AI could detect pancreatic cancer more accurately than doctors
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most dangerous and deadly forms of cancer in the world. It is often called a “silent killer” because...
AI can diagnose mental health disease better than traditional tools
A new study has found that an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant can talk with people about their mental health and offer more accurate assessments...
Roblox set to start checking people’s ages. But it will need to do more...
Online gaming giant Roblox has just announced it will start checking users' ages from early December in an attempt to stop children and teenagers...
A bandage-thin device could let your finger feel digital textures in real life
For years, screens have been getting better at showing and playing things that look and sound real.
But when it comes to touch, they are...
Scientists put the speed of light to the ultimate test — and it still...
More than a century ago, two American scientists, Albert Michelson and Edward Morley, carried out a famous experiment that changed the course of physics.
They...
Scientists repeat a famous light experiment using sound—and discover new physics
More than 200 years ago, physicist Thomas Young amazed the scientific world when he showed that light behaves like both a wave and a...
Future lighting could replace Wi-Fi and batteries, study finds
Light has always helped us see—but in the future, it may also become a powerful way to send information and power smart devices.
Researchers at...
As AI leader Nvidia posts record results, Warren Buffett’s made a surprise bet on...
The world’s most valuable publicly listed company, US microchip maker Nvidia, has reported record $US57 billion revenue in the third quarter of 2025, beating...
Archaeologists discover second-largest Roman olive oil mill ever found in Tunisia
Archaeologists working in the Kasserine region of central Tunisia have uncovered one of the most impressive industrial sites of the Roman Empire: the second-largest...
Tiny atomic patterns could supercharge future electronics
Scientists studying ultra-thin semiconductor materials have made a surprising discovery that could change the way we design electronic devices, from lasers to future quantum...
Earth’s oldest signs of life hidden in 3.3-billion-year-old rocks, study finds
Scientists have uncovered new chemical clues that life existed on Earth more than 3.3 billion years ago—much earlier than many previous estimates.
Even more surprising,...
New wearable tech could let you control robots with simple gestures—even while running
Imagine being able to control a robot just by moving your arm, even if you’re running, riding in a car or being bounced around...
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How to harvest resources on Mars with plasmas
Scientists came up with a plasma-based way to produce and separate oxygen within the Martian environment.
It's a complementary approach to NASA's Mars Oxygen In-Situ...
DNA data storage takes a leap forward with ‘Doris’
Scientists have developed a fundamentally new approach to DNA data storage systems.
The new approach gives users the ability to read or modify data files...
Scientists find cheap way to recycle lithium from old EV batteries
With millions of electric vehicles already on the road, one big question looms: what happens to all their used batteries?
Even when a battery reaches...
Scientists detect a supermassive black hole hiding in a ring of cosmic dust
The European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer has observed a cloud of cosmic dust at the centre of the galaxy Messier 77 that...
How a copper catalyst converts CO2 into liquid fuels
Since the 1970s, scientists have known that copper has a special ability to transform carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals and fuels.
But for many years,...