning from wildlife rescuers.
Urgent meetings, router resets and 400 workers: Behind the scenes of the Optus outage
Submissions to a Senate inquiry outline what happened behind the scenes as Optus rushed to fix its recent outage.
This stretch of water is a way of life for fishers and tourists – but it's also a hotspot for multinationals to drill and blast
While oil and gas companies argue no lasting harm is done by undersea blasting, Tasmanian fisherman Danny Fox isn't so sure — and says if it's so harmless, he'd like to see an "oil executive" in a bath take a large blast of compressed air to "see what he thinks".
'Pepper sprayed, knocked to the ground': Elderly Indigenous Australians share racism experiences in online register
A new report has found almost four in 10 First Nations people are experiencing high levels of violent and aggressive racism.
Australia's largest steelmaker reveals transformation plan for 200 hectares of disused land
BlueScope Steel hopes the redevelopment of a large parcel of industrial land will bring tens of thousands of workers back to the Port Kembla steelworks.
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