Australasian Science: Australia's authority on science since 1938
Online Feature
Class action against Facebook over facial recognition could pave the way for further lawsuits
Facebook’s privacy problems suffered a The Conversation.
New study says the gender gap in science could take generations to fix
Without further interventions, the gender gap in the science workforce is likely to persist for generations, particularly in surgery, computer science, physics and maths.
Originally published in The Conversation.
What might appear to be common sense is not always based on scientific evidence
The term “evidence” has a fascinating linguistic and social history – and it’s a good reminder that even today the truth of scientific evidence depends on it being presented in a conv
Originally published in The Conversation.
NASA's planet-hunting spacecraft TESS is now on its mission to search for new worlds
The latest of NASA‘s incredible planet-hunting space telescopes was laun
Originally published in The Conversation.
Tech giants are battling it out to supply the global internet - here's why that's a problem
The US Federal Communications Commission last month granted Elon Musk’s SpaceX permission to launch 4,425 satellites that will provide affordable high speed broadband internet to consumers.
The Starlink network will be accessible in the US and around the world – including in areas where the internet is currently unavailable or unreliable.
Originally published in The Conversation.
Sharp claws helped ancient seals conquer the oceans
If you’ve ever seen seals frolicking in the water, you know they are agile swimmers, with perfectly adapted paddle-like limbs.
Originally published in The Conversation.
In an ant's world, the smaller you are the harder it is to see obstacles
Look around your home or garden, or while out for a walk in the bush, and you’ll soon find plenty of
Originally published in The Conversation.
The public has a vital role to play in preventing future cyber attacks
Up to 400 Australian organisatio
Originally published in The Conversation.
Science isn't broken, but we can do better: here's how
Every time a scandal breaks in one of the thousands of places where research is conducted across the world, we see headlines to the effect that “The Conversation.
How the Pilbara was formed more than 3 billion years ago
The remote Pilbara region of northern Western Australia is one of Earth’s oldest blocks of cont
Originally published in The Conversation.
